TABLE 1.

Strategies for Surgeon Scientist Faculty to Engage Undergraduate and Medical Students Into the Surgeon Scientist Pipeline

Undergraduates

Engage in institutional research-intense educational and scholarships programs (Undergraduate Research Office scholarships, Biomedical Science majors, Honors Biology programs, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) programs, undergraduate diversity programs) Engage in teaching for undergraduate majors that focus on Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, premedical course work or teaching for nonscience majors that include health related didactics Participate in research career fair days Lead or participate in underrepresented in medicine educational programs Mentor undergraduate students to pursue longitudinal research projects Pair undergraduate students with near-peer vertical surgeon scientist trainee mentors for research projects (medical students, residents) Lead or participate as mentors in NIH T34 undergraduate institutional training grants

Medical Students

Lead or participate in teaching medical school core curriculum Participate in medical student specialty interest groups Lead or participate as mentors for medical student summer research scholarship programs Facilitate medical student application to subspecialty organizations that offer medical student research awards Lead or participate as medical student research mentors for NIH T35 short-term institutional research training grants Mentor medical students for longitudinal research projects during medical school Participate as faculty mentors for research electives Lead or participate in advanced competencies in medical school that expose medical students to surgeon scientist careers Pair medical students with near-peer vertical mentors for research projects (residents, fellows) Participate in graduate school education Lead or participate as mentors for dual degree MD, PhD and medical scientist training programs (MSTPs)

NIH indicates National Institutes of Health.