Medical Research Scholars Program<\/a>. The yearlong residential enrichment program located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, represents the organization\u2019s commitment to training the next generation of clinician-scientists and biomedical researchers.<\/p>\n\u201cMy research project is contingent on which NIH principal investigator I am paired with,\u201d says Vazquez, who is interested in vascular surgery, anesthesia, and critical care. The program also pairs fellows with senior faculty members within NIH who provide mentorship to fellows during the program and well into their medical careers.<\/p>\n
Vazquez, an advocate for Latino health care, says his long-term career goal is to increase the representation of minority populations in medical literature so future treatment protocols better reflect patient demographics. He established, along with fellow Geisel student Adrianna Stanley \u201918, the medical school\u2019s first-ever Northeast Chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association, and served as co-director, with Stanley, of the association\u2019s Northeast Region.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely grateful for this tremendous opportunity,\u201d he says. \u201cI never imagined I would be able to boast such an accomplishment\u2014and I am no less grateful to Geisel for providing the foundation to become a competitive applicant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so proud of Freddy, Lye-Yeng, and all of our students who pursue scholarly activities\u2014at Geisel, we seek to provide the foundation and encouragement for these pursuits,\u201d says Gregory Ogrinc, MD, interim senior associate dean for medical education. \u201cOur students are passionate and curious about many topics, and we urge them to develop those passions whether in bench research, improvement of health care, business, or health services research.\u201d<\/p>\n
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