{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6(1)"],"submitter":["Macedo B"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Physician-scientist training programs expect applicants to have had extensive research experience prior to applying. Even at the best of times, this leaves individuals from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds at a competitive disadvantage, especially those remote from major academic centers. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated that disadvantage by closing research laboratories and suspending summer research opportunities.<h4>Methods</h4>The Virtual Summer Research Program (VSRP) was designed to combat this shortfall by helping participating students become better informed and better prepared for applying to MD/DO-PhD programs. 156 participants were recruited from historically black colleges and universities and from national organizations for underrepresented tr"],"journal":["Journal of clinical and translational science"],"pagination":["e120"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9549583"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The Virtual Summer Research Program: supporting future physician-scientists from underrepresented backgrounds."],"pmcid":["PMC9549583"],"pubmed_authors":["Granovetter MC","Daye D","Macedo B","Christophers B","Bhoj E","Barrere-Cain R","Albrecht YS","Brass L","Kumar R","Rodrigues JA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The Virtual Summer Research Program: supporting future physician-scientists from underrepresented backgrounds.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Physician-scientist training programs expect applicants to have had extensive research experience prior to applying. Even at the best of times, this leaves individuals from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds at a competitive disadvantage, especially those remote from major academic centers. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated that disadvantage by closing research laboratories and suspending summer research opportunities.<h4>Methods</h4>The Virtual Summer Research Program (VSRP) was designed to combat this shortfall by helping participating students become better informed and better prepared for applying to MD/DO-PhD programs. 156 participants were recruited from historically black colleges and universities and from national organizations for underrepresented tr","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-04T23:19:28.924Z","creation":"2025-04-04T23:19:28.924Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9549583","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36285020"],"doi":["10.1017/cts.2022.447"]}}