• To encourage students to consider a career in medicine, whether in the reproductive sciences or another specialty of their choice
   
• Exposure to a state-of-the-art research environment
   
• Train in the art and science of how research is conducted
   
• Mentorship by respected researchers at a world-renowned medical institution
   
• A solid foundation for a future in medicine
   
• Interact with reproductive endocrinologists or male infertility specialists (urologists) and observe them in clinics and in surgery
   
• Attend weekly research meetings, lectures, didactics, journal clubs and group discussions. These interactions provide an understanding of how reproductive research is conducted
   
• Present research findings in departmental meetings
   
• Prepare and present PowerPoint talks at research conferences
   
• Acquire skills in electronic database search, literature review and scientific writing of research reports
   
• Write scientific articles and reviews in reproductive biology and human infertility
   
• Learn data compilation and analysis
   
• Understand the application of statistical methods in basic and clinical reproductive science research
   

Who can apply?

Those interested in short-term research experience during the summer or at other times. College (pre-med) and medical students interested in conducting cutting-edge basic science or clinical research in the field of reproductive medicine can apply to our program. Applicants are selected on a competitive basis.

How to apply:

Please send the following information -

• Recent curriculum vitae/resume.
• Two recent letters of recommendation from advisors, teachers, or persons who have a first hand knowledge of you.
• Address, telephone number (for possible personal interview).
• Provide the date when you can begin, if selected.
• Provide a letter stating that you have finances to cover your stay as no stipend is available.
• Proof of medical insurance

Where to submit:

Program Director
Center for Reproductive Medicine
Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute and
  Ob-Gyn and Women's Health Institute
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave., Desk A19.1
Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
Tel: (216) 444-9485; Fax: (216) 445-6049
E-mail: agarwaa@ccf.org

Other Important Information:

• Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. Candidate who are non US citizens or green card holders may be appointed as Observers. Read our requirements for Observership in Reproductive Biology.
• Successful completion of internship results in the award of a Certificate of Research Training from our Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Research and Clinical Laboratories occupy over 2500 square feet of workspace with state-of-the-art instruments and facilities for advanced research in the pathophysiology of male and female reproductive dysfunction and research in the field of erectile dysfunction. Instruments include: computer assisted semen analyzers, luminometer for oxidative stress measurements, equipment for western blot, culture room equipped with a sterile hood, several incubators, microscopes, and a Narishige micromanipulator fitted on an inverted phase-contrast microscope, spectrophotometers, ELISA plate reader, centrifuges, liquid nitrogen storage tanks, programmable freezers, cold room, etc. The laboratory has ready access to over a dozen specialized core laboratories within the Cleveland Clinic Research Institute. These include: molecular biotechnology, flow cytometry, gene expression, transgenic/knockout facilities, etc. For more information on these core laboratories, please visit: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/services.

The office space for Fellows is equipped with over 2 dozen computers with laser printers, scanners, copiers, and all the necessary software programs. All computers in the Center are connected to the Cleveland Clinic's network system that provides direct access to most online journals related to the field of medicine, urology, reproductive medicine, andrology, etc. A large collection of scientific journals, electronic journals/books, and other databases are available through our newly modernized Cleveland Clinic Alumni Library. A team of statisticians working in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences provide research support to the Fellows. The Arts and Graphics Department supports the preparation of research posters and lecture slides for presentations at national meetings.
 

• Dr. Adi Mehta (Staff in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases)
   
• Dr. Ahmed Ragheb (Fellow in Male Infertility)
   
• Dr. Amr Kader (Fellow in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Anthony Thomas (Staff in Bioethics)
   
• Dr. Ashok Agarwal (Staff in Urology and Director, Center for Reproductive Medicine)
   
• Dr. Courtenay Moore (Staff in Urology)
   
• Dr. Drogo Montague (Staff in Urology)
   
• Dr. Edmund Sabanegh (Staff in Urology and Chief, Center for Male Fertility)
   
• Jeff Hammel, MS (Senior Biostatistician)
   
• Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg (Staff in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Jennifer Hunt (Staff in Anatomic Pathology)
   
• Dr. Jianbo Li (Senior Biostatistician, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences)
   
• Kelly Athayde, MS (Embryologist)
   
• Dr. Linda Bradley (Staff in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Manjula Gupta (Staff in Clinical Pathology)
   
• Dr. Margaret McKenzie (Staff in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Marjan Attaran (Staff in OB/GYN)
   
• Dr. Monish Aron (Staff in Urology)
   
• Dr. Rakesh Sharma (Staff in Urology and Coordinator, Center for Reproductive Medicine)
   
• Dr. Reda Mahfouz (Fellow in Andrology)
   
• Dr. Tommaso Falcone (Chairman, OB/GYN and Women's Health Institute)
   
• Dr. Sajal Gupta (Staff in Urology and Assistant Coordinator, Center for Reproductive Medicine)
   
• Dr. Satya Yadav (Staff in Lerner Research Institute)
   
• Jodith Janes (Medical Librarian)
   
• Amy Moore (Manager, Scientific Publications)
   
• Cathy Shemo (In charge, Flow Cytometry Core, Lerner Research Institute)
   
• Lynn Novelli (Medical Editor)
   

To view information on our past interns, please click here.

To view the evaluation of our summer internship, please click here.