{"id":176,"date":"2022-11-27T16:32:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T16:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:22:04","slug":"tops-program-cancer-summer-research-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/tops-program-cancer-summer-research-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 TOPS Program (Cancer Summer Research Program)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Translational Oncology Program for Scholars (TOPS) is active each summer for Geisel Medical School students. Scholars are recruited for embedded mentored experiences at the nexus of cancer treatment and research. The purpose is to attract and retain future physician-investigators in cancer by providing a deep dive into the challenges and rewards of clinical research.<\/p>\n<p>A selective cohort of Geisel first-year students are chosen for the 6-week paid program each summer. This is a full-time, Monday through Friday commitment at the Cancer Center laboratories and clinics at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Each participant is associated with an oncologist or an investigator and a clinical oncology group. Activities include shadowing, laboratory work, tumor board meetings, involvement with the Office of Clinical Research, and getting to know the Cancer Center Shared Resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See Link here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.dartmouth.edu\/scientists-researchers\/translational-oncology-program-scholars#:~:text=The%20Translational%20Oncology%20Program%20for,of%20cancer%20treatment%20and%20research.\">https:\/\/cancer.dartmouth.edu\/scientists-researchers\/translational-oncology-program-scholars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"x_isPasted\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">Translational Oncology Program for Scholars (TOPS) 2027<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(M1s Only)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dartmouth Cancer Center is offering the 2027 TOPS program for first-year Geisel students. This 6-week, full-time program (June 15\u2013July 24, tentative) provides an immersive experience in translational oncology, combining laboratory work, clinical shadowing, tumor board meetings, and engagement with the Office of Clinical Research. Participants will be paired with an oncologist and\/or investigator.<\/p>\n<p>TOPS participants will receive <b>$3,900<\/b> for the program. At least up to 10 students will be selected.<\/p>\n<p><b>Application Deadline:<\/b> The deadline is expected to be in mid-January , 2027 .The exact date will be announced later.<br \/>\n<b>Questions:<\/b>\u00a0Please Contact Benjamin.D.Koziol@dartmouth.edu<\/p>\n<p>TOPS Application Link <a href=\"https:\/\/dartmouth.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1yI4GXX5gtsszd4\">https:\/\/dartmouth.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_1yI4GXX5gtsszd4<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Translational Oncology Program for Scholars (TOPS) is active each summer for Geisel Medical School students. Scholars are recruited for embedded mentored experiences at the nexus of cancer treatment and research. The purpose is to attract and retain future physician-investigators in cancer by providing a deep dive into the challenges [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/tops-program-cancer-summer-research-program\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-257"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions\/2532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/student-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}