Since 2019, CDIS has offered a 10-week Summer Internship for undergraduate students and recent graduates. Interns engage in CDIS research projects and participate in a weekly seminar where they learn about implementation science and professional development skills. Applications for the 2023 Summer Internship are due March 31st, 2023.

Topics include implementation outcomes and frameworks, qualitative and mixed methods approaches, and health equity, as well as how to conduct literature reviews, write cover letters, build a CV, interview for jobs, and set professional goals. At the end of the 10 weeks, interns present on their experience and plans to include implementation science in their future work.

In response to the need for accomplished academic medical scientists, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine offers a combined training program that leads to both the MD and the PhD degrees. The objective of the Program is to train students for careers in academic medicine and research. The Program integrates the medical curriculum with graduate studies in the basic medical sciences. Students pursue original research projects in the laboratories of the University’s graduate faculty along with medical studies in the College of Medicine.

CDIS partners with the UIC Medical Scientist Training Program to give trainees access to research scholars and projects that have direct implications for translational science. In this video, Geri Donenberg describes the Center’s work and opportunities for Medical Scientist Trainees to pursue research projects at the Center.