Stanley Kim, BVSc, MS, DirectorChris Sanchez, DVM, PhD

Linda Hayward, PhDRoy Curtiss, PhD

Ammon Peck, PhD

FVSP Mission� To expose veterinary students to career opportunities

in biomedical research

� Industry

� Drug development, testing, marketing

� Government

� CDC, NIH, USDA

� Academia

FVSP Funding� UF CVM

� Office of Research and Graduate Studies

� Faculty mentors

� Merial Animal Health

� Morris Animal Foundation

FVSP Program Details� 10 weeks

� Applied or clinical research

� UF or other Merial-affiliated program

� May 22-July 25

� Stipend - $5,000

� Two installments of $2500

� Assuming satisfactory progress

� Taxes taken out

FVSP Program Details� Weekly 2 hr lecture/field trips

� Balance of time in sponsor’s lab

� Presentation of research results (3 min talk w/ slides)

� Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium

� Optional funded travel and poster presentation

� Hosted by the NIH

MAF Scholar Program� Same summer program

� Similar application process

� http://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/researchers/veterinary-student-scholars/

� One application from UF forwarded to MAF

What do you have to do?� Visit website

� http://research.vetmed.ufl.edu/research-programs/student-scholars-program/

� Talk to faculty

� Ask me or last year’s students for recommendations

� Apply

� Academic credentials (undergrad and 1st semester GPA)

� Personal statement

� Career goals and why you want to participate

� Rank faculty mentors

Who gets funded?� Number of students depends on available funding

� Student criteria

� GPA and personal statement

� Faculty criteria

� Project abstract

� Availability of project and stipend matching funds

� History of mentorship

Association with VEM 5991

� Students are eligible to enroll for summer and receive VEM 5991 credit

� If project will be completed during that period

� Draft manuscript written

� Alternatively, the VEM 5991 requirement must be fulfilled before 3rd year Spring

Why should you apply?� See if you like research!

� Complete individualized research credit (while getting paid!)

� If you attend the NVSP conference, poster done for later presentation

� Potential publication

� Bonus for application to residency/internship programs

� Opens opportunities for alternate careers

2017 FVSP Critical Dates� FSVP Information Session for Students: 11/28/16

� Students contact potential mentors: 12/3/15-2/3/17

� Faculty application (except student ranking) due: 1/13/17

� Student applications and student ranking of faculty projects due: 2/3/17

� Results released: 2/24/17

� Summer research program dates: 5/22/16-7/25/17

� Data blitz: 7/25/17

� National Veterinary Scholars Symposium: 8/3/17-8/6/17 at the National Institutes of Health

2016 Scholars Forum� Hillary Algood� Kaylee Brown � Sydney Chauntin� Nicole Furst� Courtney Howard � Michael Khan � Rosalind Kopp � Kelly Mills � Leandra Mosca� Timothy O'Leary � Alexa Stephen � Chelsey Tournade� Mallory Cooley � Rachel Ferrall� Bryce Miller� Rachel Lucia

Questions?