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Short-Term Research In Vision & Eye Health (STRIVE) Summer 2023 Internship Program



Program Overview:


The National Institute of Health (NIH)/National Eye Institute (NEI) has funded the Short-Term Research In Vision & Eye Health (STRIVE) Program which aims to train qualified medical students who have an interest in ophthalmology and vision research, as well as improve diversity in the workforce. This would be the first and only summer medical student research training program at UC San Diego (UCSD) focused on ophthalmology, vision research, and eye health. This program is specifically tailored to medical students who have some clinical knowledge and academic interest, but who may not have extensive prior research experience.

The program will provide full-time research and clinical support for 8-12 consecutive weeks at UC San Diego during the summer for 4 qualifying medical students per year from across the country. The program will include hands-on research experience, career development, and long-term mentorship. The multi-disciplinary research training experience will also include instruction in areas such as biostatistics, research ethics, and leadership skills. There will be an opportunity at the summer research symposium for the trainees to present their work. The trainees will be able to collaborate with mentors to develop their work for presentations at national conferences.

This is a paid internship, with monthly stipends ranging from about $2200 per month for predoctoral interns.

Curriculum Highlights:


  • Faculty mentorship
  • Campus seminars
  • Lectures on ophthalmology and vision research
  • Research reproducibility workshop
  • Lectures on bioethics and biostatistics
  • Understand research with older, underserved populations
  • Communication workshops for effective writing, presentation skills, and publication strategies



How to Apply:


The application is now closed, and will reopen in Fall 2023


You can access the (STRIVE) Summer 2023 Internship application here.

Deadline for application submission is December 16, 2022. The summer 2023 program will correspond with an academic year timeline.

For any questions regarding the application process or eligibility requirements, please contact UC San Diego program coordinator Victoria Patronilo at vpatronilo@health.ucsd.edu




Eligibility:


  • Per NIH funding guidelines, this program is only open to US citizens or permanent residents.
  • The program requires full-time effort, and the applicant cannot be doing medical school rotations or other jobs concurrently.
  • Applicants must provide a personal statement of career goals and their interest in the training program (word limit: 750 words).
  • Two letters of reference from a faculty member from their undergraduate school and/or medical school must be included in the application.
  • Provide academic transcripts (unofficial is acceptable).
  • The application requires contact information and a history of the individual’s education, previous honors/rewards, activities, and experience in ophthalmology and research (in any area, not just limited to ophthalmology/vision science).



Faculty:


Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology and Shiley Eye Institute


Department of Biomedical Informatics


Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Care


Geriatric Medicine and Psychiatry


Scripps Department of Molecular Medicine




2022 Program Alumni:

Rhiannon Buchholz

Rhiannon Buchholz

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) of Conjunctiva in Health and Disease

Mohammedreza Farshchi

Mohammedreza Farshchi


Effect of Oxidative Stress from Hydroquinone on Cataract Development

Justin Huynh

Justin Huynh


Deep Learning Image Quality Assessment and Enhancement of Fundus Photographs Increases Accuracy in Automated Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Detection

Bryanna Lee

Bryanna Lee


Investigating the Associations between Smoking and Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy through RNA Sequencing


For more information or questions about STRIVE please email UC San Diego program coordinator Victoria Patronilo at vpatronilo@health.ucsd.edu



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