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Training at four academic/professional levels is integral to FM Research.

Medical Science Interdepartmental Area

For:  Current FM House Officers
Offers:  MS in Medical Research
Requires: 38 course hours, usually completed over three years. Includes ethics, biostatistics, epidemiology, healthcare research and original research project and thesis

See MSIA in FM Research
or contact: Dr. Helen McIlvain (hemcilva@unmc.edu)

Med Student Summer Research Scholarship Program

For: Students in UNMC College of Medicine, especially first-year
Offers: Credit for summer rotation, stipend
Requires: Application describing research plan; letter of support from faculty sponsor; 8-12 weeks, 40 hours per week

• Characteristics of Successful Family Physicians in Rural Nebraska: A Qualitative Study ot Physician Interviews
• Tobacco Assessment: An Accurate Health History.

For information about M-1 Summer Research, contact:
Susan Davis (sedavis@unmc.edu)

Graduate Research Assistants

For: Graduate Students enrolled in area institutions
Offers: Tuition up to 9 hrs/semester; annual stipend
Requires: 20 hours per week; collaboration with research faculty

Recent GRA research:

• Barriers to Effective Depression Treatment in Primary Care
• Teen Counselors for Smoking Cessation
• Comparison of Office Measurement and Automated BP Measurement

For information about a becoming a graduate research assistant, contact:
Susan Davis (sedavis@unmc.edu)