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SOAR Student Application

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We are now accepting applications for the 2020 Student Opportunities for Academic Achievements through Research (SOAR) program which provides full-time research experience to USC School of Medicine students who are completing their M1 year. Students can work with a translational science or clinical faculty mentor on a research project in the faculty member's area of expertise. Students will be matched with a mentor based on research interests indicated in this application.

Students selected to participate in the program will work a minimum of 40 hours per week for 8 weeks starting in the summer after their M1 year. They will attend a weekly seminar and will be awarded a stipend of $2500 for the 8-week training period. The exact start and end dates of the 8-week period can be established by the student and mentor but must begin after May 18th and end no later than August 7th.

All SOAR participants will generate two academic products as a result of this experience:

1. A podium talk of their research experience to be presented at the Graduate Student Seminar in the fall

2. A poster presentation of research findings to be submitted and presented at DiscoverUSC in the spring

Completed applications must be submitted by 11:59PM January 6th, 2020

If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Renaud at Samantha.Renaud@uscmed.sc.edu

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Are you currently in good academic standing?

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Your academic standing will be verified at the end of the spring semester. Students must be in good academic standing to participate in SOAR.

Are you considering pursuing a career in academic medicine?

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What is the medical specialty that most interests you at this time? Please only provide one.

Are there other specialties that interest you? Please include no more than 3

Describe what you hope to gain by participating in the SOAR program and how this will affect your career in medicine.
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Provide a statement of your career goals including how you plan to achieve them.
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Please provide any additional comments that you would like us to consider as we assess your application
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Prior research experience is not required for participation in the SOAR program. If you have previously worked on research, please describe it below

Do you have previous research experience (including research employment)?

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What type of research experience?

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Summarize any previous laboratory or clinical research experience you may have or any research related employment.
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The following information will not be shared with reviewers. If you are selected to participate in the SOAR program, your response here will help us determine your faculty match.

While we attempt to match students with mentors in accordance with declared interests, this is based on faculty availability and may not be feasible in all circumstances.

Would you like to be considered for one of our off-campus research internships if housing is provided?

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What type of research opportunity are you most interested in beginning this summer through the SOAR program?

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Clinical research only

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Select up to 5 research areas of focus that interest you

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Behavioral science

Cardiology

Critical care

Dermatology

Emergency medicine

Endocrinology

Family medicine

Hematology

Gastroenterology

Genetics

Global health

Health disparities

Health data

Immunology

Infectious disease

Internal medicine

Nephrology

Neurology

Neuropsychiatry

Neuroscience

Obstetrics and gynecology

Oncology

Ophthamology

Orthopedics

Pathology

Patient education

Pediatrics

Preventive medicine

Radiology

Regenerative medicine

Rural health

Sports medicine

Surgery

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Describe your general research interests, including any strong preferences for, or against working in any specific research area.
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Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

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By submitting this application, I affirm that the information set forth in my application is true and complete. I understand that if I am accepted as a participant in the SOAR program I will devote my efforts during this period towards satisfactory completion of the project in my mentor's laboratory and attendance at the weekly seminar. In addition, I am aware that as part of my participation in the SOAR program I will be expected to give an oral presentation during the fall semester in the SOM Biomedical Sciences Graduate Seminar Series and a poster presentation at DiscoverUSC in April of the subsequent academic year.

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