Medical Student Research Program (MSRP)
Contact: Curriculum Office
Location: Room 1251 Weiskotten Hall
Mailing Address: 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315 464-5187
Fax: 315 464-5184
The Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) is offered to entering medical students who wish to acquire a strong research
background without the formal structure of a degree-granting program.
MSRP students work with dedicated faculty in the basic sciences and clinical research departments. The program provides students with three 12-week periods for research over three years. With the aid of a faculty sponsor, students are expected to write a publishable paper or prepare an honors thesis.
There are 20 MSRP positions available each year. Students apply during the first year in medical school. The program is open to students attending both the Syracuse and Binghamton clinical campuses.
TeSha English, MS III is working with Sara Jo Grethlein MD on a retrospective chart review using the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria (version 3). The goal is to determine if patients with Diabetes Mellitus undergoing chemotherapy treatment with Doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or Capecitabine for breast cancer have more severe toxicity than non-diabetic patients with breast cancer.
English and Grethlein hypothesize that patients with diabetes mellitus experience a more severe toxicity compared to patients without diabetes mellitus undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
"My knowledge and appreciation for clinical research and its role in clinical practice has strengthened," English said.
English completed the Collaborative Institutional Review Board (IRB) Training Initiative (required for clinical research at SUNY Upstate) and then submitted an IRB application to the university.
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