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I come from a wealthy family. My father made me get a job at 17 because he wanted me to learn the value of money. He made me pay for my car insurance so I could use his truck on the weekends. It was a corporate job working at a chain family restaurant. The restaurant was just opening and I was hired as a server. Some of the servers were older women who were married and had children. They relocated from Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The bullshit from the upper management was surprising. For example, you weren’t allowed to call the customers “customers.” you had to call them “guests” because that is how they were to be treated. Employees were “family.” This kind of Orwellian language play was obviously manipulative. I saw right through it. It opened my eyes to the ridiculousness of corporations. Sadly, the older working poor people were totally duped and acted like they were willing slaves.A teacher in high school introduced us to Howard Zinn’s “People’s History of America,” which told the history of America from the perspective of normal people. The unpropagandized version of history is a real horror show for non elites.Meanwhile, in high school most of my peers were in AP classes and honor’s classes. Their parents were mostly doctors, lawyers, and corporate middle management. The pressure on them from their parents to succeed and get into Ivy League schools was enormous. My parents never pressured me like that. Working at the restaurant was enough to motivate me. The workers there barely had enough money to survive. Their lives were so hard while the restaurant was making tons of money. It was so unjust. I never wanted to be in the position of these people, forced to work their asses off only to be barely surviving. This motivated me to work very hard in high school and attend college.I went to college and studied ethics, philosophy, literature, religion, and liberation theology. I learned about the struggles of people in Latin America who were killed by death squads set up by Elliot Abrams, the current hatchet man for Venezuela. Little kids raped, two year olds slaughtered, all because the people wanted to have a democracy and not be slaves to a right wing dictator. I majored in religious studies. Then I got a master’s degree in religious studies from a prestigious graduate program. I had planned on going to get a PhD but my mother got terminal cancer and I didn’t want to move away so I went to law school instead. I ended up being surprised about how much I liked learning law. After graduating and passing the bar I set up my own practice. I help mostly working class people with their problems, such as landlord disputes, wills, criminal defense and family law. Every day I see how the rich have huge advantages over the poor. The law favors the rich in a very bad way. For example, in some states they limit pain and suffering damages and punitive damages to a low level, even though the bad acts of the defendant caused a person to become blind, maimed, and paralyzed. People in nursing homes can develop bedsores from neglect that cause wounds that become infected all the way to the bone and they won’t recover much in damages. If they are on Medicaid the goverment tries to take their rewards unless a special document is set up and even then any unspent funds are seized upon the person’s death.I am lucky. I was born into a family that wasn’t too dysfunctional. I was able to attend good public schools. My family paid for my education. I was born with enough intelligence to do well in school. But what if I had not been born like this? What if I grew up in the ghetto and my mom was an alcoholic? What if I went to school and people made fun of me for doing well and say I was “Acting white?” What if I had to borrow so much money for school that I would be indebted for the rest of my life? Or what if I wasn’t smart enough to get through school and I wasn’t talented at vocational areas? My life could have been very different. And for millions of people, their lives are different. They face struggles many of us don’t face. My heart goes out to these people. Did I work hard for my academic accomplishments? Yes. I worked while my first wife was divorcing me because I caught her fucking some other guy while I was in school. I worked as I watched my mother suffer and die from cancer. I helped care for my father with multiple sclerosis, sometimes changing diapers and helping him shower, cleaning and scrubbing toilets with poop caked on it like concrete. I worked even though I developed crippling inflammatory arthritis at the age of 27 that left me unable to walk 50 feet. I had surgery but I continued and still graduated early.Fast forward several years. I admit I was fooled by Obama. I believed he would change things. I was so excited for his Presidency. And then I witnessed the horrible betrayal from him when he picked Wall Street over Main St. in 2008. He turned out to be a Trojan Horse, sent in by Wall Street to quell dissent.Then I had hope when Bernie Sanders ran for President. But this hope was smashed as the DNC rigged the primaries against him. And I saw normal Democrats support Clinton, a warmongering psychopath. I saw the media smear Sanders, and how they played the identity politics game. Worst of all was when he betrayed his supporters by endorsing Clinton, the same woman that screwed him. He turned out to be a Judas too! This really radicalized me. The corruption of the DNC, the selfishness of most voters, and the lies of the media made it clear that political means would never fix this shitshow.Finally I decided I was done with all of it. I became a libertarian socialist. Ideally this is the best system. Then the new climate change report came out. We have 12 years to radically change or all organized life on the planet will be destroyed.One day I stumbled upon a blog that talked about the end of the Soviet Union. It told a more nuanced version of history. For example, as far as the Holomodor, it is uncontested there was a massive famine. Nobody is arguing that. It happened. The real question is whether it was man made or intentional. What happened was that it was a combination of drought, poor farming methods, increased birth rates, and increased urbanization. The reason the Nazis made it “deliberate” was to incite Ukrainian nationalism ahead of the invasion. Nazis always did these psy-ops in areas. It talked about the real living standards of the Soviet Union, and the betrayal of Gorbachev and Yeltsin in destroying it. I had previously believed it was because “communism doesn’t work.” I was shocked to learn that with reforms it could have survived. This really radicalized me. As I learned more about the bias inherent in the typical academic accounts of the Soviet Union it really opened my eyes. Looking at the actual data was extremely eye opening. For example, people always say that the people starved. In fact, the calorie levels of those in the Soviet Union were comparable and at times were higher than those in the U.S.I read and watch Fox News, National Review, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Democracy Now, Counterpunch, many other sours, including Venezuelanalysis, World Socialist Website, Jacobin, Monthly Review, and the Greanville Post. It is a lot of work to synthesize all of this information, but it is the only way to find out what is really happened. The foreign policy of the U.S., Saudi Arabia, and Israel is atrocious. It is enough to radicalize anyone.Reading accounts of life in the Soviet Union by people who were actually there during the Brezhnev period and forward is very radicalizing. These real life accounts debunk the propaganda I had been fed my entire life. My eyes are open now.As far as Soviet history, I see the horrors, and I also realize that the Soviet Union was not perfect. No doubt there were some atrocities committed. I acknowledge this.Given the immediacy of climate change I don’t believe standard New Deal Democrat politics like AOC and Sanders is going to work. The elites that run the government will never make the required changes to address climate change because it would threaten their money and power. If we wait for consensus on climate change we will be waiting forever. Therefore, the only option is Marxism Leninism. I believe most of the violence in the Soviet Union was cultural, not inherent to communism. The Russian people had no experience with democracy. The Soviet constitution was not much different from the U.S. one with checks and balances and a separation of powers, along with elected representatives. The primary difference was that there was no private property and capitalism and slavery. In 2003 Iraq was converted from a dictatorship to a democracy. The result was a bloodbath and civil war that last a decade. Why? Was it because democracy causes millions of people to be killed? No. Any new form of government comes from a historical and cultural background. The U.S. founding fathers and many people in the colonies came from a society that had parliamentary style democracy since 1215 with the Magna Carta.It’s been a long journey. It is terrifying to embrace radical change. But ignoring it and just living my life won’t stop climate change. It won’t stop evil. I have been given great privileges by virtue of my birth. I have a duty to give back. That is what motivates me.EDIT:Alexander Finnegan's post in Marxism-Leninism-Maoism—Are you a Holocaust like denier?Alexander Finnegan's answer to When did communism have its defining moment in history?Alexander Finnegan's answer to Who gained control of the Communist Party by purging it of anyone who opposed him?Alexander Finnegan's answer to What is the most effective form of media (books, television, radio, etc.) to get reputable information?Alexander Finnegan's post in Alexander Finnegan—Marxism and Neo-Marxism in ChinaWhy the Soviet Union collapsed—Alexander Finnegan's answer to Has Russia been able to fully pull away from communism?Alexander Finnegan's answer to How bad was the gulag in the USSR?Climate Change evidence.Climate change is more extensive and worse than once thoughtWe have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UNQuick guideWhat difference would restricting warming to 1.5C make?A key finding of the new IPCC report is the dramatic difference that restricting warming to 1.5C above pre industrial levels would have on the global environment.The scientists found:• By 2100, global sea level rise would be 10cm lower with global warming of 1.5C compared with 2C.• Extreme heatwaves will be experienced by 14% of the world's population at least once every five years at 1.5C. But that figure rises to more than a third of the planet if temperatures rise to 2C• Arctic sea ice would remain during most summers if warming is kept to 1.5C. But at 2C, ice free summers are 10 times more likely, leading to greater habitat losses for polar bears, whales, seals and sea birds.• If warming is kept to 1.5C, coral reefs will still decline by 70-90% but if temperatures rise to 2C virtually all of the world's reefs would be losthttps://report.ipcc.ch/sr15/pdf/sr15_spm_final.pdfClimate ChangeWe must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or face more floods | Nicholas Stern

A2A: Medical Schools have links to Institutional and External Research Opportunities for Medical Students. Several links below:Johns Hopkins University Research Programs and OpportunitiesMedical Student Research DaySummer Internship Program for UndergraduatesSearch for Mentors and Summer Research OpportunitiesInstructions for Mentors and Preceptors- procedure for signing up as a mentor or posting a student research opportunity.Fellowship InformationFunding InformationSummer Research Funding OpportunitiesDean's Office Summer Research FundingA Summer Research Opportunity (SRO) experience is open to all JHU SoM M.D. students in the summer following completion of the first year of medical school. Details are provided by the Office of Student Affairs after the winter holiday break.CHLA/USC Summer Oncology Fellowship ProgramThis program is intended to provide the highest quality experience for first-year medical school students pursuing interests in oncology research. Students actively participate in clinical or laboratory research studies during their fellowship, and some have authored or co-authored peer reviewed publications as well as presented their work at major national and international scientific meetings. Many have gone on to academic medical careers.For more information, please visit:CHLA/USC Summer Oncology Fellowship ProgramCancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent or Disadvantaged (CUPID) Summer FellowshipCancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) is a laboratory-based summer fellowship program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that is designed for medical students who have an interest in bringing the benefits of modern cancer research to underserved populations in the US.For more information, please visit:Cancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) Summer FellowshipInfectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Medical Scholars ProgramAn important part of IDSA’s mission is to promote the subspecialty of infectious diseases by attracting the best and brightest medical students to the field. To further this goal, the IDSA Education and Research Foundation offers scholarships to medical students in U.S. and Canadian medical schools with mentorship by an IDSA member or fellow. It is the responsibility of IDSA members and fellows to identify and solicit interested students.For more information, please visit:Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Medical Scholars ProgramKwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH)K-RITH offers a range of internship opportunities:Short-Term InternshipsOur short-term internship programme runs from June-August each year. Students need to identify their own funding as although K-RITH covers laboratory expenses, we do not offer financial support to cover relocation costs or a daily stipend. Please only apply if financial support has been obtained. To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter with a 200 word motivation on why you should be selected for the programme. The deadline for applications is 31 January each year.To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter with a 200 word motivation on why you should be selected for the programme and which laboratory you are interested in working in to [email protected] Internship OpportunitiesHHMI Medical Research Fellows ProgramMedical, dental, and veterinary students are in a unique position to advance biomedical research and translate findings from the lab into the treatment of disease. The HHMI Medical Fellows Program gives these students a chance to focus on a research project full-time and determine how they can incorporate research into their professional careers. For more information see: Year-Long Medical Research Fellows Program at Janelia or K-RITH.Who is Eligible to apply? Students must be in good standing at a medical, dental, or veterinary school located in the United States. U.S. citizenship is not required. Students cannot be enrolled in a combined medical, dental, or veterinary/PhD program (e.g., MD/PhD) or PhD, or ScD program, or have a PhD or ScD in a laboratory-based biological science.For more information, please visit:K-RITH Internship OpportunitiesMedical Student Training in Aging ResearchAdministered by AFAR and the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the MSTAR program encourages medical students--particularly budding researchers--to consider a career in academic geriatrics by awarding short-term scholarships. Strengthening the original Hartford/AFAR Medical Student Geriatric Scholars Program, MSTAR celebrates its 21st year in 2015.For more information, please visit:Medical Student Training in Aging ResearchMedical Student Research Program in DiabetesThe Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health through the NIDDK and allows medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established scientist in the areas of diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology or obesity at an institution with one of the NIDDK-funded Research Centers during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school. The Program helps students gain an improved understanding of career opportunities in biomedical research and a comprehensive understanding of diabetes, its clinical manifestations and its unsolved problems. Prior research experience is not required.In addition to working on his/her own research project, each student attends a series of web-cast seminars addressing various clinical and research aspects of diabetes mellitus and its complications. At the conclusion of the summer, each student presents a brief summary of his/her work at a scientific symposium for all Program participants (location varies from year to year).For more information, please visit:Medical Student Research Program in DiabetesMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellowship ProgramThe Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program is an eight-week research program at Memorial Sloan Kettering offered to medical students who are interested in a career as a physician-scientist in the field of oncology and/or related biomedical sciences.Eligibility & Selection CriteriaFirst- or second-year medical students in good academic standing at LCME- or COCA-accredited US medical schools are eligible to apply for our fellowship program.For more information, please visit:Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellowship ProgramNational Multiple Sclerosis Society Gateway Area ChapterThe Medical Student Fellowship in MS program offers the opportunity to expose medical students to the field of multiple sclerosis. Proposed rotations may include learning about multi-disciplinary care, clinical trials, research, and advocacy/support at a MS Affiliated Center for Comprehensive Care based in a medical school or private practice setting. Students are expected to identify a mentor from an approved list to discuss interests and opportunities.For more information, please visit: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Gateway Area Chapter or Suzanne Carron, [email protected] or by phone 1-800-344-4867, select option #2Roswell Park Summer Oncology Research ProgramOur summer fellowship program offers rising second-year medical students the chance to conduct mentored, NIH-funded research in a faculty lab at UB or Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Test your interest in research or get a head start on your long-term plans.You will design and carry out independent research in infectious diseases, microbiology and/or immunology under the guidance of our world-renowned faculty. Your mentor will work with you to develop a project abstract before the fellowship begins and help you see your goals to completion.The fellowship application will ask you to list three mentors with whom you wish to work, and we will make every effort to match you with a mentor based on your interests.For more information, please visit: Roswell Park Summer Oncology Research ProgramVanderbilt Student Research Training ProgramThe Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program (SRTP) is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and allows medical students to conduct research under the direction of an established scientist in the areas of diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, or digestive disease at Vanderbilt during the summer between the first and second year or second and third year of medical school.SRTP offers three areas of emphasis: Diabetes and Obesity, Kidney Disease, and Digestive Disease.For more information, please visit: Vanderbilt Student Research Training ProgramOffice of Medical Student ResearchUniversity of North CarolinaResources for StudentsResources for MentorsHome › Resources for Students › Research Opportunities › Short-Term Research OpportunitiesRESOURCES FOR STUDENTSResearch ProgramsResearch OpportunitiesOne-Year Research Training OpportunitiesShort-Term Research OpportunitiesSupplemental Funding Grants and Award OpportunitiesResource LibraryShort-Term Research OpportunitiesThis page is a resource for discovering research training opportunities available outside of the Carolina Medical Student Research Program. Some programs offer students grants to conduct their research at the institution of their choice, including here at UNC. Other programs offer stipends for students to come specifically to their training facilities to conduct research. The listings below give a brief program description in alphabetical order by Agency. When you find a program that interests you, please go to that program's website to learn more about their application deadlines and procedures.The Office of Medical Student Research is always looking for opportunities that suit each student's interests and availability. Please email the Office of Medical Student Researchwith any additional research training opportunities that should be listed on this page.Agency: M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterTitle: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Summer Research ExperienceProgram Description: The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas is accepting summer research applications beginning November 30, 2015 through midnight on January 18, 2016. Please visit this website for more information: www.mdanderson.org/summerOur 10-week research program is specifically designed for medical students who are interested in hands-on basic biomedical, translational, or clinical research and have completed their first year of medical school. Students are paired with one of our distinguished research or clinical faculty and are assigned individual projects that reflect the ongoing research efforts of the institution’s clinical and laboratories. In addition to hands-on investigative research, the program also includes interview workshops and lectures fom experts in the field of oncology. Students create valuable connections and indelible tools that can be used to assess their individual career goals relating to research and patient care in oncology. Participants receive a stipend of $5,000 for the complete 10-week period. The stipend is not a salary but is provided to subsidize all research-related expenses, housing, meals and travel.Our program is looking for students that demonstrate a commitment to scientific exploration and share the spirit of academic excellence. Students must be in good academic standing and exhibit an interest and aptitude for scientific investigation.Agency: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterTitle: MSKCC Medical Student Summer Fellowship ProgramProgram Description: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program is accepting applications beginning the week of December 14, 2014. For more information please visit the program website: www.mskcc.org/summerfellowships.This eight-week research program is offered to medical students who have a career interest as a physician-scientist in the field of oncology and/or related biomedical sciences. Supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), MSKCC Office of Diversity Programs in Clinical Care, Research, and Training, and MSKCC Brain Tumor Center , the summer fellowship program offers students who have completed their first or second year of medical school the opportunity to conduct basic laboratory or clinical research mentored by MSKCC faculty. Students in the program will:Gain clinical or laboratory research experience mentored by MSKCC facultyInteract with MSKCC physicians, PhD investigators, post-doctoral fellows and graduate studentsAttend a weekly education lecture series presented by world-renowned MSKCC facultyAttend additional institutional lectures, departmental conferences and lab meetingsPresent their summer research to fellowship peers and MSKCC faculty during the final week of the programReceive a $5500 stipendThe 2015 Summer Fellowship Program online application and project list will be available on December 17, 2014, at 12:00 noon EST. All applications and supplemental materials must be received by January 14, 2015, at 12:00 noon EST. All applicants will be notified of a decision via e-mail between February 27 and March 15, 2015.Agency: The Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS)Title: Hispanic-Serving Health Professions SchoolsProgram Description: The Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) is now recruiting for all of our summer 2009 government-based internships and fellowships. Applications are now being accepted for the following programs: HSHPS/CDC Student Internship and Fellowship Program, HSHPS/NIOSH Student Internship and Fellowship Program, and the HSHPS/NCHS Student Internship Program. The application deadline for the government-based programs is February 20, 2015 (received by). Application deadlines for our Border Health and Disease Specific programs will be announced soon. To access the application, which also includes applicant requirements, visit www.hshps.org. For more information, please contact Arlenin Dushkuat at 202-293-2701 (ext 103) or email [email protected]: Alpha Omega AlphaTitle: Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research FellowshipsProgram Description: Summer Fellowships support one student from each school that has an active Alpha Omega Alpha chapter. The student is supported for clinical investigation, basic laboratory research, epidemiology, or social science/ health services research.Project Location: UNCDuration/ Stipend: summer / $4,000Website: http://www.alphaomegaalpha.orgAgency: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyTitle: Summer Fellowship Medical Student GrantProgram Description: Summer fellowship grants provide stipends to medical students who wish to pursue research projects over the summer. Eligibility is limited to full-time medical students residing in the U.S. or Canada who have successfully completed one year of medical school.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: summer / $2,000Website: http://www.aaaai.orgAgency: American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryTitle: Jeanne Spurlock Minority Medical Student Clinical Fellowship in Child & Adolescent PsychiatryProgram Description: The clinical training experience must provide for significant contact between the student and the mentor. The plan should include program-planning discussions, instruction in treatment planning and implementation, regular meetings with the mentor and other treatment providers, and assigned readings. Clinical assignments may include responsibility for part of the observation or evaluation, conducting interviews or tests, use of rating scales, and psychological or cognitive testing of patients. The training plan also should include discussion of ethical issues in treatment.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 12 weeks/ $3,000Website: http://www.aacap.org/cs/awardsAgency: American College of NeuropsychopharmacologyTitle: Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. Minority Summer Fellow ProgramProgram Description: This grant is made to promote and enhance the interest of minority graduate students and residents in careers in psychoparmacology and the neurosciences.Project Location: This project will be completed in the laboratory of the Immediate Past President of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, or another research lab as designated by the Immediate Past President.Duration/Stipend: 6-8 weeks in the summer/ up to $15,000 for lab supplies, room and board, and travelWebsite: http://www.acnp.orAgency: American College of RheumatologyTitle: Abbott Medical Student Clinical PreceptorshipProgram Description: This program is designed to introduce students who are between first and second year of medical school to the specialty of Rheumatology by supporting a full-time clinical experience.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 4 or 8 weeks/ $1,500 per 4 week block plus $1,000 in travel funds to attend the ACR Annual Scientific MeetingWebsite: http://www.rheumatology.orgAgency: The American Federation for Aging ResearchThe MSTAR Program provides medical students, early in their training, with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, under the mentorship of top experts in the field. Students participate in an eight- to twelve-week structured research, clinical, and didactic program in geriatrics, appropriate to their level of training and interests. Students may train at a National Training Center supported by the National Institute on Aging or, for a limited number of medical schools, at their own institution.For more information and to view the application, please visit the AFAR website at http://www.afar.org/medstu.html.American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)55 West 39th Street, 16th FloorNew York, NY 10018tel: (212) 703-9977fax: (212) 997-0330e-mail: [email protected]: American Foundation for Urologic DiseaseTitle: Summer Medical Student FellowshipProgram Description: This is an introductory research fellowship to attract medical students to work in urologic research laboratories during the summer. An accredited medical research institution/department must sponsor the candidate by guaranteeing adequate support, including responsibility for the adequacy of the environment for research and development.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: summerWebsite: http://www.healthline.com/channel/urinary-incontinence.htmlAgency: American Gastroenterological Association / Foundation for Digestive Health & NutritionTitle: AGA Student Research Fellowship AwardProgram Description: This program offers support for students to spend time performing research in the areas of digestive diseases or nutrition. Up to 20 students are funded each year and 7 of these slots are saved for underrepresented minorities.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: minimum of 10 weeks/ $2,000 - $3,000Website: http://www.fdhn.orgAgency: American Heart AssociationTitle: Student Scholarships in Cerebrovascular DiseaseProgram Description: This program is offered to stimulate interest, knowledge and investigative work related to cardiovascular disease, stroke and basic sciences early during pre-doctoral training.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: minimum 2 months/ $2,000 plus $750 in travel fees to attend the International Stroke ConferenceWebsite: http://www.americanheart.orgAgency: American Parkinson Disease AssociationTitle: Medical Student Summer FellowshipProgram Description: Summer Fellowships of $4000 will be awarded to medical students to perform active supervised laboratory clinical research on Parkinsons Disease, its nature, manifestation, etiology and treatment.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: summer/ $4,000Website: http://www.apdaparkinson.orgAgency: American Pediatric Society, Society for Pediatric ResearchTitle: Student Research ProgramProgram Description: This program is offered to encourage gifted medical students to consider careers in research related to pediatrics. This program is specifically designed for students seeking a research opportunity at an institution other than at their own medical school.Project Location: Any institution other than your own medical school that is listed in their directory of participating programs. They have nearly 300 laboratories and research experiences available for students to choose from.Duration/Stipend: 8-10 weeks/ up to $4,270Website: http://www.aps-spr.orgAgency: Betty Ford CenterTitle: Summer Institute for Medical StudentsProgram Description: This unique program is open to all medical students. Student recipients may be selected to participate in either the inpatient or family treatment program for 5 days at the Betty Ford Center.Project Location: Rancho Mirage, CaliforniaDuration/Stipend: 5 days (year-round) / no stipendWebsite: http://www.bettyfordcenter.org and choose "training"Agency: Carolinas Heathcare System - Charlotte, NCTitle: Summer Research Scholar ProgramProgram Description: Medical students who are awarded this internship will work closely with mentors and their team performing original research in a clinical or laboratory setting.Project Location: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NCDuration/Stipend: 10 weeks, full time/$5000Center Website: http://www.carolinashealthcare.org/summer-research-scholarsContact: Celest C. Colcord 704-446-5556Agency: Center for Disease ControlTitle: O.C. Hubert Student Fellowship in International HealthProgram Description: This program provides an opportunity for third and fourth year medical students to gain public health experience in an international setting. Fellows spend four to six weeks in a developing country working on a priority health problem in conjunction with CDC staff.Project Location: Students can choose from ongoing projects in Kenya, Republic of Congo, Thailand and PeruDuration/Stipend: 4-6 weeks / $3,000Website: http://www.cdcfoundation.orgAgency: Children's Hospital LATitle: USC Summer Oncology Fellowship ProgramProgram Description: Work at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles. Participating students will be expected to attend a lecture series on aspects of pediatric oncology at CHLA designed specifically for them.Project Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaDuration/Stipend: 6-10 weeks/ $225 per weekWebsite: http://www.chla-sof.nant.org/Agency: Cystic Fibrosis FoundationTitle: Student TraineeshipProgram Description: Student traineeships are offered to introduce students to research related to Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Applicants must be students in or about to enter a doctoral program. Each applicant must work with a faculty sponsor on a research project related to CF.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 10 weeks/ $1,500Website: http://www.cff.orgAgency: Endocrine SocietyTitle: Summer Research FellowshipsProgram Description: Medical students are given a stipend to participate in research projects under the guidance of an Endocrine Society mentor.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 10-12 weeks/ $4,000Website: http://www.endo-society.orgAgency: Epilepsy FoundationTitle: Health Sciences Student FellowshipProgram Description: Three-month projects are funded in order to encourage career interests in epilepsy research.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 3 months/ $3,000Website: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.orgAgency: Grass FoundationTitle: Grass Fellowships in NeuroscienceProgram Description: This program provides a first opportunity for neuroscientists during late stages of predoctoral training or during postdoctoral years to conduct independent research for scientific discovery on their own at the Marine Biological Laboratory each summer.Project Location: Woods Hole, MassachusettsDuration/Stipend: 14 weeksWebsite: http://www.grassfoundation.orgAgency: Himalayan Health ExchangeTitle: Student ProgramProgram Description: This program's mission is to provide medical and dental care to the underserved people living in remote regions of the Indian and Nepal Himalayas and to uplift two orphanages located in the North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.Project Location: Indian and Nepal HimalayasDuration/Stipend: 2-3 weeks/ contact program directly for more informationProgram Contact: [email protected]: http://www.himalayanhealth.comAgency: Institute for Research, Education and Training in AddictionsTitle: Scaife Foundation Advanced Medical Student ClerkshipProgram Description: This program offers students hands-on training in Addiction Services.Project Location: Pittsburgh, PA at the Institute for Research Education and Training in AddictionsDuration/Stipend: 3 weeks, summer/ $650 plus meals and boardingWebsite: http://www.ireta.orgAgency: International Alliance in Service and Education ProgramsTitle: International Experiential Learning ProgramProgram Description: This program's focus is on health and education in the area of primary care, public health community-based research projects, mental and chronic disease management, nutrition, tropical and infectious diseases, and topics and services that are relevant and identified by the local community.Project Location: South Africa & MexicoDuration/Stipend: 4-8 weeks/ contact program directly for more information.Website: http://www.iaseco.orgAgency: Lupus Foundation of AmericaTitle: Gina Finzi Memorial Student Summer FellowshipProgram Description: To foster an interest in systemic lupus erythematosus in the areas of basic, clinical or psychosocial research under the supervision of an established investigator.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: summer/ $2,000Website: http://www.lupus.orgAgency: National Institute of HealthTitle: Summer Research Fellowship ProgramProgram Description: This program is designed to provide training in research procedures and principles of independent investigation.Program Location: Bethesda, MDDuration/Stipend: 8-12 weeks/ $2,200Website: http://www.training.nih.gov/student/srfp/index.aspAgency: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeTitle: Summer Program in the Neurological SciencesProgram Description: Unique opportunity to get hands-on experience working with leading scientists in the Institute's Division of Intramural Research.Program Location: Bethesda, MDDuration/Stipend: 10-12 weeks/ $2,000 per monthWebsite: http://www.ninds.nih.govAgency: National Institute of Mental HealthTitle: Summer Training on Aging Research Topics - Mental HealthProgram Description: This program gives selected students an opportunity to gain research experience and work closely with established mentors/investigators in the field of aging and mental health research.Program Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 10 weeks/ $6,250Website: http://startmh.ucsd.eduAgency: New England Institute of Jewish StudiesTitle: Jewish Medical Ethics & Israel Experience ProgramProgram Description: This program is offered to Jewish medical students and consists of a 4 week course on Jewish medical ethics combined with seminars on Jewish thought and tours of Israel.Project Location: Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, IsraelDuration/Stipend: 4 weeks/ $2,400Website: http://www.neijs.orgAgency: New York Academy of MedicineTitle: David E. Rogers Fellowship ProgramProgram Description: National fellowship for medical and dental students in support of a project initiated during the summer between first and second years of school. Projects should serve the needs of underserved or disadvantaged patients or populations.Project Location: Special consideration is given to projects conducted in New York CityDuration/Stipend: 8 weeks/ $3,462Website: http://www.nyam.orgAgency: Oak Ridge Insitute for Science & EducationTitle: Student Research Participation at the National Center for Toxicology ResearchProgram Description: This program is for opportunities to participate in research on biological effects of potentially toxic chemicals and solutions to toxicology problems that have a major impact on human health and the environment.Project Location: Jefferson, ArkansasDuration/Stipend: 2-12 months/ $500 per week plus $75 per week housing allowanceWebsite: http://www.orau.orgAgency: Oregon Health & Science UniversityTitle: Summer Research at the Oregon Hearing CenterProgram Description: The Department of Otolaryngology/ Head & Neck Surgery, and the Oregon Hearing Center, is offering summer research fellowships to medical students. Students will work with a faculty member on a ENT-related project already in progress.Project Location: Portland, OregonDuration/Stipend: 2-3 months/ $1,371 per monthWebsite: http://www.ohsu.eduAgency: Parkinson's Disease FoundationTitle: Fellowship Training ProgramProgram Description: This fellowship supports medical students to study Parkinson's Disease and related disorders under the supervision of an established investigator.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 10 weeksWebsite: http://www.pdf.orgAgency: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteTitle: Summer Oncology Research ProgramProgram Description: This program is designed for medical and dental students to engage in clinical and/or basic science research in oncology.Project Location: Buffalo, New YorkDuration/Stipend: 8 weeks/ $2,240Website: http://www.roswellpark.orgAgency: Sjogren's Syndrome FoundationTitle: Summer Student Fellowship ProgramProgram Description: This award is intended for dental and medical students interested in conducting Sjogren's related research under the guidance of a mentor.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: summer/$2,000Website: http://www.sjogrens.comAgency: Society for Academic Emergency MedicineTitle: Medical Student Research GrantProgram Description: This grant is co-sponsored by the Emergency Medical Foundation. The purpose is to encourage research in emergency medicine. The funded medical student must have a qualified research mentor and a specific research project proposal.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 3 months/ $2,400Website: http://www.saem.orgAgency: Society for Gynecologic InvestigationTitle: Medical Student Stipends for Research in GynecologyProgram Description: The Society for Gynecologic Investigation is committed to expanding interest in research in reproductive biology. To this end, five (5) awards of $2,000 each will be made for research related to reproductive biology to be carried out by medical students.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: summer/ $2,000Website: http://www.sgionline.orgAgency: Special OlympicsTitle: Health Professions Student Grant ProgramProgram Description: The purpose is to promote short-term projects with a focus on the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes programs and Special Olympics athletes, as well as the health and well-being of all persons with intellectual disabilities. Projects may include: data collection and analysis on issues impacting persons with intellectual disabilities; measurement of attitudes, opinions and behaviors of health professionals, coaches, family/caregivers and athletes; follow-up assessments of existing programs; or health promotion projects. Projects that involve collaborations with Special Olympics Programs or other CDC grant recipients (e.g., state and local health departments) are encouraged.Project Location: UNC or outside accredited institutionDuration/Stipend: 8 weeks - 12 months/ $3,500Website: http://www.specialolympics.orgAgency: St. Jude Children's Research HospitalTitle: Pediatric Oncology Education ProgramProgram Description: The Pediatric Oncology Education Program offers a unique opportunity for students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, allied health, and veterinary medicine to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. The program provides short-term training experiences in either laboratory research or clinical research. Trainees will attend a core lecture series as well as weekly conferences.Project Location: Memphis, TennesseeDuration/Stipend: 9-12 weeks/ $8.00/hrWebsite: http://www.stjude.orgAgency: Strong Children's Research CenterTitle: Summer Training ProgramProgram Description: The Strong Children's Research Center supports basic and clinical research directed to the cause, prevention, and treatment of the diseases of infants, children, and adolescents, as well as studies of developmental biology, child and adolescent development, the delivery of health services, and interventions designed to improve the outcomes of clinical pediatric practice. Student trainees will participate in research and clinical seminars, and will associate with each other as well as trainees enrolled in similar programs in the Medical Center.Project Location: Rochester, New YorkDuration/Stipend: 10 weeks/ $3,000Website: http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/scrc/sumprogs.htmAgency: University of ArizonaTitle: Summer Course on International HealthProgram Description: University of Arizona School of Medicine offers a multidisciplinary, case-based, problem-solving course that prepares medical students and primary care residents for health care experiences in developing countries.Project Location: Tuscon, ArizonaDuration/Stipend: 2 weeks in JulyWebsite: http://www.globalhealth.arizona.eduAgency: University of Nebraska Medical CenterTitle: Belize Wilderness & Tropical Medicine RotationProgram Description: These unique rotation experiences combines didactic teaching and guided independent study with actual field training in wilderness and tropical medicine; wilderness, cave, and river rescue; and related disciplines.Project Location: Belize, Central AmericaDuration/Stipend: contact program director for more informationProgram Contact: Dr. Keith Brown, [email protected]: http://www.unmc.edu/isp/studyabroad/belizeintroandoverview.htmAgency: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTitle: Summer Research Program for Medical StudentsProgram Description: The purpose of this program is to provide participants with first hand biomedical research experience in the basic and clinical sciences. This program is a 9-week course running from the end of May through the beginning of July.Project Location: Houston, TexasDuration/Stipend: 9 weeks/ $2,500Website: http://www.mdanderson.orgAgency: University of Utah: School of Alcoholism & Other Drug DependenciesTitle: Medical Student Scholarship for TrainingProgram Description: Scholarship assistance is available to attend the 54th Annual Session of theUniversity of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, Physicians Section.Project Location: Salt Lake City, UtahDuration/Stipend: Full tuition, up to six nights dormitory housing, and up to $350 travel allowance.Website: http://www.uuhsc.med.utah/uas/Agency: Vanderbilt Diabetes CenterTitle: Medical Student Summer Research Training Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and MetabolismProgram Description: This program is funded by the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases. It allows for medical students to conduct independent research under the direction of an established scientist during the summer.Project Location: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TennesseeDuration/Stipend: 12 weeks/ $4,700Website: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.eduContact UsOffice of Medical Student Research130 Mason Farm Rd CB# 7080 Chapel Hill NC 27599 Phone 919-966-3997 Fax 919-843-2508 [email protected]

It took me so long to write this, and the crazy thing is I didn't include everything, this woman was remarkable. For me, the answer to that question is very simple, Mrs. Shirley Temple Black. I feel that Little Miss Shirley Temple is the most iconic actress of all time for very good reason. As an adult, the world's most famous child star was an incredible woman who spent her life trying to create a better world through various diplomatic positions. Her intelligence (genius level IQ of 155) and spirit contributed greatly to the country's reputation and furthered its world position. Not only was she a particularly talented child with a genuine gift to sing and dance, she was a legendary quick study who learned her lines and dance routines much faster than any of her older and more experienced costars, sometimes even helping her colleagues remember their forgotten lines as well.After just having been born in 1928, her first contract was with Educational Pictures Inc., working for them from 1932 to 1933 until she was contracted by the Fox Film Corporation, becoming America’s top box-office draw from 1935-1938. Fox Studio regards her as an integral part of Twentieth Century Fox’s heritage, having been credited with helping save the Fox Film Corporation from bankruptcy during the Depression. A bronze sculpture of her stands beside the "Shirley Temple Black Child Development Center" on the Fox Lot.According to The New York Times, she was photographed more frequently than President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had credited her with rallying the country itself through the Great Depression, by providing a cheery escape through her films for audiences suffering the effects of widespread unemployment and general economic hardship.“as long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right. When the spirit of the people is lower than at any other time during this Depression, it is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles.” -President Franklin D. RooseveltIn 1934, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences presented her with a special miniature Oscar "In Grateful Recognition of Her Outstanding Contribution to Screen Entertainment during the year, 1934," the first Juvenile Academy Award. She still remains the youngest recipient of an Oscar, at the age of 6. And then in 1935 she received a special Academy Award as “The Outstanding Personality of 1934.” During a time when interracial teamings were unheard of in Hollywood, her dance up the steps with the great black dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, in the 1935 Civil War themed film The Little Colonel, became a landmark in the history of film dance. By 1940 she had appeared in 43 feature films and short films, making her last feature film in 1949. Not to mention that she was even considered to play Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz before Judy Garland. However, she was under contract at 20th Century Fox and the studio would not release her to work for MGM.While mothering her first child from her first marriage, she had been named "Mother of the Year". After she re-married, becoming Mrs. Shirley Temple Black, her husband's career as a U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer, required them to move to Washington D.C., sparking her interest in politics, where she did volunteer work for the Republican Party in addition to working as a television host on the show Shirley Temple's Storybook (later renamed The Shirley Temple Show), of which she hosted for three years and 41 episodes, until the show ended in 1961. She finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 (at 1500 Vine Street).Ronald Reagan, a long time friend who had appeared beside her in the film That Hagen Girl in 1947, appointed her to the California Hospital Advisory Council when he was California's Governor, before his presidency. Her interest in politics continued to grow, she had a desire to make the world a better place and realized that she couldn't very well do it as a citizen, so she ran for Congress in California in 1967. Although her run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives was unsuccessful, loosing to Republican Pete McCloskey, she was appointed in 1969 by President Richard M. Nixon to serve as a representative of the United Nations General Assembly (UN), a multinational organization aimed at world peace. And on top of her helping to raise more than $2 million for President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign, in 1972, she was then appointed as representative to the UN Conference on the Human Environment, as well as serving as a representative on the Joint Committee for the USSR-USA Environmental Treaty.After her diagnosis with breast cancer, in 1972, she held a press conference in the hospital after her mastectomy to talk about it publicly in order to educate women about the disease. In a Time article penned by breast cancer survivor Pamela Grossman, she was named as one of the celebrities that helped her to get through her diagnosis at a time when women usually kept their diagnoses private. In addition to that, in an interview with McCall's Magazine, she urged fellow women to perform breast self-examinations and admonished readers not to "sit home and be afraid." By way of her empowering feature, she became the first public figure to write about her experience with cancer in a conventional women's magazine.In 1973 she served as a U.S. commissioner for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). And at the same time, while serving as honorary deputy chief for the Oguaa Traditional Area in West Africa, she also served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, appointed by President Gerald Ford, from 1974 to 1976. She would end up training newly appointment Ambassadors for the next decade, at the request of the State Department. And she was the first woman to serve as U.S. Chief of Protocol, appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1976, holding the position until Jimmy Carter became the Democratic President in 1977. However Jimmy Carter still paid tribute to her when he chose her (a lifelong Republican) to make the arrangements for his inauguration to swear in as president, and for the inaugural ball that year.And in 1981, not only did she serve as a member of the U.S. Delegation on African Refugee Problems, but having already been such an established pillar of the public service community she became one of the founding members of the American Academy of Diplomacy. In 1985 she was awarded with a full sized Oscar, as well as the Latter-day film industry recognition for the “Life Achievement Award of the American Center of Films for Children”. She had also served on the Institute of International Studies.In 1988 she was also the first woman to be appointed as Honorary Foreign Service Officer of the United States. Only one person at a time holds that rank. From 1989 to 1992 she served as U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia, appointed by (the first) President George Bush. She was in Prague when communist rule was overthrown in Czechoslovakia as the Iron Curtain collapsed across Eastern Europe. She said her main job (initially) was human rights, trying to keep people like future President Vaclav Havel out of jail, she was seen later on escorting Havel in Washington D.C. after he became his country's new President. The Czech government praised her saying she became one of the symbols of the country's newly won freedom when she served as the U.S. Ambassador. Continuing to remain active in international affairs, she also served on the board of directors of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, among other organizations.In 1998, she was a Kennedy Center honoree, one of a select few to receive the annual award. Again in 1999, at an event hosted by then President Bill Clinton, and his wife Hillary, she received a medal from the Kennedy Center for "Lifetime Achievement to the United States and the World". And she was also honored yet again at the Kennedy Center in a ceremony for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., on December 6, 2001. The Screen Actors Guild gave her the Life Achievement Award in 2005.Above Image: Shirley Temple with the then Prime Minister of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King at the opening of the 7th Victory Loan Campaign, October 21, 1944.Above Image: Shirley Temple with long time friend Richard Nixon in 1960 at a benefit for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nixon was running for President at the time.The following 3 images are recorded archive of statements as she was sworn in as Chief of Protocol taken from Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Gerald R. Ford on pages 2053–2055If everything she did throughout, literally, her entire life doesn't define a true icon, then I don't know what does!