The Medical Fellows Program supports a year of full-time biomedical research training for medical and dental students. Applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. medical or dental school and the fellowship research may be conducted at any academic or nonprofit institution in the United States, except the National Institutes of Health. Research may be conducted abroad if the fellow's mentor is affiliated with a U.S. institution. An annual stipend of $27,000, an annual fellow's allowance of $5,500, and an annual research allowance of $5,500. http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/medfellows.html

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Fogarty International Center (FIC) , in partnership with The Ellison Medical Foundation , the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse , is offering a one-year clinical research training experience for graduate-level U.S. students in the health professions. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in developing countries. Africa, Asia, and the Americas are regions of the world that, if accepted, you may find yourself experiencing. http://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/overseasfellowship/start.htm

Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation: Eligibility: Medical students enrolled in any accredited medical school within the United States may apply for a Fellowship. Fellows have generally completed their second or third year of medical school. Up to 18 Fellows are chosen each year by the Endowment's Scientific Board on the basis of a national competition. Although applicants may have prior research experience, applications are also encouraged from students without extensive prior research experience. Applicants enrolled in a M.D./Ph.D. program will not be eligible for a Fellowship. http://www.sarnoffendowment.org/program/information.cfm

By means of the Sarah Rogers Fellowship, the School of Medicine would like to encourage more medical students to take one year off to do research, typically between the 2nd and 3rd years. Medical student success in such research is likely to generate publications and/or strong letters of reference, which will increase the probability of students entering excellent residency and fellowship programs - which in turn will help generate the academic faculty of the future. To encourage and support such research experiences, the Deans Office will support up to 7 Sara Rogers Fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010. Interested students are required to first apply to one or more of the existing one-year-out fellowships from external agencies (e.g., the Howard Hughes Medical Scholars Program, the Sarnoff Foundation Programs etc. Candidates should work with a qualified mentor and with the office of the Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Training to submit excellent applications to one or more outside agencies, and such applications would also form the core for the proposal for a Sara Rogers Fellowship. Additional information, to be provided will include the applicant's transcripts and evidence of good academic standing. Copies of letters of references provided for the applications to the outside agencies should also be forwarded directly to the office of the Associate Dean for Physician Scientist Training. A letter of support from a mentor will also be required, including a statement that s/he is willing to cover 50% of the support required to match the support provided by the Sara Rogers Fellowship. This will provide a stipend and basic benefits for one year for the student, to do full time research in the mentor's program, if they do not find external support. Contact for more details: adpstadmin@ucsd.edu