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Pediatrics Summer Programs for Medical Students

The Department of Pediatrics at New York University Grossman School of Medicine provides opportunities to medical students during the summer to augment their learning experiences in biomedical research while exploring clinical areas of interest.

The Pediatrics Summer Research Fellowship(SRF) pairs each student with a research mentor who focuses on clinical or basic science research in either general pediatrics or pediatric subspecialties (e.g. pediatric endocrinology, cardiology, infectious disease, oncology, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, or emergency medicine). We do not offer opportunities in pediatric radiology or pediatric surgical subspecialties such as pediatric surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), orthopedic surgery, or neurosurgery.

The summer fellowship is geared toward first-year medical students, will be a six- week program (35 hours/week), and will run from June 9 - July 18, 2025. All students must commit to spending at least six weeks in the program. There is some flexibility in the start and end dates for students coming from outside of NYU, but please note students are not able to start earlier than May 27 or end later than August 1. Additional flexibility for start and end dates can be given for students able to commit more than six weeks to the program.

We will not review applications that are incomplete or that do not adhere to the application guidelines.

This summer fellowship incorporates a clinical shadowing component, which will be approximately be 1/2 day (~4 hours) per week. Due to this requirement and given the importance of in person collaboration as a fundamental part of the research process, it is expected that students will be on-site at least 3 days a week.

At the end of the fellowship, you will be expected to do a presentation of your project in-person to your peers in the program and a panel of research mentors, who have worked with the fellows over the summer. Stipends are available only to medical students attending NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

There are two separate application processes:

  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine students apply through the system set up by the Office of Medical Education. NYU students must submit the rankings via the website by Jan 31, 2025. Results will be posted on March 3, 2025. Additional details on the SRF application process and how students will be matched with a mentor can be found on the Areas of Concentration Brightspace page.
  • For students applying from outside of NYU Grossman School of Medicine, please fill out the application. The deadline for application is January 15, 2025. Acceptance notifications will be sent out in mid-March 2025. Students accepted into the program will be matched with mentors based on common interests and project availability. There will not be opportunities to switch mentors or projects after a match is made. Please note that stipends, scholarships, financial assistance, and housing are not available for students coming from outside of NYU.
  • Please contact Denise Garcia at Denise.Garcia@NYULangone.org to learn more. For an overview of research in our department, view our “Research in Pediatrics” video, which features several of the mentors from the summer fellowship.

The fellowship is led by co-directors Alexander F. Glick, MD, MS, and Preneet Cheema Brar, MD, MS.