MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARLY RESEARCH REQUIREMENT

Major Steps and Deadlines

Class of 2011

Research Requirements

Deadlines

Promotion Requirements

Select Mentor

April 7, 2008

Extended until April 11, 2008

n/a

Submit Research Proposal

September 17, 2008

Must submit proposal for promotion to Phase II.

Approval of Research Proposal

January 3, 2010

Must have proposal approved for promotion to Phase III.

Submit Scholarly Research Paper for Review

December 1, 2010

Must have final paper approved before graduation.

Research Presentation

April 2011

Must present research prior to graduation.

Presentation – In order for your presentation to be applied as your research requirement, your PROPOSAL must be APPROVED prior to the time of presentation.  The most common opportunities for presentation with The University of New Mexico School of Medicine connection are:

1.      The Western Student Medical Research Forum in Carmel, California, traditionally held every year in January/February;

2.      New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians winter meeting (January) in Albuquerque and summer meeting (June/July) in Taos, NM.

3.      The University of New Mexico School of Medicine’s Medical Student Research Day, usually held in mid-April;

4.      New Mexico Chapter of the American College of Physicians in Albuquerque, usually held the first week in November;