MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT 2010 – ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC SURGERY – AAS CALIFORNIA
Medical / Surgical Science Grants for Medical Graduate Students in 2009 at AAS Los Angeles
Student Research Award
The Association for Academic Surgery, founded in 1967, has grown significantly over the years and is widely recognized as an inclusive surgical organization. Active members have traditionally held faculty appointments at an accredited surgical department of a recognized academic center. The impetus of the membership remains research-based academic surgery. Leaders within the Association have traditionally been responsible for maintaining active
laboratories at their institutions. The Mission of the Association is to promote the shared vision of research and academic pursuits through the exchange of ideas between senior surgical residents, junior faculty and established academic surgical professors.
Awarded annually to student who will graduate from medical school in the following calendar year.
PURPOSE:
To recognize outstanding research effort by a medical student and to encourage student interest in academic surgery as a career.
RESEARCH
1. The student must be the major contributor to the research.
2. Research may have been completed at any time during medical school.
3. The research may be either basic science or clinical in nature, but must have relevance to the field of surgery.
STUDENT
1. The candidate must be a graduating senior medical student (receiving his/her medical diploma between January and July of 2010).
2. The candidate must be considering an academic surgical career.
3. The candidate may be pursuing further research training before starting a surgical residency.
4. The candidate must submit a letter from their mentor describing his/her contributions to the project.
If you have any questions regarding these requirements, please do not hesitate to call for clarification.
SELECTION
1. A formal application containing a description of the winning project(s) must be submitted to the AAS prior to conferring the award.
The AAS is committed to providing funding for high quality projects. We strongly encourage applications from all interested parties, especially from under-represented minorities.
AWARD
* Name published in the AAS Newsletter and in the program of the Annual Meeting
* Award certificate
* Complimentary medical student membership for one year
* Top Five award recipients are invited to attend the Academic Surgical Congress and will receive complimentary registration.
* Top Two award recipients are also eligable for a $500 travel stipend (only if they attend the meeting).
Deadline for Applications: September 1, 2009
Graduating senior medical students may submit their applications via US Mail, express shipping, fax [310-437-0585] or e-mail aaron(AT)aasurg.org
Association for Academic Surgery 11300 West Olympic Boulevard
Suite #600, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-437-1606 Fax: 310-437-0585
Source: http://www.aasurg.org/documents/2010student_research_award_app.pdf
