Requirements for Research Distinction degree designation:
- Students must have a VCOM faculty mentor.
- Students are required to assemble a committee that will need to meet at the beginning and end of the program.
- Students must take Conducting Research SDL course and complete required VCOM CITI training modules. Students must also complete any other project-specific required training.
- Students must work with mentors to obtain IRB or IACUC approval depending upon project scope
- Research proposal written with mentor must be submitted and reviewed by the oversite committee.
- Present at Research Day at any campus or other similar local, regional or national meeting.
- A peer-reviewed publication (or mini paper-modeled thesis).
- Project planning should begin at the start of Block 4 and implementation should begin at the start of Block 5. May also begin in 3rd or 4th year for rotation-related research.
The VCOM Research Division is here to help enable and facilitate your DO with Research Distinction experience:
- Helping students match to research mentors.
- Providing input by experienced researchers, including lectures and advice on conducting research, collaboration, publication ethics, paper writing.
- Monitoring progress of student/mentor team.