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Research poster in 2024

Research Opportunities

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The faculty and students of the UC Riverside School of Medicine are conducting world-class research in a broad variety of areas.

Medical students may participate in cutting-edge research throughout their four years. This includes participation in Practice Improvement Projects (PIPs) through the Longitudinal Ambulatory Care Experience (LACE), summer research fellowships following MS1, ongoing clinical research during MS3, and research rotations during MS4.

Opportunities for medical students to participate in research can be found through the Scholarly Activities Portal run by the Office of Medical Education Research.

Visit the SOM Scholarly Activities Portal

Learn more about the Research Schedule

Help with Your Protocols and Data Analysis

Have questions about writing human subject protocols? Contact Jo Gerrard

Have questions about research design and biomedical statistics? Contact Shaokui Ge


Survey-Based Research Projects

A Guide to Health-Based Survey Instruments


Human Subjects Research Protocol?

Find out if your research requires human subject protocol. Learn more about HSP


Students making a presentation at the dean's research event

Dean's Research Innovation Grant

The School of Medicine's Dean's Research Innovation Grant is designed to promote clinically-relevant research by medical students, residents, fellows, and junior clinical faculty in the School of Medicine. It will award up to five grants per year for up to $10,000 per award (final annual approvals are subject to change based on available funding).

Eligible projects include those designed to produce preliminary data to support larger extramurally funded research pursuits, stimulate collaborations between learners and faculty "sponsors," and advance research projects by junior investigators.