(2005 – 2006)

Medical Student Research Preceptorship Funding Opportunity

The Center of Excellence for Diversity in Health Education and Research is inviting applications for small research preceptorship funding to Minority Medical Students engaged in on-going research projects.  The Center will provide a limited number of awards in a maximum amount of $2,500 to fund research projects in progress.  These funds are aimed at students who have an active role in a project focusing on minority health research that will lead to acquisition of research skills and knowledge. The research experience must be at least 8 weeks and at most 12 months in duration. The research must have a minority health focus.  Minority health research is defined by the criterion of the NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as: “basic, clinical, and behavioral studies including research to prevent, diagnose, and treat such conditions as diseases, disorders, and other conditions including mental health and substance abuse that are unique to, more serious in, or more prevalent in racial and ethnic minorities or for which the factors of medical risks or types of intervention may be different for such population groups.”  Readily identifiable clinical projects will have at least one principal objective/hypothesis related to minority health or the majority of the subjects will be minorities. 

Eligible candidates are minority (Priority given to African American, Latino and Native American) students in the School of Medicine who are engaged in an ongoing research project on site at the University and who are not currently being funded for the same project.  A written report should be submitted within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of the research experience.  In addition, award recipients may be requested to present their project at COE’s Annual Health Disparities Conference. 
See reverse for application guidelines:

Completed applications should include a letter of interest and two copies of the Abstract of the Research (Summary of 150-200 words), and should be submitted to the attention of:

Lynne Allen-Taylor, PhD
Center of Excellence for Diversity in Health Education and Research
UCSC, Suite 234
3508 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3357
(215) 898-3913
taylor2@mail.med.upenn.edu

Acceptance Period for Applications: 
September 1, 1005 - December 1, 2005 and December 2, 2005 to June 1, 2006.  No applications will be accepted between June 2, 2006 and August 31, 2006    

University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine
Center of Excellence for Diversity in Health Education and Research
Guidelines for Research Preceptorship Funding Opportunity
for Minority Medical Students
(2005 – 2006)

To apply for funding, please provide the following information:

• Identifying Information:
• Name
• Campus mailing address
• E-mail address
• Campus phone
• Title of research Project

• Two (2) copies of an Abstract of Research (Summary of 150-200 words).

• Description of Research Project with detailed information on how it relates to Minority Health Research (Background or rationale, specific aims of hypothesis, methods including general design, subjects and materials, data to be collected, statistical analysis, starting and ending times).

• Describe your role in the project as a student.

• Letter from Sponsor describing Sponsor’s experience as an investigator and mentor, confirmation that the proposed project will be conducted under the sponsor’s direct supervision.  This sponsor should be a Penn Medical faculty person. This letter must be on official departmental letterhead.

• Curriculum Vitae of Student and Student’s Mentor
• Descriptive Budget outlining use of funds

Applicants for the Center of Excellence Research Preceptorship Funding Opportunity are not eligible if they are being funded from other sources for the same research project.

Acceptance Period for Applications: 
September 1, 1005 - December 1, 2005 and December 2, 2005 to June 1, 2006.  No applications will be accepted between June 2, 2006 and August 31, 2006

Questions, comments and applications directed to:

Lynne Allen-Taylor, PhD
Center of Excellence for Diversity
in Health Education and Research
UCSC, Suite 234
3508 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3357
taylor2@mail.med.upenn.edu

This program is made possible through funds provided by The Department of Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Health Professions Diversity

Center of Excellence for Diversity in Health Education and Research
Suite 234, 3508 Market Street,
Philadelphia PA 19104-3357
Tel: (215) 898-3980
Fax: (215) 573-2793

send inquires about this site to:
taylor2@mail.med.upenn.edu