Research & Service Opportunities
SUMMER PROGRAMS | Rising MS2
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RESEARCH PROJECT CATALOG 2026 COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT CATALOG 2026
UMass Chan students partner with faculty on curriculum or research projects lasting a minimum of four weeks. A stipend is provided to participating students. Please note the student application deadlines:
Research Domain: March 13, 2026
Community Health Domain: April 17, 2026
- Program structure, for details click here
- Recorded Information Session for Summer 2026 click here
- Recorded Orientation Session for Summer 2025 click here
- Slides for Orientation Session for Summer 2025 click here
- To view examples of prior students’ work and poster sessions click here
Summer Program Domains:
- Focus on Research
Faculty mentors provide projects on which T.H. Chan School of Medicine students work for pay during an 8-week period in the summer after their first medical school year at UMass Chan Medical School - Focus on Community Health
Coordinated in conjunction with the department of Family Medicine and Community Health, the Summer Service-Learning Assistantship Program offers rising second-year medical students the opportunity to work in a wide variety of community-based health, educational and human service organizations across the Commonwealth during the summer months. - Focus on Global Health
For questions, please contact Project Coordinator Mirela.Skaka@umassmed.edu for assistance.