How to Apply
Application cycle will begin on February 17, 2025.
Eligibility
Faculty, clinical fellows, advanced residents, and senior staff holding doctoral degrees are eligible to be MEL-STaR Professional Scholars. A letter supporting the applicant’s participation from their home department’s division/department head or immediate supervisor is required if accepted to the program. Scholars may not be participating in training grants (i.e. T32 or T35). The eligibility of K award recipients will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Application to the Program
Admission to the program is competitive. Applications will be accepted from February 17 - March 31, 2025. The final application deadline is March 31, 2025. We will review applications in April and notify applicants of our decisions in May.
Your application to the MEL-STaR Scholars Program will require:
From the applicant:
A copy of your CV, resume or NIH biosketch
A 2 - 3 page statement describing
The primary area/problem of interest for health improvement and ideas to address the problem.
Your understanding of LHS and how it applies to your area problem. (See article What is unique about Learning Health Systems: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284922/)
How your approach to the problem would promote principles of health equity and patient engagement. (See article Developing a framework for integrating health equity in the learning health system: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lrh2.10043 Also watch the videos on patient partners and health equity here.)
Your preference of a lab or research group in which you would like to embed your work. This lab may be one with which you have an established relationship or one of the official MEL-STaR labs.
From your division/department head:
If admitted, we will need a letter supporting your participation in the MEL-STaR Scholars Program. This letter must include an affirmation of 20% release time for coursework and the experiential project.
For questions about the MEL-STaR Scholars Program, please contact the Research and Education Core team at MEL-STAR-REC-Leadership@umich.edu