Education & Training Opportunities

Summer Student Research Program

The University Hospitals Health Services Research Center student summer research program is a 6-week mentored summer research program for high school, undergraduate, and medical students. The primary goal of this program is to expose students to medical research, specifically health services research, while also providing opportunities for them to explore their interests in health-related careers. Students will be paired with a mentor to work on an individual or group research project and are required to actively engage in the virtual and in-person seminars and networking events. The program concludes with a mini-research symposium in which students will present their research findings.

Learn more about the 2024 summer scholars and their research projects in our student created e-book.

How to Apply & Stipends

Application Requirements

Students must be 16 years of age or older by June 1 of year of program, be in good academic standing (typically 3.0 or above GPA) with an interest in health-related careers. Students are required to complete a program application and provide an unofficial school transcript and letter(s) of recommendation. A copy of their curriculum vitae (CV) is required for undergraduate and medical students. CV submission for high school students is optional but encouraged if available.

Stipends

Upon completion of the program, students will receive a Certificate of Participation and stipend. High school students will receive a stipend of $1,500 and undergraduate and medical school students will receive $2,500 each.

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Foundations in Health Services Research Certificate Program

The Foundations of Health Services Research program is a postgraduate certificate summer program designed to provide knowledge and skills to early-stage physicians and other clinicians interested in conducting health services research. The primary goal of this 3-week intensive, fast-paced and in-person program is to provide learners with the fundamentals of health services research methodology as well as broad skills to pursue innovative, transdisciplinary, and team science in a mentored research environment. Senior clinical fellows and junior faculty (instructor or assistant professor who is engaged in education, research or clinical care and is within the first seven years of the faculty appointment) with high potential and commitment to health services research affiliated with a clinical academic department at University Hospitals are encouraged to apply.

The program curriculum includes core modules in biostatistics and epidemiology, specialist modules in health disparities and inequities, health care quality and safety, and translating evidence into practice and methodology workshops and seminars covering topics such as community-based participatory research, economic evaluation, mixed-methods and qualitative research.

How to Apply

Application Requirements

Applicants are required to provide a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (CV), NIH Biosketch, statement of purpose describing the motivation for applying to the program and two specific research aims with hypotheses of interest. Applicants must have a Mentor who will provide a letter of support with a description of the mentoring plan, identify two secondary research mentors and submit a letter of support from their Fellowship Director or Department Chair and/or Division Chief which confirms the applicant will not have any clinical responsibilities during program duration.

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Career Development Award Grant Writing Workshop Series

The Career Development Award Grant Writing Workshop Series is offered each spring to faculty who intend to submit a Career Development Award focusing on health services research. The series consists of seven 2-hour virtual sessions per month from June to December. The workshop will be led by successful extramural-funded investigators with structured assignments and a mock study section the following January. Participants are required to draft and revise grant materials by the deadline using expert feedback, facilitator guidance and peer critique.

How to Apply

Participants are selected through a competitive application process and must submit their NIH Biosketch as well as the biosketch from their potential primary mentor, provide three aims with hypotheses and brief methodological approaches and a letter of Support from their primary mentor.