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Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program

Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program group

Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative

The Program:

  • Is for rising college sophomores, juniors, seniors or recent graduates. Priority consideration will be given to pathway participants.
  • Is an eight-week program. Full participation is required.
  • Is designed to provide a clinical research and enrichment experience and an introduction to health disparities, cross cultural issues, principles of clinical medicine and skills for public health research and interventions.
  • Also provides an overview of approaches to cultural definitions, public health issues and discussion of specific techniques for working with diverse populations in community settings.
  • Provides housing, meals and a stipend.

See an example of the program schedule in the Handbook.

Important Dates

  • February 16, 2025: Submission date for all applications. All applications must be submitted by midnight February 16 to be considered for admission.
  • February 16, 2025: Submission date for all supporting documents. All supporting documents must be received by February 16 to be considered for admission.
  • May 27, 2025: First day of program.
  • July 18, 2025: Last day of program.

Application Criteria

All Applicants Should:

  • Be first-generation college, low-income, and educationally under-resourced students who meet all eligibility criteria and have a high probability of fulfilling the social and educational goals of this program.
  • Be rising college sophomores, juniors, seniors or recent graduates of pre-professional programs with a ‘B+’ average or better (Science GPA of 3.2 or better and Overall GPA of 3.3 or better) who are interested in a career in medicine, dental medicine, or biomedical research.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

How to Apply

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions before submitting your application. Please also review this application template to preview the questions and items needed for your online application.

  • Submit a completed online application electronically.
  • Submit supplemental material electronically with online application submission.
    • Score reports for all exams taken: SAT, PEAU, ACT, GRE and MCAT/DAT.
    • An official transcript from each college or university attended. *
    • Two letters of recommendation (at least one from a science instructor) submitted directly by recommenders via specified link.
    • Provide a copy of your Federal Income Tax Form 1040 or equivalent for the current tax year – only page reflecting number of dependents and adjusted gross income (submit 1040 when completed and filed).

Note: Only completed applications with supplemental materials submitted through the online application system will be reviewed.

* Only official transcripts as e-scripts will be submitted to hcop@uchc.edu. Official transcripts that cannot be submitted as an e-script can be sent by postal mail (please see FAQs for instructions on how to mail transcripts).

Contact

Kerry-Ann Stewart, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3920
Email: hcop@uchc.edu

Jan Figueroa
Administrative Program Assistant
Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-3920
Email: jfigueroa@uchc.edu