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2017 Summer Students
As a summer intern, you likely fall into one of these groups:
- NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) in Biomedical Research
- Recruitment and Training Program for Under-represented Populations (RTPUP)
- Special Volunteer (unpaid internship)
Once you arrive at NIDA, you are part of one big summer program. All seminars and workshops are open to all students, regardless of your program.
Your summer experience begins with several days of orientation, during which you get your NIH badge and hear about the learning opportunities available over the summer. We offer lectures and workshops on the following topics:
- Seminars highlighting the range of research conducted at NIDA
- Major neurotrasmitter systems
- Choosing and applying to graduate school
- Writing personal statements for graduate school
- Preparing for the GRE
- Choosing and applying to medical school
- Preparing for the MCAT
- Preparing and presenting a scientific poster
- Giving an oral presentation
Most of your time will be spent working with a scientist on a research project. In early August, at the end of the internship, you will have the opportunity to present your research findings in the form of a poster. There will be two Poster Days, one in Baltimore and one in Bethesda.
OECD Lending Library List
The OECD has a lending library of GRE and MCAT study materials and books on scientific writing, mentoring, career development, teaching, time management, networking, and careers in science. If you’d like to borrow any of these books, stop by the office or contact us.
More Resources for Current Summer Students
- 2017 Summer Handbook [PDF]
- NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education
- NIH Training Directors
- 2017 Summer Program Events
- 2017 Orientation Agenda
- 2017 Orientation Slides
- 2017 Online Courses
- 2017 Animal Handling Classes
- 2017 Bootcamp Agenda
- 2017 Poster Day Info
- 2017 Summer Seminars
- 2017 Neuroscience Lectures
- 2017 Library Resources