Indiana University Medical Student Program for Research and Scholarship

The Indiana University Medical Student Program for Research and Scholarship (IMPRS) is IU School of Medicine’s office for medical student research and scholarship opportunities. IMPRS and its program directors act as navigators to provide career development advice, education and mentored research training opportunities to prepare learners for successful careers in clinical and translational research and service.

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MD student research opportunities

Goals

To provide a diverse array of research and scholarly opportunities to enrich the research and experiential education for all IU School of Medicine medical students.
Enhance intellectual inquisitiveness.
Foster an environment of scholarly endeavors.
Support excellence in the development of physicians, physician-scientists, educators and investigators.

Research Areas

IMPRS focuses on many types of research areas, including:

Laboratory/translational opportunities
Clinical opportunities
Health research outcomes opportunities
Community health education opportunities

Services

Student research advising
Facilitating mentor-student connections
Student research funding
Connecting students with research and scholarly opportunities in Indiana and beyond
Summer research opportunities

Leadership

Brittney-Shea Herbert, PhD
Assistant Dean for Physician Scientist Development

Anne Nguyen
Associate Program Director, IMPRS

Funding

IMPRS is sponsored by the IU School of Medicine Dean’s Office, the school's departments and divisions, the Indiana Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grants, endowments and donations.

Student Research Committee Members

Faculty, staff and students work together in the IMPRS Student Research committee to provide students access to research support, advising and other resources.

View the current committee roster