Welcome!

The Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) began as an idea among Native American students attending Harvard Medical School (HMS). With the help of a few devoted medical school faculty, the program was launched in 1994 with the successful enrollment of 6 students for the first summer. We are now in our 15th year, and have brought nearly 150 students to HMS during this time.

Our vision is simple… that a handful of talented individuals will leave Harvard Medical School with new skills, experiences, and knowledge that can be used to help themselves, their communities, and future generations of Native peoples from all of the Four Directions.

News

Stay tuned for 15th Anniversary Events throughout Summer 2008.

Thursday, July 24

Mandatory Optional

Warren Anatomical Museum
Time: 09:00 AM
Meet Time: 08:45 AM
Location: Countway Library

Aquarium tour
Time: 11:00 AM
Meet Time: 10:15 AM
Location: the Aquarium on the waterfront

Presentations Skills Workshop
Speaker: Shannon Bayer
Time: 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM
Location: CCI Conference Room, 3rd floor, One Brigham Circle

See the FDSRP Calendar of Events

Alumni Spotlight

Bijiibaa’ Garrison arrived in Boston in the summer of 2004 eager to study at Harvard Medical School and participate with the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP)., Two thousand miles  from her hometown of Kayenta, AZ, which is on the Navajo Reservation, Bijiibaa’ quickly found a mentor in Dr. Tom Sequist and life long friends in her FDSRP classmates.  Read More

Important Dates

2008 Program
June 16, 2008 to August 7, 2008

Applications Released
November 2007
Application Deadline
February 29, 2008
Application Decisions
April 1, 2008