Application Process
Research and Shadowing Experiences
Each student in the MiBS Program will have the opportunity to participate in clinical or physician shadowing rotations (minimum two or three hours a week for each credit hour) with University of Miami Miller School of Medicine physicians to help students prepare for their career.
Students will be rigorously monitored by faculty advisors and present their work at a rotation symposium at the end of the semester. Previous shadowing experiences have included:
- About 10 to 15 hours/week. Students present their work at a research symposium at the end of each semester and write a detailed abstract.
- Students work in pairs and can choose from a number of research labs and shadowing slots.
Sample Research Rotations
| Faculty Mentor | Research Topic |
|---|---|
| Dr. Colleen Atkins | Novel Therapies for Traumatic Brain Injury |
|
Dr. Sulagna Banerjee |
Pathophysiology of Pancreatic Diseases |
| Dr. Antoni Barrientos | Assembly and Function of the Mitochondrial Translation Machinery |
| Dr. Elenore Beurel | Molecular Mechanisms of Depression |
| Dr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya | Glycerolipids of the Optic Nerve; Cholesterol and Total Sterol Changes in the Optic Nerve |
| Dr. Laura Bianchi | Ion Channels and Transporters in Glia-Neuron Functional Interactions |
| Dr. Murray Deutscher | RNA Metabolism and Exoribonucleases |
| Dr. Giacomo Lanzoni | Regenerative Medicine Strategies for Type 1 Diabetes Aimed at Pancreatic Islet Beta Cells |
Sample Shadowing Experiences
| Faculty Mentor | Location |
|---|---|
| Dr. David De La Zerda | MICU and JMH/UM Pulmonary Hypertension Program |
| Dr. Nestor Villamizar and Dr. Dao Nguyen | Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Dr. Juan Sola | Pediatrics Surgery, UHealth/CRB |
| Dr. Gary Denton | Clinical Radiology, JMH |