Student Research Fellowship

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
will begin accepting applications for the Summer 2025 Student Research
Fellowship in early January. Please check back on this page for more details.

Since 1999, the Emergency Medicine Network (EMNet) Coordinating Center has welcomed preclinical (e.g., premedical) and public health student applicants for the EMNet Student Research Fellowship.

THE PROGRAM: The student(s) will gain research experience in Health Services Research in Emergency Medicine. They will be trained in several aspects of research, with a major focus on telephone interviewing, data collection, and data cleaning. Students will primarily be involved with our National ED Inventory-USA studies.

This full-time Fellowship will begin the first week in June and will run for 10-12 weeks. Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,200-$8,600. Food and lodging are not provided.

ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION: The EMNet Student Research Fellowship is open to all US-based preclinical and public health students who have an interest in health services research or emergency care. Applicants must have excellent organizational skills, be comfortable speaking on the phone, and be able to work well with others. Several applicants will be selected.

CANDIDATES ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT:

  • A cover letter (including your immediate and long-term objectives)
  • A curriculum vitae or resume (maximum of 2 pages)
  • Two letters of recommendation 
  • A copy of your transcript (either unofficial or official is fine; please send both undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate)

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION: This program will be based at the EMNet Coordinating Center office. The deadline for receipt of all application materials is February 28, 2025. Award decision(s) will be announced in April 2025.

INQUIRIES: To learn more about this research opportunity, please contact Maeve Swanton. Please email or mail your application to the address below, or fax it to 617-724-4050. Letters of recommendation and transcripts may be sent separately (i.e. sent to us directly from recommender or university).

Maeve Swanton
Clinical Research Project Coordinator
EMNet Coordinating Center
Department of Emergency Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
125 Nashua Street, Suite 920
Boston, MA 02114
mswanton@mgh.harvard.edu