RESOURCES FOR FINDING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF UNC

The Office of Medical Student Research has a list of external opportunities available here. Additional example external opportunities are listed below, organized alphabetically by specialty area/disease category:

Anesthesiology	Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship Program
Cardiology	American Heart Association – American Stroke Association Student Scholarship Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute Student Intern Research Program Harvard-Longwood Short Term Research Training in Vascular Surgery (NIH-T35) New York Academy of Medicine – The Glorney-Raisbeck Medical Student Grants in Cardiovascular Research Society for Vascular Surgery Student Research Fellwoship
Community Health, Rural Health, Global Health, and Health Disparities	Appalachian Preceptorship through Quillen College of Medicine Dept of Rural Health Tropical Disease Research Program International Research Training Workshop in Ecuador Duke University Program on Global Policy and Governance FRONTERA Border Health Scholars Program Interhealth South America Winter and Summer Global Health Programs in Ecuador Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research Health Disparities Summer Program Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training at the University of California – Irvine Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine Environmental and Occupational Health Summer Traineeships for First Year Medical Students New York Academy of Medicine – The David E. Rogers Fellowship Program Fellowships from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Johns Hopkins Public Health Summer Institutes
Dermatology	American Dermatological Association American Skin Association Medical Student Grant Targeting Melanoma Melanoma Research Foundation Medical Student Research Grant National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Emergency, Trauma, and Wilderness Medicine	Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Medical Student Research Grant Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Medical Student Summer Scholars WellSpan York Hospital Emergency Medicine Summer Externship Program for Medical Students Wilderness Medical Society Charles S. Houston Herbert N. Hultgren National Medical Student Injury Research Training
Endocrinology	Endocrine Society Summer Research Fellowships NIDDK Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes Student Research Training Program (SRTP) in Diabetes and Obesity
Gastroenterology	American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Medical Student Research Initiation Grant Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Louisville Summer Student Researcher North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) Student Research Fellowship
Geriatrics	American Federation for Aging Research Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR)
Health Policy	Center for Injury Research and Policy Medical Student Injury Research Training Program Duke University Program on Global Policy and Governance New York Academy of Medicine – The David E. Rogers Fellowship Program
Hematology	American Society of Hematology (ASH) Minority Medical Student Award
Immunology	LUPUS Foundation of America Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship Program National Multiple Sclerosis Society Medical Student Fellowships in MS Ragon Institute of MGH
Infectious Disease	Infectious Disease Society of America (ISDA) Medical Scholars Program James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Ragon Institute of MGH Fellowships from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Medical Ethics and Medical Humanities	American Osler Society William Bean Student Award Jewish Medical Ethics & Israel Experience Program
Mental Health, Psychiatry, and Addiction	New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – Health Research Training Program (HRTP) Institute for Research, Education &Training in Addiction Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Summer Institute in Psychiatry for Medical Students Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Summer Institute for Medical Students
Nephrology and Urology	American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Foundation for Kidney Research Student Scholar Grant Vanderbilt University Student Research Training Program in Kidney Disease New York Academy of Medicine – The Ferdinand C. Valentine Medical Student Research Grants in Urology Urology Care Foundation Herbert Brendler, MD, Summer Medical Student Fellowship Program
Neurology	American Academy of Neurologists Medical Student Summer Research Program American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowships American Parkinson Disease Association Medical Students Summer Fellowship Campagna Summer Research Scholarship in Neurological Surgery Child Neurology Foundation Swaiman Medical Scholarship Program Council of State Neurosurgical Societies/CNS Medical Student Fellowship in Socioeconomic Research National Multiple Sclerosis Society Medical Student Fellowships in MS Parkinson’s Disease Society Summer Research Fellowships Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Summer Externship Program
Nutrition	Clinical Nutrition Internship Program Student Research Training Program (SRTP) in Diabetes and Obesity Summer Program in Obesity at the University of Maryland
Oncology	Children’s Hospital Los Angeles-USC Summer Oncology Fellowship MD Anderson Cancer Center First Year Medical Student Program Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Medical Student Summer Fellowship Research Program Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program Roswell Park Summer Oncology Research Program Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins – Summer Fellowship CUPID Program Siteman Cancer Center Summer Opportunities Program Simon Kramer Summer Externship
Ophthalmology	Fight for Sight Summer Student Fellowships National Eye Institute Diversity in Vision Research & Ophthalmology (DIVRO) Sjogren’s Syndrone Foundation (SSF) Student Fellowship – Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists Education and Research Foundation (CLAO ERF)
Orthopedics/Musculoskeletal	Association of Academic Physiatrists National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Nth Dimensions Educational Solutions Orthopaedic Summer Internship Program Rheumatology Research Foundation Medical Student Research Preceptorship Summer Externship Program at the Feinberg School of Medicine within the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Summer Externship Program
Pediatrics	St. Jude’s Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program American Pediatric Society & Society for Pediatric Research Child & Family Research Institute Summer Student Research Program Child Neurology Foundation Swaiman Medical Scholarship Program Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Summer Research Fellowship Herman B. Wells Pediatric Research Center Internships JACK’s Summer Scholar’s Program in Pediatrics at VCU North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program SickKids Summer Research Program Strong Children’s Research Center (SCRC) Summer Training Program Student Research Internship Program at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Pulmonology	Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute Student Intern Research Program Robert L. Mayock Student Research Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania: The Penn Lung Center
Radiology	Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Summer Research Program Radiological Society of North America Research Medical Student Grant SIR Foundation Summer Medical Student Research Internship Program Simon Kramer Summer Externship
Reproductive	Center for Reproductive Medicine Summer Internship Course at the Cleveland Clinic
Surgery	American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Summer Intern Scholarship Program Hospital for Special Surgery Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Harvard-Longwood Short Term Research Training in Vascular Surgery (NIH-T35) Society for Vascular Surgery Student Research Fellowship Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Medical Student Summer Scholars Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Summer Externship Program
General/Miscellaneous	American Medical Association Foundation Seed Grant Research Program Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Summer Fellowships Graduate Experience for Multicultural Students (GEMS) For Professional Students HHMI Summer Medical Fellows Program IUSM Student Research Program in Academic Medicine Kennan Research Centre Summer Student Program Kettering Medical Center Summer Externship Program MAHE IUSM-Fort Wayne Summer Research Program Massachusetts General Hospital Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) Mayo Clinic Summer Research Fellowship Medical Student Rotation & Resident Travel Award M-STREAM Summer Program NIH Summer Internship Program Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center Medical Student Summer Externship Program Reading Hospital Student Summer Training Program Summer Preceptorship Program at the Altoona Regional Health System Summer Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Scholar Grants Summer Student Scholars Program at Baystate Medical Center in Boston National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) Summer Apprenticeship Program

You can also find some other short-term opportunities (like fellowships, which are great for summer) at the UNC SOM Office for Medical Student Research website.