Program Overview
The DDCRF Program allows medical students to take a year-long break from their formal training to pursue a clinical research project. The University of Iowa offers fellows the opportunity to train with outstanding mentors in virtually every clinical science department and discipline.
Financial Details
- $27,000 annual stipend
- Health insurance
- $5,000 research account
- Tuition & student fees for courses
- Travel to scientific meetings
- $2,000 for relocation expenses for out-of-state fellows
Eligibility
- Students matriculated at any US medical school who are in good academic standing and have completed two or more years of medical school prior to the start of the fellowship are eligible to apply.
Notable features of the Iowa training program
- Proactive guidance from the Program Leaders in helping fellows match with the best mentors.
- Bi-weekly Duke CRF Forum for informal presentations by leading clinical scientists; informal seminars on survival skills in a clinical research career, presentations by the Duke fellows, and formal didactic courses. See Curriculum for details.
- Involvement of fellows in the activities and culture of the Duke CRF both before and after their fellowship. See Our Fellows.
- A warm, friendly, and stimulating environment in which to live and work. See Living in Iowa.