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Research News and Opportunities

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

 

Poster Presentation Opportunities

American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) 2025 Advances in Women’s Health Summit
Submission Deadline: September 6, 2025
ACOOG NSS Posters - 2025

LMU DCOM 2nd Annual DO Research Day
October 20, 2025
Submit an abstract: https://forms.office.com/r/CzbhXRM2iZ
Deadline: September 21, 2025

Spine Summit 2026
February 26 - March 1, 2025
Submit an Abstract: Abstract Center - dspnspinesummit.org
Deadline: September 26, 2025

135th Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science
November 14, 2025
Submission Deadline: September 27, 2025
Abstract Information - Tennessee Academy of Science

2026 American Society of Neuroimaging Annual Meeting
January 16-18, 2026
Submit an abstract: 2026 Annual Meeting Call For Abstracts | The American Society of Neuroimaging
Deadline: October 15, 2025

Upcoming Conference Opportunities

Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHAT) 31st Annual Conference
November 19-21, 2025
Submit an abstract: Academic Poster Contest
Deadline: October 31, 2025

Student and Faculty Funding Opportunities

Student Research Fellowships & Awards

PM&R
Duration: 8 weeks
Check the website for 2026 Application Deadlines
$4,000 stipend
Programs | Nth Dimensions
Summer internships not research-specific
Duration: 8 weeks
Opportunities in Dermatology, Orthopedics, Pathology, PM&R, and Radiology

Dermatology
Women's Dermatologic Society
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 6-12 weeks
$2,000 for the direct expenses associated with the participation of a UIM medical student in a research project.
UCSF Dermatology Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship | UCSF School of Medicine Department of Dermatology
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 8 weeks
Award amount: $5,500
Research Fellowship Spreadsheet - Google Sheets
List of varying Dermatology research opportunities
Harvard Medical School Visiting Research Internship Program
VRIP 2025 Application cycle is open.
Email pfdd_dcp@hms.harvard.edu to request an application
Programs | Nth Dimensions
Summer internships not research-specific
Duration: 8 weeks
Opportunities in Dermatology, Orthopedics, Pathology, PM&R, and Radiology

Cardiology
CVI Summer Research Program Application
Application Deadline: TBA
2025 AHA Predoctoral Fellowship - Professional Heart Daily | American Heart Association
The 2025 Award cycle is closed
The 2026 cycle opened on July 1, 2025

Ophthalmology
Medical Student Research Opportunities | Wills Eye Hospital
Summer First Year Medical Students
Duration 6-8 weeks
NEI Summer Intern Program | National Eye Institute
Application deadline: TBA
To apply: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip
Duration 8-12 weeks
Medical Student Program | UC Davis Eye Center
Duration 8-12 weeks
Check the website for more information for the 2025 Application
Wilmer Summer Research Scholars Program | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Application deadline: TBA
Must have completed 1st year
Duration 8-9 weeks

Anesthesia
MSARF Summer Program
Submission portal open: TBA
Duration 8 weeks
Stanford Chariot Summer Fellowship
Submission deadline: January 31 - Annually
Duration 6 weeks

Underrepresented Populations  Fellowships
Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students
Application deadline: TBD
$4,000 for 12 weeks of summer research under a child adolescent psychiatrist research mentor. A proposal can be made for a shorter fellowship and the stipend will be pro-rated.
Medical Student Fellowship Award - Funding Opportunities - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Submission portal opens: TBD
Duration 8 weeks
Visiting Research Internship Program | DICP
Open to 1st and 2nd year medical students
Portal is now open. Email pfdd_dcp@hms.harvard.edu to request an application
Duration 8 weeks.
Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP)
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 7 weeks
Heart, Lung, and Blood (HLB) Summer Research Program | School of Medicine | School of Medicine | Case Western Reserve University
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: TBA

Neurology
Medical Student Summer Fellowships - ABTA | Learn More
Date: TBA
See website for more information.
Medical Student Fellowships - New Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation
Submission portal opens: September 1, 2025
Application deadline: November 1, 2025
Award notification: April 15, 2026
Medical Student Summer Fellowship – CSNS – Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
Application deadline: TBA
Duration 8-10 weeks
MS Clinical Mentorships for Students | National MS Society
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: TBA
Campagna Scholarship | OHSU
1st and 2nd year medical students
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 10 weeks

Hematology/Oncology
MSK 2025 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: TBA
Medical Student Opportunities: Eligibility | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1st and 2nd year medical students
Application deadline: TBA
8 weeks TBA
MD Anderson CATALYST Summer Training Program | MD Anderson Cancer Center
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: TBA

Public and Global Health/Biomedical
The David E. Rogers Student Fellowship Award for Medical and Dental Students | New York Academy of Medicine
Application deadline: TBA
Duration 10-12 weeks
Gold Student Summer Fellowships
Submission portal opens TBA
Duration: 10 weeks
Medical Student Summer Opportunities to Advance Research (M-SOAR) | Office of Intramural Training & Education at the National Institutes of Health
Application deadline: TBA
Duration varies
Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship - Alpha Omega Alpha
Application deadline: TBA
Award announcements: TBA
Duration: 8-10 weeks 30 hours/week or 4 hours per week for 12 months
Doctoral, Veterinary, and Medical Student Short-Term Opportunities | Fellowships and Training Opportunities | CDC Program Overview – HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program
Varies. See website for details
Summer Research Program – Veterans Affairs (VA)
Varies. See website for details

Radiology
Summer Research Program - Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 10 weeks from any time between May 24 and June 1.
Medical Student Research Grant | RSNA
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 10 weeks
Must be an RSNA member
Diversity Visiting Student Acting Internship Program | Department of Radiology
Upcoming 4th-year medical students
See website for more details
SIR Foundation - Summer Medical Internship Program
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: 8 weeks

Surgery
Medical Student Summer Scholars > Educational Opportunities | Atrium Health > NC & SC
First-year medical students
Application deadline: TBA
Student Research Fellowship | Society for Vascular Surgery
Application deadline: TBA
Duration: Up to 12 months

Pediatrics
National Student Injury Research Training Program
Application Deadline: TBA
Accepted applicants will be notified by TBA
Duration: 8 weeks – 40 hours per week (TBA)
Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (10 weeks)
Application Deadline: TBA
10 weeks – Students must be able to start on TBA
See the website for full eligibility requirements
Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Program | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
See the website for information

Orthopedics
Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Student Training | HSS
Application Deadline: TBA
For students who have completed their first year.
Stipend: $5,000
Duration: June 2025 – August 2025 (Dates TBD)
Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Medical Student Summer Research Program | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Application Deadline: TBA
Duration: (TBA)
Link to Application
Student Research: Orthopaedic Surgery - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
Application Deadline: TBA
Duration: 10 weeks
Orthopedic Surgery Research Opportunities for Medical Students & Trainees | NYU Langone Health
See the website for details
Summer Research Program - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - University at Buffalo
Application Deadline: contact for information: lfeng3@buffalo.edu
Duration: 10 weeks
Summer Student Research | Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Program | Stanford Medicine
Application Deadline: The program is not being offered for Summer 2025
Programs | Nth Dimensions
Summer internships not research-specific
Duration: 8 weeks
Opportunities in Dermatology, Orthopedics, Pathology, PM&R, and Radiology

Gerontology
Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program - American Federation for Aging Research
Deadlines: Multiple
Summer and Year-round opportunities
Full-time for 8-12 weeks

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Medical Student Education | Ohio State College of Medicine
Deadline: TBA
Open to first and second-year medical students
Duration: 12 weeks (TBA) 40 hours per week
$5000 stipend

Women’s Health
Summer Student Research Program - Brigham and Women's Hospital
Applications open: TBA
Applications close: TBA
Decisions announced: TBA
Program dates: TBA
Yearlong Research Fellowships – Yearlong research fellowships require special approval from LMU DCOM. Please contact DCOMResearch@lmunet.edu before applying.
Fellowship Information - Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation
Application Deadline: TBA
Annual Stipend: $42,000, with up to $8,000 for travel support to select a Preceptor and Fellowship Laboratory and attend the Sarnoff Annual Scientific Meeting and American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, moving expenses, health insurance, and funds for travel to present a paper at two national conferences.
Medical Research Scholars Program | Clinical Center
Application Cycle for TBA
Annual Stipend, Relocation Allowance, Funding support for conference travel, scientific courses, and textbooks.
Duration 10.5-12 months
HMRI - Huntington Medical Research Institutes
contact: mary.vega@hmri.org
Research Fellowships | Division of Dermatology | Montefiore Einstein Department of Medicine | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Montefiore Einstein
Length of Fellowship – 2 years
Contact: daciocon@montefiore.org

Awards

Medical Student, Resident, Graduate Student Awards - Hematology.org
Varying student awards that provide funding for research
Myers' Family Summer Travel Fellowship in Otolaryngology Application - American Head & Neck Society
A grant of $5,000 will be awarded to a medical student to cover travel, lodging, and food expenses for the summer experience.
Candidates must be between 1st and 2nd year of medical school
Deadline is TBA
AADA – Diversity Mentorship Program
Open to 1st – 4th year medical students
Application Deadline: November 1 – Applications submitted after this will be kept for consideration in 2026
$1,500 grant for travel and living expenses
Summer Intern… | The American Association for Thoracic Surgery | AATS
Application Deadline: TBA
Duration: 8 weeks
Award amount: $2,500 for living expenses

External Faculty Grants

Osteopathic Cranial Academy Foundation
Two grant opportunities
1. W.G. Sutherland Fund – up to $10,000
2. A.T. Still Fund - Over $10,000
Application Deadlines are annually on April 1 and September 1.
Request a Research Grant | OCAF (osteopathiccaf.org)
Josiah Macy Foundation
President’s Grants are accepted and awarded on a rolling basis. They are evaluated by an internal team and awarded at the discretion of our president. President’s Grants primarily align with our priority areas. President’s Grants are one year or less in duration, and awarded amounts are no more than $25,000, which includes indirect costs of not more than 10%.
Application Deadlines
President’s Grant – can be submitted at any time
John Templeton Foundation
Award Amount -  varies
Application Deadlines
Ilene B. Harris Legacy Research Fund
Award Amount - $1 million
Application Deadlines
Simons Foundation 2025 Data Analysis
Award amount $300,000
Application deadline – September 1, 2025
SFARI | 2025 Data Analysis — Request for Applications
American Pediatric Association
Multiple AwardsDeadline – October 1, 2025
Young Investigator Awards Program - Academic Pediatric Association

Training Workshops and Opportunities

September 24 Topic: Basic Science Research.

Presenters: English Todd, OMS III, Debasis Mondal, PhD, and Adam Gromley, PhD

November 17, 2025, Topic: Research Policies and Process Trivia Day
Presenters: Nicole Neiman, OMS IV, Hunter Brady, OMS III, Lindsey Miller, PhD, Natalie Freeman, PhD, and Bradley Fleenor, PhD

Meeting Locations:

In Knoxville:
September 24th @12:00 -1:00 in DCOMK Bldg 1, room 133.
November 17th @12:00 -1:00 in DCOMK Bldg 1, room 133. 

In Harrogate:
DCOM 105 for all of the dates and times above. 

 

Publication Opportunities

Publishing Opportunities for Students and Residents

Case Report Journals

Journals for Students

Further Journals:

Student Research Summer Opportunities

Contact Information

Dr. Natalie Freeman, natalie.freeman@lmunet.edu – Assistant Dean of Research

Dr. Bradley Fleenor, bradley.fleenor@lmunet.edu– Director of Research, Harrogate

Dr. Lindsey Miller, lindsey.miller@lmunet.edu – Director of Research, Knoxville

Dr. Heather Karpel, heather.karpel@lmunet.edu– Director of Health Sciences Research and Grants

Ms. Amanda McCoy, amanda.mccoy@lmunet.edu – Research Coordinator