Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
International Opportunities
The following six schools offer a total of 12 fellowships for medical students interested in conducting clinical research in developing countries:
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Harvard Medical School
- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Medicine - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Yale University School of Medicine
Approximately 75% of the fellowship year would be spent overseas. Contact the schools above directly if you are interested in applying for an international Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship.
Note: On occasion other medical schools participating in the CRF program offer fellowships overseas. Contact each school of interest to see if it offers the opportunities you are seeking.
2010-2011 Fellowship Applications
Timeline
- The application deadline has now passed.
- Offers Begin:
March 19, 2010
Applicants who are offered fellowships will be asked to accept or decline by April 2, 2010. A few schools will continue to offer fellowships through the spring until each fills its fellowship slots.
Resources
- 2010-11 Application Website
- Application
Instructions & FAQs - Program FAQs
- Participating Medical Schools
- International Opportunities
Contact for Questions:
If you have questions, email them to ddcfcrf@aibs.org.
Resources for Fellows
CRF Handbook, Meeting Info and Other Resources
Fellows
Articles on the Program
- December 2006
AAMC Reporter article profiles the Clinical Investigator Student Trainee (CIST) Forum and the rewarding experience gained by students participating in clinical research fellowships.
(Full Article) - March 2005
Medical Research Program staff publishes a paper in the Journal of Investigative Medicine summarizing the first three years of the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program.
(Full Article)