2013 SOM Student Summer Research Program
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Program Description
The School of Medicine Student Summer Research Program – 2013 is an 8-week program from June 10 to August 2 designed to help students gain experience in an area of research interest. First-year medical students in Lubbock are encouraged to coordinate with interested faculty members on project proposals that are to be submitted for approval to the Office of the Dean. A stipend in the total amount of $2,240 will be paid to each participating student in accordance with this guideline, and students are required to present information regarding summer research activities during the Student Research Week in the Spring 2014.
Introductory Lectures: Orientation to Clinical Research
This short lecture series is offered by the Clinical Research Institute and will serve as an introduction to students' clinical research experience this summer. Students are expected to attend. These lectures provide background information on protocol development, IRB submission, function of the IRB, regulations and reasons for them, consenting subjects, etc. For questions, contact Cathy Lovett, Managing Director at 806-743-4222, ext. 222, or Dr. Lorenz Lutherer, Executive Director at 806-743-4222, ext. 230.
DAY 1: Thursday, June 13, 2013 (ACB 250) | DAY 2: Friday, June 14, 2013 (ACB 250) |
| 9:00–9:30 a.m. Overview of clinical research and the development of a protocol | 9:00–10:00 a.m. Protection of subjects; the process of consenting |
| 9:30–11:00 a.m. Role of the IRB: risk/benefit analysis and reasons for regulations | 10:00–11:00 a.m. Turning a clinical question into a research study |
| 11:00–12:00 noon Roles and responsibilities of the research team | 11:00–12:00 noon Stats lecture |
Summer Accelerated Biomedical Research Program Seminar Series
Students are also expected to attend the SABR program seminar series every Wednesday and Friday starting June 12 from 12-1. Lunch will be provided. All presentations will be held in 1C125B unless otherwise noted.
June 2013
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 SABR Begins Orientation | 4 SABR Orientation | 5 12-1p Faculty Presentation (Blanton) | 6 | 7 12-1p GSA Presentation | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 12-1p Faculty Presentation (MacDonald) | 13 | 14 12-1p Presentation (Avinash Thumma) | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 12-1p Presentation (Farooqi/Hall) | 20 | 19 12-1p Presentation (James Wang) | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 12-1p Faculty Presentation (Chaffin) | 27 | 28 12-1p Presentation (Justin Berk) | 29 |
| 30 | ||||||
July 2013
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 12-1p Faculty Presentation (Hamood) | 11 | 12 12-1p Presentation (Jood Hashem) | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 (ACB 110) 12-1p Faculty Presentation (MacDonald) | 18 | 19 (ACB 110) 12-1p Faculty Presentation (Hamood) | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 12-1p Naturally Obsessed Movie | 25 | 26 12-1p Presentation (Jake Everett) | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 Presentation (Lea Ann Thompson) | |||
August 2013
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 SABR Symposium | ||||
Proposal/Project Abstract
The Student Summer Research Project Proposal Form should be filled out and submitted to the Office of the Dean and the Associate Dean for Research by May 10, 2013. Preferably, a form is submitted jointly by a student and faculty member who have coordinated the details of a research project for the summer; however, forms will be received from an individual for possible research projects. The Office of the Dean and the Associate Dean for Research will coordinate to assist in locating and matching interested students and faculty. Note: The proposed project should have appropriate institutional approval (IRB, IACUC, etc.) prior to the start of the program.
Download Student Summer Research Project Proposal Form
Departmental Responsibilities
Processing of all paperwork to ensure appropriate payment of stipends will be the responsibility of a participating department. Steps to be taken are:
- Process an ePAF for each student using the pooled position HSC Student Intern (0 FTE and 0 salary).
- Please note: The Department is responsible for processing the full stipend amount of $2,240. The Department account will be used for half ($1,120) and the Dean’s account for the remaining amount ($1,120). The FOP can be obtained from Shalene Vick at 743-1830.
- Process EOPs prior to June 18th for the first month and July 18th for the second month.
- Process ePAF to end job for each student.
Expectations
The research activities of this program are expected to provide meaningful experience and knowledge that contribute to the student’s medical education. Faculty members should offer appropriate instruction and assistance in order for the student to be successful. Students are required to complete a presentation of their research activities during the Student Research Week in the spring 2014. The Office of the Clinical Research Center is providing an opportunity for students to gain better knowledge of the development of protocols for clinical research by attending scheduled lectures early this summer. This will assist the student in understanding the searching of literature, roles and responsibilities of the research team and governing regulations, protection of subjects (consents), data collection (from charts), role of the IRB (risks & benefits), study monitoring and dealing with audits. Additional presentations will be offered throughout the summer on developing a hypothesis, how to give a presentation and writing an abstract. Research seminars presented by TTUHSC faculty members and graduate students will also be presented.
Questions
Any questions regarding this program can be referred to Ernestine Gregorcyk in the Office of the Dean at 743-3003.