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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Opportunities</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />

<strong>Pritzker</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong>


Departments th<strong>at</strong> Class <strong>of</strong> 2010<br />

Performed <strong>Research</strong><br />

Orthopedics<br />

Opthamology<br />

Derm<strong>at</strong>ology<br />

Plastic Surgery<br />

Urology<br />

ENT<br />

Oncology<br />

Pedi<strong>at</strong>rics<br />

Neurosurgery<br />

Neurology<br />

OB/Gyn<br />

Family <strong>Medicine</strong><br />

Emergency Med<br />

Anesthesiology<br />

P<strong>at</strong>hology<br />

Health Policy<br />

Ethics<br />

Cardiology<br />

General Surgery<br />

Gastroenterolgy


<strong>Research</strong>? You mean bench work?<br />

Clinical Investig<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Health Policy<br />

Public and Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Health<br />

Basic Science


Clinical<br />

• Retrospective Medical Chart Reviews<br />

•Survey<br />

• Prospective Clinical Trials<br />

• Liter<strong>at</strong>ure Reviews<br />

• Case Studies<br />

• Book Chapters


Health Policy<br />

• Work with Law or Business Students<br />

• Surveys about public/physician <strong>at</strong>titudes<br />

• Masters in Public Health<br />

• Chicago or N<strong>at</strong>ional Policies<br />

• N<strong>at</strong>ional Organiz<strong>at</strong>ions (AMA, AMSA, etc)


Public or Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Health<br />

• MPH in public health issues<br />

• local or n<strong>at</strong>ional programs<br />

• Issues facing community (South Side, etc)<br />

• Intern<strong>at</strong>ional health issues<br />

• Local or Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Health Disparities


Basic Science<br />

• Molecular Oncology<br />

• Immunology<br />

• Neuroscience<br />

• Cardiovascular<br />

• Tissue Regener<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

• Development<br />

• Expression Analysis


How are our projects funded?<br />

Summer <strong>Research</strong> Program<br />

Global Health Initi<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

<strong>Pritzker</strong> Fellowship<br />

Howard Hughes Fellowship<br />

Fentress Fellowship


<strong>Pritzker</strong> Summer <strong>Research</strong><br />

NIH funded program<br />

• usually after 1 st year <strong>of</strong> medical school<br />

Funds a summer <strong>of</strong> research in every type<br />

<strong>of</strong> medical investig<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Weekly cluster groups and seminars<br />

Symposium <strong>at</strong> conclusion <strong>of</strong> summer


Global Health Initi<strong>at</strong>ive<br />

Dr Funmi Olopade<br />

“Support global health activities th<strong>at</strong> build capacity through<br />

multidisciplinary, contextual approaches to discovery and<br />

to addressing complex health challenges.”<br />

Supports Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Research</strong> Efforts


Fellowships<br />

<strong>Pritzker</strong> Fellowship<br />

• Supports 1 yr <strong>of</strong> research, including<br />

clinical, basic science, intern<strong>at</strong>ional, public<br />

health, health policy, etc<br />

Calvin Fentress <strong>Research</strong> Fellowship<br />

• Support medical students to perform<br />

research projects during 4 th year<br />

Howard Hughes Fellowship


<strong>Pritzker</strong> Summer <strong>Research</strong><br />

NIH funded program<br />

• usually after 1 st year <strong>of</strong> medical school<br />

Funds a summer <strong>of</strong> research in every type<br />

<strong>of</strong> medical investig<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Weekly cluster groups and seminars<br />

Symposium <strong>at</strong> conclusion <strong>of</strong> summer


Conferences<br />

<strong>Pritzker</strong> Summer <strong>Research</strong> Symposium<br />

• 1 st year medical students<br />

Charles Huggins <strong>Research</strong> Symposium<br />

• Department <strong>of</strong> Surgery<br />

Senior Scientific Session<br />

• 4 th year medical students present research<br />

performed throughout medical school


Conferences


Basic Science


Mentorship


Senior Scientific Founder


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