We invite you to apply for our NIH/NCI-funded (5 R25CA023944-29) Pediatric Oncology Education
(POE) Program <http://www.stjude.org/poe>.
The program offers a unique opportunity for pre-doctoral students
preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, and pharmacy
to gain biomedical and oncology research
experience. Students participate in basic or clinical oncology
research, research and clinical conferences, and a core lecture series
designed specifically for them. All participants make a PowerPoint
presentation on their research project and submit a report
on their research project written in the style of a journal in which
their faculty mentor publishes.
A primary goal of the POE program is to encourage students to pursue a career in cancer research. Thus, we are particularly interested in highly qualified students with a serious career interest in cancer research, either as a clinical scientist or laboratory-based research scientist.
The POE 2012 class average undergraduate GPA was 3.83. In 2012, 69 students from 58 schools in 26 states and the District of Columbia were selected from 700 applicants. POEs must be United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, or possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States (required by the funding agency). All must have completed at least their college sophomore year by the time they participate. Prior research experience is required for all applicants. Medical students spend a minimum of 9 weeks in the program. The minimum tenure requirement for all others is 11 weeks (10 weeks for returning students). All POE applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.40 (on a 4.0 scale) in math and science (biology, chemistry, and physics) and at least a 3.40 overall. The remuneration is $4,000. Fully furnished group housing adjacent to our campus is provided at no cost for non- local students.
A primary goal of the POE program is to encourage students to pursue a career in cancer research. Thus, we are particularly interested in highly qualified students with a serious career interest in cancer research, either as a clinical scientist or laboratory-based research scientist.
The POE 2012 class average undergraduate GPA was 3.83. In 2012, 69 students from 58 schools in 26 states and the District of Columbia were selected from 700 applicants. POEs must be United States citizens, non-citizen nationals, or possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States (required by the funding agency). All must have completed at least their college sophomore year by the time they participate. Prior research experience is required for all applicants. Medical students spend a minimum of 9 weeks in the program. The minimum tenure requirement for all others is 11 weeks (10 weeks for returning students). All POE applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.40 (on a 4.0 scale) in math and science (biology, chemistry, and physics) and at least a 3.40 overall. The remuneration is $4,000. Fully furnished group housing adjacent to our campus is provided at no cost for non- local students.
The POE home page <http://www.stjude.org/poe>
contains links to
the program application, which must be submitted online. The deadline
for receipt of all 2013 application materials is February 1, 2013. Early
application is highly recommended. Letters
of recommendation sent as PDF attachments
to email are requested. Members of under-represented ethnic minority
groups and women are particularly encouraged to apply, since one of our
major long-term program goals is to increase the diversity of persons
engaged in oncology research and practice. Our
NIH/NCI-funded (2 P30CA021765-34S1) Continuing Umbrella of Research
Experiences (CURE) grant provides remuneration for additional
undergraduate under-represented minority POE Program participants.
Thank
you for your time!
Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD
Director, Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Associate Director, Academic Programs
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD
Director, Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program
Associate Director, Academic Programs
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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