About
The Meyer Cancer Center (MCC) and the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine (EIPM) have partnered to create a comprehensive summer internship experience. Over this 7-week internship, selected research scholars will receive hands-on research mentorship by MCC and/or EIPM faculty and fellows, attend professional development workshops, and participate in cancer and precision medicine-focused didactics. Each research scholar will write a 2-page paper summarizing their summer project and cuminates in a research showcase where scholars present a brief overview of their work.
Students are also invited to attend regular EIPM and MCC events, including seminar series, working groups, etc.
Throughout their time at WCM students will:
- Receive hands-on mentorship on researching a scientific questions
- Learn about the latest advancements in cancer and precision medicine care through our didactic curriculum
- Attend professional development workshops, including workshops on crafting a pitch, how to find a mentor, and panel sessions with members of the admissions committees for our graduate, medical, and MD, PhD programs
- Draft a 2-page paper about their research using NIH grant guidelines
- Present a 5-minute summary of their work
- Integrate into the WCM multidisciplinary community through attending WCM seminar series and events and interacting with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and staff
Eligibility & Application considerations:
- This program runs between June 25 - August 15, 2025
- The expected time commitment will be ~25 hours/week
- This program does not include physician shadowing
- Students must be 16 years old as of March 1, 2025
- Proof of COVID-19 and Flu vaccination, and TB Skin Tests (PPD) will be required to participate
- This is an unpaid internship and housing is not available
Key Dates
- Applications open December 2024
- Applications close January 20, 2025 @ 5pm EST
- First round applicants notified February 5, 2024
- First round applicants must accept or decline interview by February 7, 2025 @ 5pm EST
- Interviews conducted week of February 18-21, 2025
- Finalist Applicants notified of final decisions February 28, 2025
- Finalist Applicants must accept or decline position by March 3, 2025 @ 5pm EST
- Program runs from June 25, 2025 to August 15, 2025
- End-of-Program Presentations August 14, 2025