About the Program
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Surgery Summer Internship
Goal:
To create a surgical workforce that reflects the diversity and needs of the population UMass serves.
Objectives:
To provide exposure, support, and mentorship to college students underrepresented in medicine who are interested in the field of surgery through a 4-week summer internship at University of Massachusetts Medical School in order to:
- Introduce the field of surgery and the various surgical subspecialties
- Gain insight into the path to become a surgeon and provide the knowledge and tools required to be successful
- Provide hands-on surgical simulation experience, clinical exposure, and research opportunities to foster and expand such interests
- Build relationships between the community and surgical department at UMass
- Develop formal mentorships and sponsorships in pursuit of future surgical careers
Our 2024 Interns:
UMass Chan Medical School Department of Surgery
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Undergraduate URiM Summer Internship 2024
Plan:
Internship dates: June 2 - June 27, 2025 OR June 30 - July 25, 2025
Internship aims:
Research: participate in a clinical research project and/or case report with the goal of obtaining at least 1 publication
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- Will reach out to faculty and residents closer to internship dates for active projects
Shadowing: participate in clinical duties in the OR, clinic, and floors
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- Students will rotate weekly on four different services at University campus – options will include neurosurgery, vascular surgery, acute care surgery, pediatric surgery, transplant surgery, orthopedic surgery, trauma surgery (rotations TBD per availability)
Mentorship: each student will be assigned a faculty mentor and will meet weekly to check progress on aims. Each student will also be assigned a medical student mentor to aid in the application process.
Application: four local college students underrepresented in medicine will be chosen to participate in the summer internship. See application below. Deadline of application March 14, 2025
Funding: each student will be provided a stipend of $2700. Housing and food not included.
Printable application below:
