The MSRP focuses on fostering a one-on-one relationship between a student and faculty research mentor. Students will choose a faculty mentor who shares their same research interests in the MS1 year, and work with that mentor throughout their medical school training on a scholarly research project. This project should result in at minimum an abstract to be presented at a scientific meeting as a poster or oral presentation.
To see which mentors have already agreed to be part of the ICTS MSRP, please click here.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of mentors. If there is someone you would like to work with that is not on this list, please contact Brooke Piercy at piercyb@hs.uci.edu to discuss options.
What benefits and resources are there?
The ICTS MSRP provides several benefits and mechanisms of support:
- 8 units of non-clinical credit and transcript notation of 250+ research hours completed through the program
- Eligibility for School of Medicine Research Distinction at graduation
- Statistical support through the ICTS BERD Unit (3 free drop-in sessions with potential for more support if necessary)
- Administrative support writing and applying for extramural grant funding
- Administrative support writing and editing peer-reviewed manuscripts
- Administrative support writing IRB and IACUC protocols
- Access to ICTS FFAST workshops, Brown Bag meetings, BERD Statistical Trainings, and other relevant research resources on and off campus
Need more support you don’t see listed? Contact Brooke Piercy at piercyb@hs.uci.edu for help with obtaining the support you need!
Program Expectations
- Students meet regularly with their mentor and provide brief 5-minute PowerPoint research-update presentations when required
- The mentor and the student work together to plan a research project by setting reasonable, attainable goals, and establishing a timeline for completion of the project
- Mentors and students should plan to meet regularly to progress through the research project and keep each other up to date
- Students respond to all progress assessment surveys sent with updates regarding their research progress
- Students produce a scholarly abstract for poster or oral presentation at a scientific meeting, or a peer-reviewed manuscript for publication by the end of the program
