Application Requirements:

• Applications must be completed in full by 12:00pm (CT), January 31st, 2025.
• Undergraduate students may apply to only one of the following programs:
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Internship
  • Fields Rosenberg Surgical Fellowship
  • Kadoorie Cardiovascular Internship
• High school juniors and seniors may apply to the High School Emerging Researchers Internship only. 
• The link to the summer internship application portal will be visible on the program webpages starting Dec. 2, 2024.
• The following items must be completed in the application portal:
  • Demographic information of student
  • Short essay questions (see below)
  • Upload of current resume
  • Upload of current transcript (official or unofficial)
  • On the application, you will enter the email addresses of your two recommenders, and we will send them the Letter of Recommendation form to complete. 
  • Once you have completed your application and we receive your letters of recommendation, you will receive an email confirming that all required materials have been received for your application to proceed to the next steps in the selection process. 
  • We will notify you in March regarding your selection for the 2025 Summer Research Internship Program.
    
    

   

  Note: Documents should be less than 4 MB each and in Adobe PDF format only. 

   

  Application Essay Questions:
  

   

•  Essay questions for Undergraduate Research and the High School Emerging Researcher Experience (250-word limit):
  • Explain why you would be a great candidate for the summer research program and how it would benefit your career goals. 
  • Please describe any previous research or laboratory experience you may have.
  • Please briefly explain any challenges you have experienced in your academic career and how you overcame them (optional).
    
    
•  Essay questions for the Fields Rosenberg Fellowship and Kadoorie Cardiovascular Internship (250-word limit):
  • Describe your career goals in medicine.
  • How could you benefit from a hands-on surgical shadowing experience?
  • Please describe any clinical or hospital volunteer experience you may have.

You are only allowed to apply to one summer internship program each year. If you submit applications to more than one program, we will only review the first application we receive.

You will enter the email addresses of your two recommenders on the application. A letter of recommendation form will be sent to each recommender. Once you have submitted your completed application, uploaded all required documents, and we have received the letters, you will receive an email confirming that all materials have been received. This will allow your application to proceed to the next stage in the selection process.