Overview of Application Timeline | Office of International Medical Student Education

Application Timeline & Instructions

Students should begin to think about summer projects. It never is too early to begin to think about summer. Review the WCM Student Stories from the Field and the Student Previous Placements pages to learn about opportunities abroad and to explore the global health projects previously undertaken by students.
Attend the Fall International Fellows Reception – held annually in October to showcase the work of the recent MS1 student summer research projects. Meet and network with WCM Global Health Faculty to hear about summer opportunities.
Send emails and meet potential faculty mentors informally to see if they have projects which may be a good fit for you and your skill set.
Schedule a meeting with IMSE Directors (Dr. Laura Greisman and Dr. Radhika Sundararajan at IMSEdirectors@med.cornell.edu) for guidance and advice.

Please review the application requirements before opening the Qualtrics link to submit an application.Click here if your project involves human related research or if your project DOES NOT involve human subject research click here. If you are usure if your project involves human subject research, please see the following link: https://researchservices.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2019-05/IRB%20Decision%20Tree.pdf.

If you have any questions, please email wcmstudents-imse@med.cornell.edu.

To help you complete your application, we have provided you with the rubric used by the International Electives Committee to score your application.

A listing of potential Global Health Faculty mentors. Please also refer to the Center for Global Health website. https://globalhealth.weill.cornell.edu/education/weill-cornell-medical-students

A selection of WCM global health faculty research projects to help you find potential mentors for a summer project.