Medical Student Summer Research Day set for July 25

The Whiddon College of Medicine will host the 52nd annual Medical Student Summer Research Day on Friday, July 25. 

This year, 44 rising second-year medical students and nine incoming first-year medical students participated in the Medical Student Summer Research Program. The eight-week program pairs medical students with faculty mentors, and students devote 30 to 40 hours a week to a research project. The summer experience includes hands-on research related to basic science and/or clinical medicine, and a seminar program that focuses on various scientific and clinical topics. Through the program, students develop an appreciation of how research contributes to the knowledge and practice of medicine.

The program culminates with student presentations and a keynote lecture on Summer Research Day. 

Medical student oral presentations
8:30 – 11 a.m.
Medical Sciences Building, first-floor auditorium

Keynote lecture
11 a.m. – noon
Medical Sciences Building, first-floor auditorium
Oliver McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Medical student poster presentations
12:30 – 2 p.m.
Medical Sciences Building, second-floor hallway (near the MSB/CSAB connector) 

Winners of the Clyde G. “Sid” Huggins Medical Student Research Awards will be announced after the event. The awards honor the memory of the first dean of students at the College of Medicine. Winners receive a plaque and a cash award.