Thursday, March 8, 2007

Summer Undergraduate Research 2007

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program provides paid internship opportunities for students to work intensively with faculty on research projects for ten weeks during the summer. The program's goals are to introduce students to research projects in Biomedical and Health Informatics, to facilitate contact with faculty, and to increase awareness among undergraduates about this emerging field. Biomedical and Health Informatics studies the acquisition, maintenance, retrieval and application of biomedical knowledge and information to improve patient care, medical education and health sciences research. Students are expected to present their research projects at the end of the program in a mini symposium. Titles of past undergraduate projects are available for browsing.

Eligibility for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program is limited to students who are either attending a college in the State of Washington or Washington residents going to college outside of the state. Seniors graduating in the Spring or Summer of 2007 are not eligible for the program.

In 2007, we expect to offer 5 - 7 students positions with various faculty in the Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics. Applicants should browse all of our research projects web pages to get an idea of the breadth of work carried out by the UW BHI group. This year, the following faculty have indicated that they are willing to mentor summer undergraduates. These faculty usually have specific projects in mind that fit within their research interests, and you may wish to browse their web pages to understand more about these. Most of the funding for SURP comes from research grants led by these faculty and is earmarked toward specific research goals. Applicants are encouraged to contact these faculty to ask questions or find out more about this summer's opportunities.

Jim Brinkley Valerie Daggett
John Gennari Ira Kalet
Bryant Karras
( See CPHI project page )
Eugene Kolker
( See BiaTech research page )
Bill Lober Peter Myler
Peter Tarczy-Hornoch
( See Biomediator and UII pages )
Anne Turner
( See CPHI project page )

Application materials are due on March 31, 2007. Admissions decisions will be made by April 11th. However, if applicants have other offers or earlier deadlines, please note these when you apply. In some cases, we may carry out "rolling admissions", and accept outstanding candidates soon after they apply.

Application Materials must include

  1. A resume
  2. Transcripts (may be an "unofficial" copy)
  3. An application form
  4. A statement of purpose
  5. A letter of recommendation

All materials should be sent to:

by email: informat@u.washington.eduThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

or by postal mail to:

Joan San
Program Coordinator
SURP/BHI
University of Washington
Box 357240
Seattle, WA 98195-7240

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