Summer: Biomedical Programs or Summer School at Community College or Research Intern

Ivystrive
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:13:26 +0000

I’m actually in the exact same situation as Luciferlied…
i will be a junior next year, and am looking for research internship spots for high school students, as well as a biomedical program at a university or some courses like calculus ( i also hope to take BC next year) at a local community college.

I have been eyeing the NIH SIP for a while now, and i know that today is the deadline. But i too feel that my CV is way too inexperienced and unworthy compared to other juniors and seniors who have a lot of experience in research internship.

I think that emailing professors at local universities is a great idea, but frankly i wouldnt know how to approach them and exactly what kind of project i would want to work on with them.

I have also been looking for some connections here and there from my parent’s clients who work at local hospitals, are working doctors/surgeons, or have acquaintances in research centers.

At this point, i am hopefully waiting for some responses from my parent’s clients for connections that may land me a spot for a research/internship position. This includes research, or internship as in shadowing doctors/other professions in hospitals in like emergency rooms and stuff. My back-up plans would be to email professors in local university labs or looking for biomedical programs @ universities that just cost alot and arent prestigious. because those that pay stipends and are prestigious are the ones sought after by college undergraduates as well.

Can anyone suggest a better plan or know a biomedical program that might be a good experience to attend in the summer?