Research Opportunities at Pritzker - Pritzker School of Medicine
Research Opportunities at Pritzker - Pritzker School of Medicine
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<strong>Research</strong> <strong>Opportunities</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Pritzker</strong><br />
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<strong>Research</strong> Topics Among <strong>Pritzker</strong> Class <strong>of</strong> 2011<br />
Orthopedics<br />
Opthamology<br />
Derm<strong>at</strong>ology<br />
Plastic Surgery<br />
Urology<br />
ENT<br />
Pedi<strong>at</strong>rics<br />
Neurosurgery<br />
Neurology<br />
OB/Gyn<br />
Family <strong>Medicine</strong><br />
Emergency Med<br />
P<strong>at</strong>hology<br />
Health Policy<br />
Ethics<br />
Cardiology<br />
General Surgery<br />
Gastroenterolgy<br />
Heme/Onc<br />
Anesthesiology<br />
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<strong>Research</strong> = Bench Work?<br />
Basic science<br />
+<br />
Clinical research<br />
Health policy<br />
Ethics<br />
Medical educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Public/intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
health<br />
History <strong>of</strong> medicine<br />
Bioinform<strong>at</strong>ics<br />
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Clinical research<br />
Retrospective medical chart reviews<br />
Surveys<br />
Prospective clinical trials<br />
Liter<strong>at</strong>ure reviews<br />
Case studies<br />
Book chapters<br />
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Clinical research<br />
“Computer-aided Differenti<strong>at</strong>ion Between Benign and Malignant<br />
Tumors in Contrast-Enhanced Hep<strong>at</strong>ic CT”<br />
“Benign Mass Lesions <strong>of</strong> the Vocal Cord Mucosa: An Analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
Clinical and Histop<strong>at</strong>hologic Diagnoses”<br />
“Revisiting Dose-Dependent Differences in Safety and Efficacy <strong>of</strong><br />
Dexmedetomidine in the Sed<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Children Undergoing Non-<br />
Invasive Medical Procedures”<br />
“Quality Assessment <strong>of</strong> Medical Interpretive Services <strong>at</strong> the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Chicago Medical Center”<br />
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Health Policy<br />
Work with law or business students<br />
Surveys about public/physician <strong>at</strong>titudes<br />
Masters in Public Health (UIC, elsewhere)<br />
Chicago or n<strong>at</strong>ional policy<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional organiz<strong>at</strong>ions (AMA, AMSA, etc.)<br />
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Health Policy<br />
“Dissonance Between Actual DCD Eligible P<strong>at</strong>ients and Required DCD<br />
Protocol ‘Model Elements’: Implic<strong>at</strong>ions for Policies and Practice”<br />
“Obstetrician-Gynecologist Physicians’ Beliefs about Emergency<br />
Contraception: A N<strong>at</strong>ional Survey”<br />
“The Markov Decision Process Can Help Maximize Benefits in Kidney<br />
Paired Don<strong>at</strong>ion”<br />
“An Economic Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> the War on Cancer”<br />
“Payer-based Follow-up Trends in P<strong>at</strong>ients with Roux-en-Y Gastric<br />
Bypass or Duodenal Switch Surgery”<br />
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Public / Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Health<br />
MPH in public health issues (local or n<strong>at</strong>ional)<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<br />
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Public / Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Health<br />
“Community-Based Follow-Up for L<strong>at</strong>e P<strong>at</strong>ients Enrolled in a District-<br />
Wide Programme for Antiretroviral Therapy in Lusaka, Zambia”<br />
“Racial Disparities in Length <strong>of</strong> Hospital Stay on Academic General<br />
<strong>Medicine</strong> Services: A Multi-Center Study”<br />
“Using Real-Time Experience Sampling Method to Evalu<strong>at</strong>e Medical<br />
Student Engagement in a Global Health Experience”<br />
“Why Do Physicians Work in Underserved Areas?”<br />
“Availability <strong>of</strong> Specialty Care Resources in an Urban Underserved Area”<br />
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Basic Science<br />
Molecular oncology<br />
Immunology<br />
Neuroscience<br />
Cardiovascular<br />
Tissue regener<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Human development<br />
Expression analysis<br />
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Basic Science<br />
“IκB kinase Inhibitor, BMS-345541, with Temozolomide in the Tre<strong>at</strong>ment <strong>of</strong><br />
Glioblastoma”<br />
“Architecture <strong>of</strong> a Staphylococcus Aureus Site-specific DNA Recombinase<br />
Synaptic Complex”<br />
“4F Peptide Induces N<strong>at</strong>ural Antibody Production and Reduces Form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Nascent Atherosclerotic Lesions in Apolipoprotein E-Null Mice”<br />
“M<strong>at</strong>ure N<strong>at</strong>ural Killer Cell and Lymphoid Tissue Inducing Cell Development<br />
Requires Id2-Medi<strong>at</strong>ed Suppression <strong>of</strong> E-protein Activity”<br />
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How are projects funded?<br />
Summer <strong>Research</strong> Program (SRP)<br />
Growth & Development Training Program (GDTP)<br />
Global Health Initi<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
<strong>Pritzker</strong> Fellowship<br />
Calvin Fentress Fellowship<br />
HHMI Fellowship<br />
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Summer <strong>Research</strong> Program (SRP)<br />
NIH-funded program<br />
‣ usually after 1st year <strong>of</strong> medical school<br />
Funds a summer <strong>of</strong> research in any type <strong>of</strong><br />
medical investig<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Weekly cluster groups and seminars<br />
‣ hypothesis development, d<strong>at</strong>a analysis/interpret<strong>at</strong>ion, etc.<br />
End-<strong>of</strong>-summer research symposium/awards<br />
You get paid.<br />
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SRP and S&D<br />
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Growth & Development (GDTP)<br />
NIH-funded program similar to MSTP<br />
‣ usually between 2nd/3rd years <strong>of</strong> medical school, ~1-2<br />
students per year<br />
Funds biomedical PhD research in any department<br />
Applic<strong>at</strong>ions accepted while in medical school<br />
Funding is virtually identical to MSTP (minus MDonly<br />
years already completed)<br />
Administered through Department <strong>of</strong> Pedi<strong>at</strong>rics<br />
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Global Health Initi<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
Integr<strong>at</strong>ed into Global Health Scholars Track<br />
“Support global health activities th<strong>at</strong> build<br />
capacity through multidisciplinary, contextual<br />
approaches to discovery and to addressing<br />
complex health challenges.”<br />
—Dr. Funmi Olopade<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>e Dean for Global Health, Walter L. Palmer<br />
Distinguished Service Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in <strong>Medicine</strong> and Human<br />
Genetics; Director, Hem<strong>at</strong>ology/Oncology Fellowship<br />
Program; Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics;<br />
MacArthur Genius; Member, N<strong>at</strong>ional Cancer Advisory<br />
Board<br />
http://globalhealthiniti<strong>at</strong>ive.uchicago.edu/<br />
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<strong>Research</strong> Fellowships / <strong>Opportunities</strong><br />
<strong>Pritzker</strong> Fellowship<br />
‣ supports one year <strong>of</strong> research: clinical, basic science,<br />
intern<strong>at</strong>ional, public health, policy, etc.<br />
http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/current/students/<strong>Pritzker</strong>Fellowships.shtml<br />
Calvin Fentress Fellowship<br />
‣ supports 4th-year medical students to perform research<br />
http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/current/students/fentress.shtml<br />
HHMI Fellowship<br />
‣ external, supports one year <strong>of</strong> full-time biomedical research<br />
many, many others<br />
http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/current/students/research/<strong>Research</strong>_on_index.shtml<br />
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Conferences / Symposia / Seminars<br />
<strong>Pritzker</strong> Summer <strong>Research</strong> Symposium (1st years)<br />
Charles Huggins <strong>Research</strong> Symposium (Surgery)<br />
Medical Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Day<br />
<strong>Research</strong> in Medical Educ<strong>at</strong>ion (RIME)<br />
Senior Scientific Session (4th years)<br />
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Conferences<br />
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Basic Science<br />
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Mentorship<br />
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FAQs<br />
Do I have to do research while <strong>at</strong> <strong>Pritzker</strong>?<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> if I’ve never done research before?<br />
How do I get started? How do I choose?<br />
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Thanks! Questions?<br />
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More Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
2011 SRP Guide: http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/current/students/<br />
SRP_Guide.pdf<br />
SRP FAQs: https://duke.bsd.uchicago.edu/SRP/Documents/<br />
FAQ_Book.pdf<br />
<strong>Pritzker</strong> Podcast on SRP: http://pritzkerpodcast.com/<br />
2009/09/17/23-summer-research-program-mp3/<br />
External research funding: http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/current/<br />
students/research/<strong>Research</strong>_on_index.shtml<br />
GDTP: http://pritzker.uchicago.edu/jointdegrees/gdtp/index.shtml<br />
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<strong>Research</strong> Panelists<br />
Trent Hodgson (1st year, SRP)<br />
Emily Guhl (1st year, SRP)<br />
Ben Ferguson (PhD student, GDTP cancer biology)<br />
David Voce (between 2nd/3rd year, HHMI neuro-oncology)<br />
Jacqueline Poston (2nd year, SRP)<br />
K<strong>at</strong>ie Raffel (2nd year, SRP)<br />
Jenny Phillips (2nd year, SRP)<br />
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More questions?<br />
Trent Hodgson: thodgson@uchicago.edu<br />
Emily Guhl: enguhl@gmail.com<br />
Ben Ferguson: benjamin.d.ferguson@gmail.com<br />
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