The Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) is a program at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) that pairs students with an Mass General faculty preceptor to provide guidance and mentorship in a new or ongoing research project. The Mass General Center for Diversity and Inclusion founded the program in 1992 for students historically underrepresented in medicine (UiM)* who are interested in academic medicine and/or biomedical research. This year the program starts with the orientation on Monday, June 3, 2024, and ends on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Students are selected from a nationwide competition to participate in SRTP. Each student is assigned to a specific laboratory, clinical site, health policy, or health services research area where they undertake an original research project under the mentorship and guidance of a Mass General investigator. Assignments are carefully considered and are made with the student's research and career interests in mind. In addition to this unique research experience, students will gain knowledge through weekly seminars at MGH, attend career development workshops and networking events, and have opportunities for clinical shadowing.

In 2017, SRTP received the Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring from Harvard Medical School (HMS). The award recognizes efforts to foster innovation and sustainability in mentoring while building a culture of excellence in mentoring and provides an opportunity for others in the HMS community to learn from successful mentoring programs.

• Interest in pursuing a career in academic medicine or biomedical research
• Member of a group that is underrepresented in medicine (UiM)*
• Undergraduate junior or senior; rising first-year medical student; first-year medical student; graduate-school student; or post-baccalaureate student
• Attended/attending a college, graduate school or medical school in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
• US citizens or permanent residents

Completed application:

• Personal Statement
• Resume or CV
• Professional Photo
• Two Letters of Recommendation written specifically for the program
• All copies and original transcripts from college, graduate, and/or medical schools attend(ed) are necessary. (we prefer original transcripts, although copies are accepted, originals are a must if you are accepted)
  
• Official transcripts must be uploaded to the SRTP Application system, we will not be able to collect mail or emailed transcripts.
  
• If you are an undergraduate student, you must submit your undergraduate transcript for all schools attended.
• If you are a graduate student, you must submit your undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
• If you are in medical school, you must submit the transcripts from your undergraduate school and/or graduate school (if you attend graduate school) and the MS transcript if available, or a letter of good standing from your med school if an MS transcript is not available.
• Letter of Good Standing
• Only required for those in medical school if medical school transcripts are not yet available
• If accepted, proof of health insurance
• Commitment to working solely at Mass General for the duration of SRTP; students participating in other programs or employment responsibilities within the SRTP program dates are not eligible
• Availability to attend SRTP in its entirety