Stanley Kim, BVSc, MS, Director Chris Sanchez, DVM, PhD Linda Hayward, PhD Roy Curtiss, PhD Ammon Peck, PhD
Stanley Kim, BVSc, MS, DirectorChris Sanchez, DVM, PhD
Linda Hayward, PhDRoy Curtiss, PhD
Ammon Peck, PhD
FVSP Mission� To expose veterinary students to career opportunities
in biomedical research
� Industry
� Drug development, testing, marketing
� Government
� CDC, NIH, USDA
� Academia
FVSP Funding� UF CVM
� Office of Research and Graduate Studies
� Faculty mentors
� Merial Animal Health
� Morris Animal Foundation
FVSP Program Details� 10 weeks
� Applied or clinical research
� UF or other Merial-affiliated program
� May 22-July 25
� Stipend - $5,000
� Two installments of $2500
� Assuming satisfactory progress
� Taxes taken out
FVSP Program Details� Weekly 2 hr lecture/field trips
� Balance of time in sponsor’s lab
� Presentation of research results (3 min talk w/ slides)
� Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium
� Optional funded travel and poster presentation
� Hosted by the NIH
MAF Scholar Program� Same summer program
� Similar application process
� http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/researchers/veterinary-student-scholars/
� One application from UF forwarded to MAF
What do you have to do?� Visit website
� http://research.vetmed.ufl.edu/research-programs/student-scholars-program/
� Talk to faculty
� Ask me or last year’s students for recommendations
� Apply
� Academic credentials (undergrad and 1st semester GPA)
� Personal statement
� Career goals and why you want to participate
� Rank faculty mentors
Who gets funded?� Number of students depends on available funding
� Student criteria
� GPA and personal statement
� Faculty criteria
� Project abstract
� Availability of project and stipend matching funds
� History of mentorship
Association with VEM 5991
� Students are eligible to enroll for summer and receive VEM 5991 credit
� If project will be completed during that period
� Draft manuscript written
� Alternatively, the VEM 5991 requirement must be fulfilled before 3rd year Spring
Why should you apply?� See if you like research!
� Complete individualized research credit (while getting paid!)
� If you attend the NVSP conference, poster done for later presentation
� Potential publication
� Bonus for application to residency/internship programs
� Opens opportunities for alternate careers
2017 FVSP Critical Dates� FSVP Information Session for Students: 11/28/16
� Students contact potential mentors: 12/3/15-2/3/17
� Faculty application (except student ranking) due: 1/13/17
� Student applications and student ranking of faculty projects due: 2/3/17
� Results released: 2/24/17
� Summer research program dates: 5/22/16-7/25/17
� Data blitz: 7/25/17
� National Veterinary Scholars Symposium: 8/3/17-8/6/17 at the National Institutes of Health
2016 Scholars Forum� Hillary Algood� Kaylee Brown � Sydney Chauntin� Nicole Furst� Courtney Howard � Michael Khan � Rosalind Kopp � Kelly Mills � Leandra Mosca� Timothy O'Leary � Alexa Stephen � Chelsey Tournade� Mallory Cooley � Rachel Ferrall� Bryce Miller� Rachel Lucia
Questions?