Research Experience for Medical Students (REMS)

The REMS elective series offers a research experience exclusively for first-year medical students at UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

See the REMS elective course description here

Direct REMS course questions to:

Sarah Sletten, Ph.D.
Director of Learner Research
701.777.4967
sarah.sletten@UND.edu

REMS Research Support

The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences recognizes the importance of research in medical training and its pivotal role in shaping the skills and perspectives of future physicians. In support of this vision, the Office of Research Affairs provides financial support to medical students and their research mentors participating in the REMS II/III elective series.

Up to $2,000 per student is available to support expenses related to REMS research activities. These funds may be used at the discretion of the student and mentor to support any aspect of the research experience, including research supplies, travel to present project findings, or publication costs.

Funds should be utilized within one year of completing the REMS II/III elective period.

Eligibility

To qualify for REMS Research Support:

• The student must be currently enrolled in the SMHS medical program and have been enrolled in and completed REMS II/III the summer prior to the funding request.
• The meeting (for presentation requests) must be relevant to the students’ field of research. The student must be first author and accepted for presentation.
• Manuscripts (for publication requests) must be peer-reviewed and indexed in Medline.* The student must be first author.
• Research mentor must be UND Faculty (for research supply requests).

*Exceptions may be considered.

Requesting Support

To request research support for travel or publication, students should fill out the REMS Support Request Form. For questions, reach out to Savannah Patton in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences Dean's Office (savannah.patton@UND.edu).

To request Research Support for supplies, research mentors (or their designee) can work through their departmental administrator to pay for research expenditures using special fund, department and program numbers. These numbers will be provided to mentors by the Director of Learner Research, Sarah Sletten (sarah.sletten@UND.edu).