Funded Elective and Seminar Opportunities

2018-19 Funded Visiting Elective Opportunities 

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities, please visit the AAMC /CiM Clinical and Research Opportunities Database here:  https://www.aamc.org/cim/specialty/exploreoptions/clinicalandresearchopportunities/

Ophthalmology

Sadun Research Fellowship in Ophthalmology 

The Sadun Ophthalmology Research Fellowship provides students who are interested in pursuing a career in ophthalmology with the necessary tools, skills, and experiences  to become leaders in ophthalmology and vision research.

As the Chair of the Doheny Eye Institute and Vice-Chair of Ophthalmology at UCLA, Dr. Alfreo A. Sadun, MD PhD is a world-renowned neuro-ophthalmologist, specializing in diseases of the optic nerve. Publishing over 330 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Sadun is committed to training the next generation of medical students to become leaders in ophthalmology , working with students for over 35 years from Harvard, to USC, and now UCLA. The Sadun laboratory has received NIH funding for over 25 years and students have consistently secured prestigious research grant awards and presented at national conferences. Given the productive spirit of the Sadun Lab in conjunction with a robust network of international research collaborations , students have a track record of publishing numerously in prestigious scientific journals and go on to hold academic positions at top research institutions. The Sadun research fellowship provides students with a plethora of both basic and clinical science research With his flexibility and commitment as a mentor, medical students have successfully balanced their research endeavors simultaneously with medical school, and many have pursued yearlong research fellowships with him.

To learn more about how to get involved, please contact Dr. Sadun’s lab coordinator: Samuel Asanad at sasanad@mednet.ucla.edu

Surgery (Deadline February 1, 2019)

Other 

Stanford Clinical Opportunity for Residency Experience (SCORE) (Deadline January 31, 2019)

the Stanford Clinical Opportunity for Residency Experience (SCORE) program which welcomes qualified final year visiting MD students underrepresented in medicine, socially, economically, or educationally disadvantaged, and whose backgrounds and experiences would diversify their clinical fields for a 4-week residential clinical rotation at Stanford School of Medicine.

We will appreciate if you can inform your students about this program and forward the SCORE webpage link widely to visiting MD students considering Stanford Medicine for residency.

What Students Can Anticipate

• SCORE will award a $2,000 stipend at the beginning of the rotation
• In addition to the stipend, SCORE will provide housing to the student for the duration of the rotation
• SCORE will waive the $200 standard application fee
• SCORE students receive mentorship from outstanding Stanford faculty members
• SCORE students participate in special program activities designed to form connections with Stanford faculty, residents, and students
• SCORE collaborates with other units like the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, Graduate Medical Education, Center of Excellence in Diversity in Medical Education, and Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance, among many others, to promote a robust experience during the student's rotation
• If the SCORE student has additional research interests, there may be the opportunity to participate in a scholarly research program
• SCORE students can immerse in local community programs and to life in the surrounding Bay Area. See the SCORE "Welcome Flyer

Visit the SCORE webpage for additional information.