2025 IUSM Summer Research and Scholarly Experience Application

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The Indiana Medical student Program for Research and Scholarship (IMPRS) facilitates IU School of Medicine medical student participation in various medical research and scholarship opportunities including translational and laboratory research, clinical research, health research outcomes research, and community health education research. The goal is to make a wide variety of research and clinical opportunities available to students to enhance intellectual inquisitiveness, foster an environment of scholarly endeavors, and support excellence in the development of physicians, physician-scientists, educators, and investigators.

The IMPRS 10-12-week summer research program (SRP) is supported by a collection of sponsorships consisting of the IUSM Dean's Office, the Indiana Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), various IUSM Departments/Divisions, Research Endowments, and several NIH training grants (only NIH trainees receive 12 weeks of funding support).

Deadline for application submission: January 15, 2025, at 11:59pm EST. At this time, the RedCap system will close.

Notifications of acceptance to the program will be sent via email in the month of March 2025. The deadline for a student's acceptance will be April 1st, 2025. The IMPRS SRP will begin on May 22, 2025.

IMPRS Program Requirements:

Must be enrolled as IUSM MS1 student with the exception of the SPARC Program.
- SPARC is accepting applicants from medical students attending external medical schools.
Must be in good standing at the time of applying and starting the summer research. Status will be confirmed with medical school Administration.
Must participate for the whole duration of the assigned program.
Must complete all assignments and surveys on Canvas for IMPRS.
Must attend the IMPRS orientation and weekly seminars.
Complete the Individual Development Plan (IDP).
Must meet with mentor weekly.
Must participate in the IMPRS Research Symposium at the end of the summer.
Must agree to the 3 day vacation policy (not including paid holidays).
Must agree to participate only in IMPRS; cannot participate in another summer program.
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US.

Application Instructions:

Review the opportunities on the IMPRS Summer Program webpage: https://md.mednet.iu.edu/research/imprs/imprs-summer-program/summer-research-opportunities/. Note that mentor assignment is based on availability and alignment with your top program and location preferences.

Complete the RedCap application. Note that you can save and return later to finish the application.

Upload your resume or CV as a PDF file.

Obtain one letter of reference and upload them as a PDF file or emailed to imprs@iu.edu.

Submit your application by the due date (January 15, 2025).

First Name

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Last Name

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What is your home campus?

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BL-Bloomington

EV-Evansville

FW-Fort Wayne

IN-Indianapolis

MU-Muncie

NW-Northwest

SB-South Bend

TH-Terre Haute

West Lafayette

Other (Only students who do not attend IUSM AND applying to SPARC)

What institution are you attending?

Do you need housing while participating the summer research program in Indianapolis, IN?

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Which type of programs do you plan to apply? Check all that applies.

IUSM Programs

National Programs

International Programs

Undecided

If you plan to apply to any National and/or International Programs, please specify. Once you have responded to this, you are done with this survey by scrolling to the bottom and click "save".

Remember to fill out and submit required forms for the desired national/international program(s) by the required deadlines for the program.

Current Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Cell Phone

Current School E-mail Address

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Permanent E-mail Address (gmail, yahoo, comcast, etc)

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Preferred Method of Communication (select all applicable)

Cell

Any

Date of Birth

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Age (years)

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Gender (Data is for reporting purposes only. The selection committee will not have access to this information.)

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Female

Male

Prefer not to answer

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Ethnicity (Data is for reporting purposes only. The selection committee will not have access to this information.)

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Hispanic or Latino NOT Hispanic or Latino Unknown / Not Reported

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Race (Select all applicable responses):
Note that the data is for reporting purposes only. The selection committee will not have access to this information.

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American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

White

More Than One Race

Unknown / Not Reported

Background. Does your background meet the NIH definition of disadvantaged in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences as specified in this NIH notification sections C: NIH Diversity

If you have problems accessing this link, feel free to copy and paste full link into a different browser: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-031.html

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Yes

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If YES, please provide details of how you meet the established criteria.

Emergency Contact (provide name of person)

Emergency Contact Phone

For residency declaration, are you consider legally a resident of Indiana?

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Yes No

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If you are not a legal resident of INDIANA, provide the state.

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From what institution did you receive your undergraduate degree?

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What was your undergraduate major?

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What was your undergraduate cumulative GPA?

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Do you hold a graduate degree (i.e. MS, PhD, PharmD etc)? NOTE: If you hold a graduate degree, you are NOT ELIGIBLE for the NIH-funded training programs.

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Yes

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If applicable, from what institution did you receive your graduate degree (MS, MA, PhD etc)?

If applicable, what was your graduate cumulative GPA?

MCAT Score

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What is your general field of interest?

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Have you taken any foundation courses in Research/Statistics/Public Health?

Yes

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If you have taken any foundation courses i.e. Research, Statistics or Public Health, please provide the following: Course Name, Grade, Year Completed, School Name

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Do you have previous Public Health/Clinical Research Experience?

Yes

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If you have previous Public Health/Clinical Research experience, please describe.

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Have you ever worked in a laboratory based research?

Yes

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If you have worked in a laboratory based research, please describe.

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How many cumulative hours did you spend conducting laboratory research prior to matriculation into medical school ? (For example, 18 weeks for 15 hours per week = 270 hours)

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How many cumulative hours did you spend conducting clinical research prior to matriculation into medical school ? (For example, 18 weeks for 15 hours per week = 270 hours)

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Please list any relevant skills you have learned and familiar with (i.e. laboratory techniques, assay, equipment, computer programs, statistical software, other technical).

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REQUIRED: CV as a PDF file (PLEASE NAME YOUR FILE AS LN, FN_CV, i.e. Nguyen, Anne_CV)

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REQUIRED: One Letter of Reference/Recommendation as a PDF file. The LOR can be uploaded or be emailed to imprs@iu.edu. (PLEASE NAME YOUR FILE AS LN, FN_LOR (i.e. Nguyen, Anne_LOR)

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Additional documents you would like to share with the reviewers.

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Are you planning or have applied to the IUSM Scholarly Concentration Program?

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Yes

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If yes, which concentrations? Check all applicable.

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Biomedical Engineering and Applied Medical Technology

Biomedical Research

Business of Medicine

Care of Hispanic/Latino Patients

Ethics, Equity, and Justice

Genetics in Medicine

Health Information Technology

Health Care Integration and Healthy Aging

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Human Sexuality and Health

Medical Education

Medical Humanities

Public Health

Quality and Innovation in Health Care

Religion and Spirituality in Medicine

Rural Health

Urban Medicine and Health Care Disparities

Which training session do you prefer for IMPRS?

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Select your top two preferred campus locations to conduct your summer research and scholarly opportunity. Note, during selection and matching we will used the responses you provide in the process.

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BL-Bloomington

EV-Evansville

FW-Fort Wayne

IN-Indianapolis

WL-West Lafayette

MU-Muncie

NW-Northwest

SB-South Bend

TH-Terre Haute

From the selected preferred campus, which location is the TOP choice?

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Do you plan to apply/be considered by more than one track?

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Which TWO tracks are you most interested to apply for IMPRS? Note, only select your top TWO options and be sure the options fits the SCP, if applicable.

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Laboratory/Translational Research

Clinical Research

Health Research Outcome

Community Health and Education

National Institute of Health [NIH] Short Term Training Programs (NOTE: If you hold a graduate degree, you are NOT ELIGIBLE for the NIH-funded training programs.)

From the selected tracks, which is the TOP choice?

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For the laboratory/translational research track, select TWO scholarly opportunities you would like to be considered?

SRP in Translational and Laboratory Sciences (10-week training)

SRP at IUSM-Bloomington (10-week training)

SRP at IUSM-South Bend (10-week training)

SRP at IUSM-Terre Haute (2 slots available and 10-week training)

SRP at IUSM_Northwest (17 slots available and 10-week training)

Student Research Fellowship Program (SRFP) at IUSM-Muncie - HLC (6 slots available and 10-week training)

Cooperative Center of Excellence in Hematology (IU-CCEH) (2 slots available; 10-week training)

SPARC: Summer Program for Academic Research in Cancer (10 slots available)

From the selected laboratory/translational research tracks, which is the TOP choice?

For the clinical research track, select the top THREE scholarly opportunity are you most interest in pursuing?

Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine (4-6 slots available and 10-week training at the Indy campus)

Emergency Medicine Scholars and Leadership Program (EMSLP - 4 slots available and 10-week training at the Indy campus)

Clinical Research in Pediatric Gastroenterology (3-5 slots available and 10-week training)

Clinical Research in Pediatrics (4-6 slots available and 10-week training)

Clinical Research in the Department of Surgery (6-8 slots available and 10-week training)

Clinical Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2-4 slots available and 10-week training)

IU School of Medicine - Evansville Translational Research Internship (6 slots in Evansville; 10-week training)

Clinical Research in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (6-8 slots available and 10-week training)

SRP at IUSM_Fort Wayne or SERF (14-20 slots available and 10-week training)

Urology Summer Experience for Underrepresented Students (3-4 slots in Indianapolis)

Thymic Tumor Research (1-2 slot; 10-week training)

Addiction Research (1 slot; 10-week training)

Dermatology Research (4 slots; 10-week training)

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research (4 slots at the Indianapolis Campus)

Orthopaedic Research (up to 5 slots)

Pathology Research (up to 4 slots)

Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (up to 10 slots at Indianapolis)

Pediatric Rheumatology (1 slot in Indianapolis)

Department of Neurosurgery (2-4 slots in Indianapolis)

Other

If other, provide the area of clinical research.

From the selected clinical research tracks, which is the TOP choice?

For the community health education track, which scholarly opportunity are you most interest in pursuing?

Community Health Engagement Program (CHeP) (8-10 slots available and 10-week training)

Slemenda Scholars Program (2-4 slots available and 10-week training)

For the NIH Short Term Training track, select as many scholarly opportunities you would like to be considered? NOTE: Majority of the mentors will be at the Indy Campus.

NIH NHLBI-T35: Short-Term Training Program in Biomedical Sciences (32 slots available pending available NIH funding and 12-week training)

NIH NEI-T35: Short-Term Training in Ophthalmology Research for Medical Students (6 slots available and 12-week training)

If you are applying for a Laboratory Research, Clinical Research or Health Research Outcomes, select from the list THREE top areas of research interest you would like to participate. (See complete list on the website in the mentor list https://md.mednet.iu.edu/research/imprs/faculty-mentors/)

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Addiction

Adolescent Medicine

Allergy/Infectious Disease

Anesthesia

Autoimmune Disease

Biochemistry

Biological Imaging

Biomedical Engineering Research

Blood/Hematology

Bone Biology

Cancer Biology

Cardiovascular Disease

Clinical Pharmacology

Community Health Engagement

Dermatology

Developmental Biology

Diabetes

Educational Research

Endocrinology

ENT

Gene Therapy

Genetics

Genomics/Pharmacogenetics/Pharmacogenomics

Gastroenterology/Hepatology

Global Health

Implementation Science

Neuroscience and Psychiatric Disease

Medical Informatics/Bioinformatics

Microbiology/Immunology

Musculoskeletal/Orthopaedic

OB/GYN

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedic

Pathology

Personalized Medicine

Pediatrics Research

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatric Rheumatology

Pulmonary Diseases

Radiology/Imaging Sciences

Stem Cell Biology

Surgery

Neurosurgery

Urology

Vascular Biology

Please select which area(s) of interest in the Health Research Outcomes Track. (More than one option can be selected) If you do not have a preference, select "Any".

Regenstrief's Institute

Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science

Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Any (No Preference)

Please rank your preferences for the type of Community Health and Engagement Medical Student Internship research project. FIRST CHOICE of Project

Please rank your preferences for the type of Community Health and Engagement Medical Student Internship research project. SECOND CHOICE of Project

Please rank your preferences for the type of Community Health and Engagement Medical Student Internship research project. THIRD CHOICE of Project

Please rank your preferences for the type of Community Health and Engagement Medical Student Internship research project. FOURTH CHOICE of Project

Please rank your preferences for the type of Community Health and Engagement Medical Student Internship research project. FIFTH CHOICE of Project

In 250 words or less, please explain what community engagement means to you and why is it important?

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What do you hope to accomplish (what are your goals) during your clinical research experience with Emergency Medicine? How will this impact your long-term aspirations? (up to 300 words)

Note: "The Department of Emergency Medicine opportunity is only available at the Indianapolis campus."

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Why are you interested in Emergency Medicine? What do you hope to learn more about? (up to 300 words)

Note: "The Department of Emergency Medicine opportunity is only available at the Indianapolis campus."

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Please explain your interest in the EMSLP, highlighting your past exposure or reasoning for interest in emergency medicine. What do you hope to learn more about in the field of emergency medicine? Finally, do you have any reservations about choosing emergency medicine as a career? If so, please explain those concerns. Max 500 words

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Personal Statement: Explain your goals in pursuing a summer research program. Include your current thoughts about long-term career plans.
If you are applying for the SLEMENDA SCHOLAR PROGRAM, be sure to include in why you are interested in global health, why you are applying for the Slemenda Scholars Program, and your long-term career goals.

Provide as much information to the tracks you have selected. Maximum 1000 words.

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Please describe any prior research, clinical, observership or experiential experiences that qualify you for your preferred summer program track. Include any previous abstracts or publications. Maximum 500 words.

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Have you already made contact with a research mentor?

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If you have met with the faculty mentor, please share with the selection committee any additional information such as the mentor's name, the potential project, plans, interest etc. If you have more than one faculty mentors, provide ranking.

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If you have not met with the faculty mentor but would like the reviewers to consider matching to specific mentor, please share with the selection committee the names of the faculty mentor.

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Did you attend the 2024 Meet and Greet in October?

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Yes

No, but received the slide deck with the mentors.

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Did you meet the mentors or department representatives you are applying?

Yes

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List Name/Department of Mentors from Meet and Greet Session

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