Gap Year Opportunities for

Research:At UCSF and Beyond

Disclaimer

Some dates may be pending

Please confirm with respective websites for final details, particularly for external

programs

Outline

• Benefits of a year-long program

• “Home” and “Away” programs

• Reasons to apply for internal and external funding

• Intramural and Extramural opportunities explained

• RAPtr intramural application process

• Next steps for you!

Benefits of a Year-Long Program

• Important career stepping stone

• Most progress happens in last half of a year-long program (exponential learning curve)

• A structured program provides oversight, often didactics, peer support, and organized mentorship

• Funding is typically through a one-time application

• Many programs have continuing alumni support

Definitions

Extramural(External)

Away

Fellowship Program

Intramural(Internal)

Home

Funding Source

“Home” ProgramsApply through UCSF RAPtr website

(single year-long application for the below funders)o Dean’s Can be internationalo PROF-PATH URM and Health Disparitieso Phillip R. Lee Health Policy and Populationso Linker Hematology/Oncology o TL1 Clinical/Translational

Apply through Howard Hughes Medical Inst.o HHMI Molecular Medicine/Basic

“Away” Programs

Doris Duke (this program is like a hybrid) away in Africa and non-UCSF schools*

NIH Medical Research Scholar Program

HHMI

Sarnoff (Cardiovascular)

Fogarty (International)

Other opportunities (AHA, ADA, ASN,....)

* UCSF, Duke, Harvard, U Minnesota, Yale and UNC

Reasons to Apply to Internal and External Programs

• Putting “more lines in the bucket” increases the chances of “catching more fish”

• Applications are similar in structure & deadlines

• Some external funding is greater and has more benefits, including national recognition

• UCSF has a very good track record for students receiving national awards

• External funding allows more UCSF students to receive internal funding

• Internal funding has gotten more competitive – not all intramural applications get funded!

Intramural Funding Benefits

• Approx. $30,240 stipend (varies each year)

• Health insurance – if needed

• Additional funds to support research and travel during the fellowship year (depending on the funding source)

• Enrollment in a Pathway and MD with Distinction

Year-long Clinical and Translational Fellowship Program

(CTRFP)

Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., Associate Program Director

Joel Palefsky, M.D, Program Co-Director

Madeline Mann, Program Administrator

Year-long Clinical and Translational Fellowship Program

• NIH, UCSF and Doris Duke-funded• Provide fellowships to medical students to

conduct clinical/translational research• Emphasize mentoring with

clinical/translational researchers and research teams

• Provide both didactic and research experience

Activities for CTRFP/DDCF Fellows

• Biweekly meetings

• Journal clubs

• Works-In-Progress Seminars

• Social events throughout the year

• CTSI meeting at NIH

• Annual year-end national meeting

• Annual UCSF symposium

Doris Duke

• For students wishing to spend one year at an approved UCSF research site internationally (DDCF application is partially through UCSF)

• For students wishing to spend one year at one or the other, non-UCSF DDCF schoolso These students must apply through the DDCF

• For UCSF students doing international research

• If interested, contact Madeline Mann to discuss the DDCF application process

DDCF Application Process

• For students applying for international fellowships

• For students applying via other DDCF schools (6)

• Deadline January 2016 (date not announced)*

• Application dates and selection dates are same for all schools (and coordinate with other fellowship programs)

• Web-based DDCF application submission that goes directly to each schoolo Some schools ask for additional information (UCSF requires

you to complete a RAPtr application)

• Academic career and research training program funded by NIH and UCSF.

• Goal is to increase and enhance research opportunities at UCSF

• Competitive application through RAPtr portal

• Eligible if student is doing health disparities research or is from NIH denominated “health disparities population background”

What is PROF-PATH?

•Year-long or Quarterly/Summer

•Funding (same as Doris Duke, TL1, includes travel, but not global health)

•Academic skills curriculum (once a month, evening)

•WIP sessions with TL1 Scholars

•PP faculty mentor for career advice

•Ethics Training (online)

PROF-PATH PROGRAM

Victoria ChenChenV@fcm.ucsf.edu

Alicia Fernandez, MD afernandez@medsfgh.ucsf.edu

•http://meded.ucsf.edu/prof-path

QUESTIONS?

©2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

©2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

ELIGIBILITY FOR BOTH PROGRAMS

• In good standing at a medical, dental, or veterinary school located in the U.S.

• Not currently in a combined professional degree/Ph.D. program• May not have a Ph.D. in a laboratory-based biomedical science• Do not have to be from a research-oriented school • Prior research experience is advantageous (Janelia Farm

option requires prior research experience))• U.S. citizenship not required but you must be eligible to work in

the U.S.

©2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

MEDICAL FELLOWS AT JANELIA FARM

• Live and work at HHMI’s Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, VA (near Washington, D.C.) for a year

• Use innovative and emerging technologies to research neuronal network function or imaging at the cellular and molecular level.

©2012 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Program Dates

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©2014 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HHMI PHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMS

• Annual stipend of $30,000

• $5,500 fellow’s allowance for medical, dental, and vision insurance, and education-related expenses

• $5,500 research allowance for travel to scientific meetings, Med Fellows regional meetings, and some research-related expenses

YEAR-LONG PROGRAM: FINANCIAL SUPPORT

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HHMI PHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMS

YEAR-LONG PROGRAM: STATISTICS (2009-2014)

• You don’t need to choose a research project in advanceYou don’t need to choose a research project in advance• Many basic and clinical and translational opportunities Many basic and clinical and translational opportunities

available at the NIHavailable at the NIH• Accommodations provided on or near the NIH campusAccommodations provided on or near the NIH campus• $34,050 stipend and moving expenses$34,050 stipend and moving expenses• Curriculum includes research seminars, journal clubs, Curriculum includes research seminars, journal clubs,

and direct interactions with NIH leaders.and direct interactions with NIH leaders.• Application due January 2016 (date not announced)Application due January 2016 (date not announced)

NIH Medical Research Scholars Program

Medical Research Scholars Program: Housing

Sarnoff Sarnoff Cardiovascular Cardiovascular

Research Research FoundationFoundation

Medical Student Research Fellowships

Inspiring the Physician- Scientists of Tomorrow

Each Fellow is paired with a memberEach Fellow is paired with a memberof the Foundationof the Foundation’’s Scientific Committee who s Scientific Committee who

will:will:

* Provide * Provide guidanceguidance during the research year during the research year* Visit* Visit the Fellow the Fellow’’s lab during the years lab during the year* Aid in overall * Aid in overall career developmentcareer development

Many opportunities to interact with Many opportunities to interact with other Fellows, Scholars, Alumni and other Fellows, Scholars, Alumni and Scientific CommitteeScientific Committee

Sarnoff MentoringSarnoff Mentoring

Alumni ProgramsAlumni Programs

Lifelong commitment to fellowsLifelong commitment to fellows Webinars Webinars (advice on residency and (advice on residency and

fellowship applications, grant writing, fellowship applications, grant writing, careers in academia and industry, etc.)careers in academia and industry, etc.)

Regional networking receptionsRegional networking receptions Leadership Training RetreatsLeadership Training Retreats Alumni-specific programs at Sarnoff Alumni-specific programs at Sarnoff

Annual MeetingAnnual Meeting

• Annual stipend - $30,000Annual stipend - $30,000

• Fellowship Allowance - $3,500Fellowship Allowance - $3,500

•Travel to select Preceptor and Fellowship laboratory

•Moving expenses

•Health insurance

• Funds (up to $1,350) for travel to present a paper at two national conferences

Sarnoff BenefitsSarnoff Benefits

Summary and Summary and ApplicationApplication

Conduct research anywhere in the USConduct research anywhere in the US Lifelong Alumni support and offeringsLifelong Alumni support and offerings Large Alumni NetworkLarge Alumni Network Lifelong mentoring by top physician Lifelong mentoring by top physician

scientists in the countryscientists in the country Application-Personal Statement, Essay, Application-Personal Statement, Essay,

Curriculum Vitae, Transcript, SponsorCurriculum Vitae, Transcript, Sponsor’’s s Endorsement (medical school faculty), Endorsement (medical school faculty), Letters of RecommendationLetters of Recommendation

Dana Boyd, Executive Director

Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation

dboyd@SarnoffFoundaton.org

www.sarnofffoundation.org

Sarnoff Information

The UCSF/UCB Joint Master’s ProgramIn Translational Medicine

A Master of Science (MS) degree program in Bioengineering with coursework and project focus on Translational Medicine

UCSF Medical School Gap-Year Research Opportunity

Bioengineering (10 semester units)

Business/Leadership (8 semester units)

Clinical/Regulatory (6 semester units)

Capstone Project(team-based)

• Applications due: January 2016 (date not announced)*

Master of Translational Medicine (MTM)Mission: To provide engineers, clinicians, and life scientists with

the training needed for biomedical innovation and translation.

MTM Curriculum

• Projects are focused on medical technology• http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/mtm

• Students take courses at both UCSF and UCB

Summary of programsIntramural Yearlong Funding

PROF-PATH (intramural, through RAPtr)

Doris DukeInternational

Doris Duke HHMI

Location UCSF UCSF International US med sch US med sch

Mentor Apply with project and mentor

Apply with project and mentor

Apply with project and mentor (UCSF)

Mentor and project selected after acceptance(most)

Apply with project and mentor

Deadline Jan 15 Jan 15 Jan 15 Jan 15 Jan 15

Stipend $30,240 $30,240 $29,000 $29,000 $30,000

Notification Mid-March Mid-March Mid-March Mid-March Mid-March

Starts July 1 July 1

Research stipend

no no yes yes yes

UCSF students/yr

10-15 4 1-2 1 1-5

NIH programs

Sarnoff Fogarty Masters in Translational Medicine

Location NIH US med sch International UCSF/UCB

Mentor Mentor and project selected after acceptance

Mentor and project selected after acceptance

Selected after interviews

Selected before or during program

Deadline Jan 31 Jan 6, 2016 3PM EST*

October 13, 2015 Jan 6

Stipend $34,050 $30,000 ** -

Notification Mid-March Mid-March Mid-March

Starts July June-Sept July

Research stipend yes yes

UCSF students/yr 3-5 1 1-2 1-3

Summary of programs, cont

Students funded for year-long research fellowships

Year-Long Fellowships by Funding Source

RAPtr Application: One Application, Many Opportunities

Important Due Dates:Yearlong Letter of Intent: Due October 30th, 2015, 5pmYearlong Intramural Applications (available early-December): January 15, 2016, 5pm

Letter of Intent

Meet with RAPtr Faculty

Work on the Application

• Submit a research application by January 15, 2016o Personal statemento Research Plan Title o Research Plan Summary (should not exceed 250 words)o Research Plan (should not exceed 2,100 words) o Research Plan Citations o Two letters of reference from persons (other than the mentor )o Dean’s letter o Mentor’s endorsement including information on the mentor’s

plans for training the applicant, training experience, grant support, a brief curriculum vitae, and an evaluation of the applicant

• Pathways/MD with Distinction - students who receive an intramural yearlong fellowship will have automatic enrollment

Application Tips:START EARLY

Only use your UCSF email address within the application (and make sure your mentor does as well)!

You can work on your application for up to 2 weeks; the system will provide you with a unique link to your application that will expire after two weeks.

It is YOUR responsibility to provide your mentor with the mentor endorsement link and make sure they know the deadline.

If you receive outside funding, you MUST notify us of that fact.

See http://meded.ucsf.edu/raptr/application-preview-samples for full application samples

from previous years.

Visit RAPtr’s website http://meded.ucsf.edu/raptr for more information or contact us at studentresearch@medsch.ucsf.edu.

Next Steps

Carefully and thoughtfully find a mentor if you’re applying to a “home” program

Meet with your college advisory mentor and your PTD director

Submit non-binding letter of intent and check sheet by October 30st (RAPtr website)

Meet with Dr. Mallar Bhattacharya or Dr. Urmimala Sarkar to discuss research plans and Dean’s Letter before December 19th

ThankYou!