The Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program includes the NCI Cancer Education Program, the Summer Pipeline Program and the Brain Tumor Summer Exposure Program. All applicants use the same application process as follows:
- Complete the online application
- Submit a letter from their medical school dean or registrar indicating the applicant is a first- or second-year student in good standing. The letter should be addressed to:
Summer Fellowship Program
Office of Graduate Medical Education, Box 187
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065
School transcripts and/or letters of recommendation are not required and will not be considered if submitted.
Applicants are not permitted to contact individual faculty sponsors during the application process. Applicants who do not abide by this policy will be disqualified from consideration.
The online application must be completed no later than January 21, 2011. The dean’s letter must be postmarked by January 21, 2011. No applications will be reviewed until after the submission deadline. All applicants will be notified of a decision between February 28 and March 18, 2011. Accepted applicants will be expected to confirm their participation in the program within three days of their acceptance notification or forfeit their spot in the program.
