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Tuesday, October 04, 2022

Honors Research Project Meeting Recap

 

  • The Honors Research Program in research training for medical students that augments the regular medical school curriculum and leads to the conferment of Honors in Research in a Special Field at graduation.
  • Research proposal
    • 5-12 pages
    • Should contain objectives, background, methods, preliminary results, conclusion, and references
    • Letter of Support
  • After the project is accepted, researchers should form a 4 -5 members committee who they will present their thesis to after completion
  • Successful completion of the Honors Program requires the writing (at least 12-25 pages) and oral defense of a thesis
  • The final oral defense of the thesis will be conducted by the Ad Hoc Thesis Committee no later than April 1st prior to graduation
  • Ensure you receive proper IRB approval for your project
  • Send proposals to Jiaren Sun, MD at jisun@utmb.edu 
  • Link to the PowerPoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ScsBOaDjRVR6QEDha_47VzBIa-LE191qYnmqpaBUFfI/edit?usp=sharing