SOM Elective Brochure

Research Electives

Research electives may be arranged with any School of Medicine faculty member who is willing to serve as a mentor, prior inclusion of research electives in the Electives Brochure is not a prerequisite. The Research Elective Student Proposal Form must be submitted online at least 60 days in advance of the start-date of the course and must be approved by the Electives Course Committee. Non-UTMB research electives require the same procedure. Research Elective form Link (RFORM)

Action Course No Title Department Director Periods
DisplayANEU-4021Anesthesiology Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyAnesthesiologyDr. Rovnat Babazade1-13
DisplayDERU-4015Dermatology ResearchDermatologyRichard F. Wagner, MD1-13
DisplayFAMU-4063Diversity, Equity, and Research in MedicineFamily MedicineSamuel Mathis, MD1-13
DisplayITSU-4001Research Proposal DevelopmentInstitute for Translational SciencesJudy Aronson, MD8
DisplayMEDU-4006Research in Geriatric MedicineInternal MedicineSoham Al Snih, MD, PhD1-7, 9-13
DisplayMEDU-4086Closing the Gap in Diabetes Care with Quality and Safety Research Internal MedicineMaria L. Belalcazar, MD1-13
DisplayMEDU-4125Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)Internal MedicineWei-Chen Lee, PhD1-13
DisplayORSU-4017Orthopedic ResearchOrthopaedic SurgeryZbigniew Gugala, MD, PhD1-13
DisplayPATU-4022Research in Infectious Disease PathogenesisPathologyDavid H. Walker, M.D.1-13
DisplayPATU-4054Curating a Medical Exhibit at UTMBPathologyPaula Summerly, Ph.D.9
DisplayPSYU-4074Participant Engagement, Psychological Testing, and Diagnosis in Childhood Depression and Suicide Research (Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network/TX-YDSRN)Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesDr. Melissa DeFilippis1-13
DisplayPSYU-4076Participant Engagement, Psychological Testing, and Diagnosis in Childhood Trauma ResearchPsychiatry & Behavioral SciencesCody G. Dodd, MD1-13
DisplaySURU-4038Urology ResearchSurgeryStephen Williams, MD1-13