• You are a UK medical or advanced pre-medical student who is in good academic standing. 
• You must have completed at least your first year of study at UK. 
• It is expected that you will or have already completed the required CITI training in the projection of human subjects required by the UK College of Medicine prior to starting your research, unless your research is exempted. 

• Final acceptance is dependent on approval and permission from the UK Student Progress and Promotions Committee or the UK Office of Medical Education Progress and Promotions committee. 

  Mentee Requirement

• It is required that you choose one or more faculty mentors.  Your mentors can be any faculty member at UK, so long as they agree to guide you through a project that falls within the broad interest areas of family and community medicine research.  
• A faculty member with the UK College of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine (https://medicine.uky.edu/departments/familymedicine/family-and-community-medicine-lexington-faculty) must be included in the application as a co-investigative team member if your primary mentor is not among the DFCM faculty.

• Resume including past research experiences 

• Completed application form -This includes a question regarding the # of hours per week you would hope to be able to dedicate to the project.  See "Will I get paid?" below.

• Application interest essay (see application section 5 for further details)  

• Completed mentor support form (submitted by primary mentor). Please see application section 3 for the link. 

 Qualified applicants will be selected on suitability of their interests to those of the program and the project needs.

All materials are due by 5 pm on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, but we are extending the deadline until Friday March 28, 2025 at 5pm. Late or partial applications will not be considered without special permission. 

• Fellows will work closely with their mentor to complete all agreed upon research activities. 
• Fellow will provide updates to the program director as requested. 
• Fellow will complete the required CITI training (if this has not already been obtained) in the protection of human subjects required by the UK College of Medicine prior to starting the research project, unless the research is deemed exempt.
• Fellow will present the results of their research to the UK-DFCM faculty and staff at the end of the program. 
• Fellow will submit the project to the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science's Spring research showcase (another acceptable research conference may be substituted). 
• Fellow will cite the DFCM research fellowship program in presentations and/or publications that result from the work. 

• The above determination is to be made in consultation with their mentor and should be suited to the scope of the project (e.g., fewer hours for projects with a smaller scope). Accepted fellows may work a MINIMUM of 10 hours a week for 8 weeks. At MAXIMUM, fellows can work up to 40 hours a week for 8 weeks. 
• The scheduling is arranged between the fellow and the mentor (s).
• Most fellowship students should start their work no later than Jun, 2025. 
• All commitments of the fellowship must be met, but the timeframe is purposely flexible. The research is expected to culminate in a oral presentation to the DFCM faculty, and in an external presentation (local or national; see fellowship program expectations), within a year from program acceptance. 

• Yes!
• Fellows will receive an hourly wage, equal to or greater than 10 hours per week ($1,900) and no more than 40 hours per week ($7,600), that is paid as a non-federal work-study opportunity and so contingent on the submission of biweekly time sheets across an 8-week pay period. 
• The number of hours per week is to be requested on the application form.  It must be equal to or greater than 10 hours per week and no more than 40 hours per week.  We will make every effort to match the requested amount for accepted applicants.  In the event we are not able to match the request, we will communicate this in your offer of acceptance, and offer as close to the requested hours as funding allows!