The Research Society was founded in 2020 with the mission to connect interested students with research opportunities. The Society assists with the entire process of finding a research proposal, exploring funding for personal projects, showcasing research results, and networking with faculty and staff mentors.

Contact Medical Student Research with any questions about the Research Society or to learn more about how to get involved.

Research Society

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Education and training

Workshops and seminars offer education and training opportunities and build confidence.

  • Journal Club: a bi-monthly journal club where students can critically review and discuss recent publications in their field of interest. We encourage lively debate and discussions, build camaraderie, and promote networking among the club members.
  • Research Symposia: Our Annual Research Society Conference is a mini-poster session followed by oral presentations where students present their research findings to fellow club members as well as a wider audience, including faculty members, researchers and other healthcare professionals who have been integral in members’ successes throughout their research journey.

Resources and support

Resources for funding opportunities, research facilities, databases and mentorship.

We connect members with the necessary resources and support to facilitate the implementation of their research projects.

Collaboration and networking

Our networking events and social gatherings allow members to build meaningful connections and foster collaborations.

We foster a collaborative community where members can connect with fellow students, faculty, and researchers to exchange ideas, share expertise, and form interdisciplinary research teams. 

Club leaders regularly organize social events, such as research club dinners, networking receptions, or team-building activities, to create a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere for students to interact with each other and with faculty members. These informal gatherings foster a sense of community, facilitate bonding among members, and create opportunities for networking in a more casual setting.

Stethoscope on book

Education and training

Workshops and seminars offer education and training opportunities and build confidence.

Piggybank and stethoscope

Resources and support

Resources for funding opportunities, research facilities, databases and mentorship.

  • Journal Club: a bi-monthly journal club where students can critically review and discuss recent publications in their field of interest. We encourage lively debate and discussions, build camaraderie, and promote networking among the club members.
  • Research Symposia: Our Annual Research Society Conference is a mini-poster session followed by oral presentations where students present their research findings to fellow club members as well as a wider audience, including faculty members, researchers and other healthcare professionals who have been integral in members’ successes throughout their research journey.
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Collaboration and networking

Our networking events and social gatherings allow members to build meaningful connections and foster collaborations.

Stethoscope on book

Education and training

Workshops and seminars offer education and training opportunities and build confidence.

Piggybank and stethoscope

Resources and support

Resources for funding opportunities, research facilities, databases and mentorship.

Close up of two doctors shaking hands

Collaboration and networking

Our networking events and social gatherings allow members to build meaningful connections and foster collaborations.

  • Journal Club: a bi-monthly journal club where students can critically review and discuss recent publications in their field of interest. We encourage lively debate and discussions, build camaraderie, and promote networking among the club members.
  • Research Symposia: Our Annual Research Society Conference is a mini-poster session followed by oral presentations where students present their research findings to fellow club members as well as a wider audience, including faculty members, researchers and other healthcare professionals who have been integral in members’ successes throughout their research journey.

We connect members with the necessary resources and support to facilitate the implementation of their research projects.

We foster a collaborative community where members can connect with fellow students, faculty, and researchers to exchange ideas, share expertise, and form interdisciplinary research teams. 

Club leaders regularly organize social events, such as research club dinners, networking receptions, or team-building activities, to create a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere for students to interact with each other and with faculty members. These informal gatherings foster a sense of community, facilitate bonding among members, and create opportunities for networking in a more casual setting.

The Research Society is an expanding network of research-focused resources with the target of connecting interested medical students with research opportunities.

It aims to bridge the gap between students who may or may not know how to design a research proposal, discover funding for personal projects, showcase research results and network with mentors in research.

Administration

  • Co-Director of Events: Gear Thomas Vincent, MD 2026
  • Co-Director of Events: Emily Behling, MD 2026
  • Secretary, Aryn Alanizi, MD 2026
  • Treasurer: Mia Crammer, MD 2026
  • Faculty Advisor: Joshua Edwards, MPH: Director, Medical Student Research

Workshops

ERS works to regularly schedule workshops with researchers at our medical school and other institutions and organizations. 

Upcoming workshops

 

Date Presenter(s) Topic
10/5/2023 Student Panel - Current M2 Students "Sharing Experiences and Finding Research Opportunities"
11/7/2023

Joshua Edwards, MPH, Director, Medical Student Research; Chris Mazur, CCRC, Program Administratior, Medical Student Research

"Mastering Research Protocols: Your Guide to IRB Success"
12/7/2023

Fang Fang, PhD, Instructor, Research and Infrastructure Service Interprise (RISE); Matvey Kaprov, Clinical Data Specilist, Research and Infrastructure Service Interprise (RISE)

"Intro. to Data Analysis/Management & Utilizing Secondary Data Sources"               
1/24/2023 Joshua Edwards, MPH, Director, Medical Student Research; "How to Use REDCap for Your Research Project"
2/19/2023 Mini-Poster Session; Invited Keynote Speaker; M1 and M2 Students Inaugural Medical Student Research and Training Symposium
3/14/2023

Fang Fang, PhD, Instructor, Research and Infrastructure Service Interprise (RISE); Matvey Kaprov, Clinical Data Specilist, Research and Infrastructure Service Interprise (RISE)

"Choosing the Correct Study Design and Ways to Analyze Your Data"

4/18/2023 Student Panelists

"Preparing for Summer Research"

 

Past workshops

Date Presenter(s) Topic
1/13/2021 Harry J. Tillman, PhD, Assistant Dean, Institutional Review Board and Human Subjects Protection "The IRB Process"
2/8/2021 Darryl Boyd, PhD, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory "Keys to an Effective Presentation"
3/2/2021 Aurora Fe E. Kerscher, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology "How to (Quickly Get this Gist of, and then) Read a Research Article"
3/24/2021 Brynn E. Sheehan, PhD, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, and Ismail El Moudden, DSc, Instructor, EVMS-Sentara Healthcare Analytics and Delivery Science Institute (HADSI)

"Access to Databases and HADSI’s Roles in Student Research"

5/3/2021 Dr. Jose Morey and Dr. Tayab Waseem

"Pie and AI: Newport News-Artificial Intelligence and Medicine Panel"

8/12/2021 Dr. Parr

"Pie and AI: AI and Dermatology"

9/15/2021 Student Panelists-Current M2 Students

"Sharing Experiences and Finding Research Opportunities"

10/6/21 Dr. Angela Toepp and Dr. Joshua Edwards

"Student Research Using Data More Readily Available"

10/14/21 Dr. John Brush, Internal Medicine

"Compliance/Human Subject Research from Sentara's POV"

11/11/21 Veronica Gray and Vanessa Ramos, MD students

"Extended Leave from EVMS to Engage in Research-Journeys of Two EVMS Medical Students”

2/1/22 Michael Bittner and Ismail El Moudden, HADSI

"TriNetX"

3/3/22 Brian Main, Office of Research

"REDCap"

4/29/22 Dr. Aurora Kerscher, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology

"Dissecting a Research Paper"

9/14/22 M2 Students

"The Summer Research Panel"

Contact

Contact us if you have any questions about the Research Society or want learn how to get involved.