The ASPIRE Student Experience
Students will begin the program in summer 2025 spending 10 weeks (38 hours a week) conducting research with a principal investigator (PI). The PI and the student may choose to extend the experience into the academic year and beyond.
Undergraduate student learning experiences include the following:
- Assignment to a principal investigator
- Longitudinal mentorship with physicians, researchers, graduate students and professional students
- Learning modules geared towards increasing students’ understanding of health equity, research techniques, graduate and professional medical school applications, physician scientist career paths, and professional/academic mentoring
- Research presentation skills and opportunity
Sample Courses:
Each week of the summer, students attend sessions to learn from physicians and professionals across The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital and more. Past sessions include:
- Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ Patients
- Treating Muslim Patients
- Medical School Admissions 101
- Technology Implementation in Healthcare
- Gender Affirming Care and Surgery for Transgender Patients
- Personal Statement Workshop
- Housing Discrimination and Health Equity
- A Conversation with our Dean Carol Bradford, MD, MS, FACS