Research Opportunities for Medical Students

The M4I Program is a longitudinal research program that provides structured training and robust mentorship to inspire and prepare the next generation of infectious disease and immunology researchers. Trainees will participate in formal research training and develop a hypothesis-driven summer research project. They will continue to work together as a longitudinal research track cohort for their medical school career.

PRISM provides UM SOM students with a paid, 9-week, full-time immersive experience as well as a stipend. Students participate in structured enrichment programming, including interactive seminars led by scientists and physician scientists and learning modules and workshops on key aspects of research and on select research fields.

Designed to foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers, the Carolyn Kuckein Student Research Fellowship will provide financial support for research to be conducted either full time during a period of 8 to 10 weeks, or part-time over a period of 1 to 2 years.

The Department of Radiation Oncology has multiple paid 10-week research fellowships available for 1st and 2nd year medical students. Students will complete a research project in radiobiology, clinical radiation oncology, or physics, with the goal of securing a publication or national presentation.

This MPower mentored program matches University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) students with top faculty members at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) who have interesting research projects. Entry to the program is highly competitive; accepted students receive a stipend to conduct research at UMCP for ten weeks over the summer.

MSIII and MSIV students can request approval to execute a one- or two-month research elective or an extended research elective. Research electives provide students with the opportunity to engage in new research or dedicate more time to research projects with which they were already engaged.

We offer specialized training in seven different dual degree programs (and more to come). Several dual degree programs allow students to complete a thesis in clinical research (MD/MS Clinical Research), basic or translational research (MD/MS Cellular & Molecular Biomedical Science), or biomedical engineering-related research (MD/MS in Bioengineering).