Requirements include 35 to 40 hours of effort per week throughout the program, submission of all required paperwork and project documents, attendance at orientation and program seminars, and presentation of research findings at the Summer Research Symposium. If you complete all requirements, you’ll receive a $2,500 educational stipend from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

You must be enrolled at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine at the time of application and program commencement. If you are required to remediate coursework over the summer, you won’t be eligible to participate in SRIP.

Interested in applying? Reach out to studentresearch@geisinger.edu or SRIP Director Elizabeth Kuchinski at eckuchinski@geisinger.edu. We’ll hold an informational presentation in October each year. The application cycle begins in December and ends in February. 

SRIP matches medical students interested in research with mentors with active or planned research projects. Projects should undergo review by Geisinger's institutional review board (IRB) before program commencement, and should provide students an opportunity to meaningfully contribute and describe results by the end of the eight-week program. 
Students are expected to dedicate 35 to 40 hours per week to their research projects, on a schedule mutually agreed upon between student and mentor.

Mentorship offers numerous benefits, including:

• Sharing knowledge/expertise with learners 
• Helping trainees succeed and become colleagues
• Developing and enhancing professional networks
• Extending professional and scholarly contributions

Become a SRIP mentor

If you’re a faculty member interested in participating in SRIP as a research mentor, sign up and add your research project information. Questions? Reach out to studentresearch@geisinger.edu or SRIP Director Elizabeth Kuchinski at eckuchinski@geisinger.edu.