Pediatric Research Program (PRP)
Goal:
- To provide a mentored research experience for TCOM medical students to enhance research awareness and knowledge
Who Can Participate:
- Any 1st YEAR – UNTHSC TCOM Medical Student who:
- Is in good academic standing
- Completes:
- First year of TCOM medical school
- An application to participate in the Pediatric Research Program
- All required learning modules
- Has been accepted into Program and has an approved research mentor
Benefits:
- Pediatric Research Student Scholar Status (certificate)
- Introduced to research environment
- Improve skills in clinical/community/translational research, data collection/analysis
- Learn/practice presentations
- Tips for preparing case reports and research articles
- Opportunity to present work at local (RAD or CCMC)/regional/national platforms
- Publications (abstracts, case reports, case series, research articles and reviews)
General Program Timeline:
| January | Applications accepted |
| February | PRP Team will complete interviews with the applicants |
| April-May | PRP Team will finalize commitments from all Mentors
PRP Team will send students assigned |
| June | All PRP students will attend a Orientation Session |
| June – July | PRP students will complete Online Didactic Research Training Modules on Canvas
Mentors for Community, Translational and Epidemiology/Population Data Projects will interact with their mentees to assign and work on designated topic/research article/project |
| Fall: September – December | Student Presentations: Student(s) present to Mentors or CSAs and peers a PowerPoint summary of their assigned case/topic/project
Presentation time: 15 min (including Q&A) |
| Surveys | Participants will complete two surveys (1. After the completion of 2nd week; 2. At the completion of the program) |
| Continuation | The mentee-mentor interactions may continue with mutual understanding and time availability |
| Expectations of Mentees | Expectations of Mentees:
Attend orientation and complete assigned tasks (didactics) on canvas. Interact with mentors and work with them to select a topic/project if applicable. Attend meetings and incorporate the feedback from mentors. Prepare a Power Point presentation of case study and/or research topic and present in a group session when scheduled as part of PRP presentations during fall semester |
| Participation Certificates and Microcredential: | Student participants will receive ‘Participation Certificate’ and “Micro-credentials” after completing fall presentations. |
News Links from the Pediatric Research Program
2022 PRP Student Publications and Presentations
2021 PRP Student Publications and Presentations
Congratulations 2018 PRP TCOM students 1st Place E-Poster Awards from the Texas Society of Pediatrics
Pediatric Research Program 2017 Report
Pediatric Research Program 2016 Interim Report-October, 2016
New program incorporates research into medical training
Medical student wins national research award
Medical student works to reduce infant deaths
Program Email: prp@unthsc.edu
Program Contacts:
Bui Priya, DO
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Riyaz Basha, PhD
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David Farbo, PhD
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Leah Zimmerman
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