The Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Student Urinary Tract Program in Education and Research (SUPER) Summer Training Program is for second-year undergraduate, graduate and medical students interested in research and clinical experiences. The SUPER Summer Training Program is designed to attract a talented and diverse pool of trainees to the fields of nephrology and urology. This competitive program can fill key training gaps, increase the pediatric nephrology and urology workforce, and ultimately improve patient care through new clinical experiences and research opportunities that accelerate scientific discoveries.
Participants in This 10-Week Program Will:
- Increase their understanding of urinary tract development, physiology and disease pathogenesis
- Enhance their knowledge in the basic skills required to be a successful biomedical researcher
- Be emersed in a translational research project where they develop a hypothesis and generate data that result in an abstract and poster presentation
- Have exposure to multi-disciplinary careers focused on nephrology and urology
Participants Will Receive a Stipend
Program participants receive a summer salary and the opportunity to attend a national annual meeting. Local housing is available near Nationwide Children’s campus.
Six Students Will Be Selected for Each Summer Program
- Applicants must be interested in pursuing a graduate or professional degree in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, health, and rehabilitation services, public health or veterinary medicine
- Undergraduate students should be in their sophomore or in their junior year (rising sophomores are encouraged to apply)
- Students must have passing grades in all courses
Program Leadership
- Brian Becknell, MD, PhD
- John David Spencer, MD
- Kirk McHugh, PhD
- Ashley R. Jackson, PhD
Program Mentors
- Tahagod Mohamed, MD
- Navjot Pabla, PhD
- Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado, PhD
- William E. Smoyer, MD, FASN
- Laura Schwartz, PhD
- John David Spencer, MD
- Diana Zepeda-Orozco, MD, MS
This Program Encourages Applications From:
- Students from groups historically excluded in medicine and biomedical sciences: African-American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
- Students from economically and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds
- First-generation college students
- LGBTQIA, Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming
- Others whose backgrounds and experiences would bring diversity to the field
Applications are due January 1, 2024.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital support the discovery of new knowledge and its translation into novel therapeutics and diagnostic tests to advance pediatric care. Mentoring, training and educating the next generation of scientists is a vital part of that mission.