Preprofessional Opportunities

Penn State College of Medicine - American Heart Association-Undergraduate Student Fellowship

Details

Category: Summer
Type: Research
Location: Hershey Pennsylvania
Deadline: Mid February

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Eligibility

Students must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). To apply for AHA-USF, you must be between your second and third years or between your third and fourth years of college. Students on F1 visas currently attending a college in the United States can apply to AHA-USF. Penn State College of Medicine is committed to equal opportunity and maximizing our diversity, and thus encourages applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, or persons who represent the first generation in their family to attend college.

Description

The Penn State College of Medicine's American Heart Association - Undergraduate Student Fellowship (AHA-USF) Program provides support for students to spend 10 weeks in a biomedical research laboratory focused on cardiovascular disease research. The students in the AHA-USF program participate in weekly career development workshops and research seminars, in which students will have the opportunity to interact with basic science researchers studying cardiovascular disease and stroke.

A variety of career development and scientific research seminars are offered weekly as part of AHA-USF. The program concludes with the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, where students present their work.

The typical participant will be between their sophomore and junior year, or between their junior and senior year of undergraduate studies. AHA-USF is most appropriate for students considering application to PhD, MD, or MD/PhD programs with a strong interest in basic science research within the AHA mission. There is no clinical shadowing component to the internship. 

AHA-USF Fellowship awardees will receive a stipend for the summer. Housing is not provided, but students can elect into housing on campus.