Summer Undergraduate Research Program
UNMC's Department of Internal Medicine offers two summer research programs for undergraduate students:
- Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
- Summer Undergraduate Alcohol Research Program (SUARP)
Chosen applicants will spend 10 weeks of the summer working on a research project in one of the divisions within the department. Students accepted to the program are committing to work 40-hour work weeks for 10 weeks.
Students who elect to participate in the alcohol research program will participate in SURP activities, as well as weekly SUARP seminars hosted by the faculty of the Alcohol Interest Group and a weekly journal club. Students participating in SURP also may attend the weekly SUARP seminars.
The program culminates with a mandatory poster session at which all SURP and SUARP student efforts and their findings are presented for faculty, staff, family and peers to view.
Please contact Toni Goeser if you have further questions regarding an application to the Department of Internal Medicine.
Pipettes and possibilities: One student's SURP experience
Read about Mollie Nielsen's experience with UNMC's Summer Undergraduate Research Program. The University of Nebraska at Omaha student worked with Bin Duan, PhD, associate professor in the UNMC Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, in the summer of 2024.
SURP/SUARP Mentor Guidelines
- The mentor will supervise their summer student, either directly or by another faculty or qualified staff member.
- The faculty mentor will provide supplies and other resources for the project.
- Students should not be unsupervised for extended periods and should have access to someone to answer questions, preferably in person or immediately available by phone.
- Students may come in for short tasks on a weekend but should not be working alone for an extended time outside of normal working hours.
- Faculty mentors will meet regularly with the student throughout the 10 weeks.
- It is expected that students will participate on-site rather than remotely.
- Students are required to participate in the poster session at the end of the program. They will receive group instruction on poster preparation and additional assistance is available, if needed.
- If you would like a specific applicant to work in your lab, he/she can fill out the application. If a student has approached you already, they must still complete a SURP application. These students' applications will be reviewed but they are not guaranteed a position, as they need to be competitive in the context of the applicant pool. We would like to allow as many deserving students as possible to participate in our program.
- If you would like to mentor a returning student, the department would expect you to pay for their salary/stipend from other sources. A student will not be paid by departmental SURP/SUARP funds for more than one summer.