Program Description
Program Description: The SOARinG Program will serve as the centralized program for UofSCSOMG medical student research experience with faculty mentors across the Prisma Health Sciences Center (UofSC, Clemson, Furman and Prisma Health Upstate). The program will match M1 students with mentored research projects to take place in the summer between their M1 and M2 years (6-8 weeks). A seminar series and journal club are components of the program and will run throughout the summer culminating in the UofSCSOMG Annual Medical Student Research Symposium. Students are required to submit an abstract for presentation as a poster or oral talk at the Symposium.
Program Details
December 2021:
- SOARinG Application opens for SOMG medical student for summer 2022 research
January 2022:
- Finalize SOARinG research mentors and associated project availability
- Research Mentor Student Recruitment Form
February 2022:
- SOARinG Application for SOMG students due on February 25th
March 2022:
- Notification of research mentor-mentee matches by March 21st
- Application for SOMG paid stipends opens
April 2022:
- Students meet with research mentors to discuss project details and agree to and sign mentor-mentee agreement (Due date April 15th)
- Scholar’s Application for SOMG paid stipend due on April 18th
May 2022:
- Announcement of SOMG stipend awardees May 2nd
- SOMG Summer Student Research officially begins May 23rd
June 2022:
- Journal Club on June 3rd, 10th, and 24th
July 2022:
- Abstract submission for UofSCSOMG Annual Medical Student Research Symposium
- UofSCSOMG Annual Medical Student Research Symposium will be held on July 22nd