DACCPM Summer Research Program
The commencement of the DACCPM Summer Research Program coincides with the student's summer break, with the majority of trainees beginning at the end of May. During this 10-week-long program, students will be matched with a faculty mentor and assigned a research project to carry out during the summer program
As mentor matching occurs at a programmatic level, please reach out to your Program Director if you have any questions about the process for your respective program.
All accepted trainees will receive an electronic copy of The Biology of Cancer textbook written by Robert Weinberg, Ph.D. before the start of the summer program. It is expected that accepted trainees will review the text as the first day and a half of the summer program will be devoted to a Cancer Biology boot camp.
Trainees will have the opportunity to attend other academic and professional development programming on topics such as applying to graduate school and the different career tracks some of our faculty have pursued.
The summer program will culminate with a poster symposium where all trainees will have the opportunity to showcase their research projects to the larger MD Anderson research community
Eligibility Requirements
- High school students must be 18 or older. They must be in good academic standing or graduating, and they must all have an official proof of enrollment.
- College students must be in good academic standing with an official proof of enrollment for the spring semester.
- MS1s must be medical students who have completed their first year of medical school with an official proof of enrollment for the spring semester that also states the student is not enrolled in summer courses.
- The summer interns must participate the entire length of the 8-10-week program, full-time (8 a.m.-5 p.m.), part-time (8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.), Monday – Friday and in-person. Partial participation (i.e., early or late program start/end) is not permitted.
All students will work full-time at 40 hours per week. Normal hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Exact work schedules are subject to the primary mentor's needs and expectations. - Must commit to the full 8-10-week program without other summer program commitments.
For thorough eligibility and selection information, visit the official website or contact the organizers directly.