Purpose: To provide guidance to students, faculty, and administration regarding departmental and college funding in support of medical students who have been accepted to present research or other scholarly activity at a regional or national meeting.
Scope: Medical students in the UNMC College of Medicine
Background: The need for medical student leadership and engagement of research and scholarly activity continues to increase. The College of Medicine is committed to supporting our students in pursuit of these activities and historically has provided support to students as such. This policy is intended to solidify that support and provide clear guidelines for students, faculty, and administration.
Limitations: Medical students in the MD-PhD program, or other dual degree program, who are not active in the MD portion of their training are excluded from this policy. Exceptions to this limitation may be considered on a case-by-case basis. No funding will be provided by the College of Medicine for presentation at a local meeting or for presentations that are completed virtually.
Policy or Guideline:
- Students must have an abstract, workshop, or equivalent accepted for presentation (poster or oral) at a regional or national conference.
- Funding is not provided for virtual presentations.
- The maximum amount of funding from the COM will provide is $2000 throughout a students’ matriculation.
- Any additional travel expenses are to be funded by the department, sponsoring faculty member, or student.
- Funding from the COM is not guaranteed, even if an abstract is accepted for presentation. Students may apply for funding from the COM only after their abstract is accepted.
- Funding is provided directly to students as reimbursement after travel has been completed and after all forms are submitted through the COM Dean’s Business Office.
Procedures/Processes:
- Student should contact Kari Nelson, PhD (kari.nelson@unmc.edu) Director, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Research with inquiries and to request funding from the COM.
- Students must submit expenses in an organized manner to the COM Dean’s Business Office within 60 days to receive reimbursement. Funding from other sources (e.g., grants) may have differing timelines in which to submit expenses.
Contact: Kari Nelson, PhD (kari.nelson@unmc.edu), Director of UME Research
Approved by the Faculty Council: April 12, 2024