Welcome to the website for the Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program in Diabetes and Endocrinology.

The Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program, funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center, allows medical students to conduct independent research under the direction of an established scientist during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school. The possible areas of diabetes-related investigation are quite broad and range from basic laboratory studies on gene regulation to clinical studies in humans. Program staff will assist students in selecting an appropriate research project and preceptor. Prior research experience is not required. In addition to working on his/her own research project, each student attends a series of seminars addressing various clinical and research aspects of diabetes mellitus and its complications.

Each student receives a stipend. Students spend 10-12 weeks at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, but commencement, conclusion, and vacation dates during the program are reasonably flexible.

Application deadline for summer of 2008 is February 15, 2008.

Additional Information and Application:
Student Research Training Program
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Room 7465 Medical Research Building IV
2213 Garland Avenue
Nashville, TN 37232-0475
Phone: (615) 936-1760
Fax: (615) 936-1667
E-mail: stu.res@vanderbilt.edu
Website: www.vanderbiltsrtp.org
Online Application: www.vanderbiltsrtp.org/students-app/application.php

The Medical Student Summer Research Training Program is supported by the Vanderbilt Short Term Research Training Program for Medical Students (NIH grant DK007383) and the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (NIH grant DK20593).