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DIVERSITY PROGRAMS

Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine has a strong philosophical commitment to the importance of achieving diversity in its research and educational programs. Case has a long history of efforts that include pre-college programs and undergraduate and graduate recruiting strategies that continue to offer opportunities to students in our graduate and medical schools.

The Graduate Education Office seeks to enhance recruitment of minority students to the PhD programs at the SOM and to ensure their success. The Minority Graduate Student Organization (MGSO) formed in 2001 to foster a student group identity and shared values. MGSO meetings each month cover many issues including the experiences of the students in research. Read more about MGSO members in the MGSO Booklet.

The Case School of Medicine has received NIH funding to support recent minority college graduates in preparing for a research-based graduate program. The Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) provides an outstanding preparatory environment for students who feel additional preparation in research is needed to fulfill their goal of earning a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences.

The Case SOM has enjoyed vigorous minority student matriculation in the medical school as a result of a longstanding commitment to minority students and the efforts of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Robert Haynie, MD, Ph.D in the office of Student Affairs and Joseph Williams MPA, Director of Multicultural Affairs. The SOM is proud of its well-established programs to support and encourage students to pursue medical studies.

Grants

A variety of grants and fellowships are available to underrepresented minority students in biomedical science, for summer programs, dissertation research, and travel to meetings. Please visit the related sites for several good lists, or explore those listed below. You may also want to review the Minority Supplement to NIH Grants.

  • NIH Predoctoral Fellowship Awards for Minority Students - Type of Scientists Funded: Master's Student, Early Doctoral Student, PhD Dissertation Student, Medical Student, MD/PhD Student
  • FASEB Summer Research Conference Travel Award - Type of Scientists Funded: Master's Student, Early Doctoral Student, PhD Dissertation Student, MD/PhD Student, Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Junior Faculty, Senior Scientist/Faculty
  • APA Minority Fellowship Program
  • Ford Foundation - Predoctoral Fellowships for Minorities
  • ASM Robert D. Watkins Graduate Student Fellowship
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) $25,000 Genome Scholarship Opportunity.


    Opportunitites

  • SMDEP- Case SOM is proud to participate in a six-week summer medical and dental school preparatory program that offers eligible students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. Please see more information and application information at www.smdep.org or speak with Mr. Joseph Williams.
  • National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Application for Summer Research Program