The ASPIRE Student Experience
ASPIRE provides a comprehensive experience that combines hands-on research, mentorship, professional development, and career exploration. Throughout the year, students build research skills, expand their professional networks, and gain insight into careers in medicine and biomedical research.
Participants have opportunities to:
- Conduct research under the guidance of an Ohio State faculty mentor
- Develop research, analytical and scientific communication skills
- Receive mentorship from faculty, physician-scientists, trainees and healthcare professionals
- Participate in professional development workshops on topics such as scientific presentations, CV development and application preparation
- Explore medical, graduate, and physician-scientist career pathways through discussions, shadowing and site visits
- Build meaningful connections with peers, researchers, clinicians, alumni and other professionals across the academic medical center
Students will begin the program in the summer, 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.