The IYRC Summer Program​ on Medicine and Research

Saturdays July 9–August 20, 2022
10:30 AM–1:00 PM (EDT)
​Virtual (Zoom)
  
Our Medicine and Research program is an excellent option for students contemplating a career in health or academia. Students will explore clinical correlates, engage in simulated patient encounters, and develop research skills in workshops. Students will hear from several physicians and researchers from Columbia University and New York Presbyterian--the #1 hospital in New York.

This summer program is hosted by the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Global Health Organization. Students learn from physicians, researchers, and medical students at Columbia University VP&S about diverse topics of medicine: they learn how to take a patient history, interview several standardized patients, engage in discussions about ethics, have conversations about narrative medicine, and study various systems of human anatomy. In addition to the clinical aspects of the program, students learn research methods for finding sources, analyzing data, and writing a manuscript. By program completion, students should be able to search databases for journals, recognize gaps in the literature, and produce high-quality publishable papers. In 2021, 64% of summer student papers were accepted for conference presentations. Students leave our program understanding the art of taking a patient history, the impact of social determinants of health, and the importance of a patient-centered, open-ended approach.

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​February 2022 updates

​Registration for the IYRC Summer Program 2022 now open!
Interested in medicine, public health, or scientific research? The IYRC offers you the chance to learn more about all these topics through talks by doctors and med school students, plus participatory curriculum that cumulates in a rewarding final project! Learn more at our Summer Programs page.

Dates for the IYRC 2022 fall conference have been decided!
​This year, the conference will take place on November 12 and 13. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty regarding international travel restrictions, the IYRC 2022 will be held online.

October 2021 Updates

Congratulations!

Each conference, the IYRC awards seven special honors for the research projects. After tallying the scores from our reviewers who read your papers and watched the recordings, we are pleased to announce the results of the Fall 2021 IYRC research project awards:

Best overall project and 100,000 JPY scholarship recipient: Anita Osuri
Best Social Sciences and Humanities Paper: Xuetao Wu
Best Social Sciences and Humanities Presentation:  Gregory Guyumdzhyan
Social Sciences and Humanities Honorable Mention:  Haebin Jung
Best STEM Paper: Christopher Huang
Best STEM Presentation: Leo Sun
STEM Honorable Mention:  Jonathan Wun

IYRC Podcast

​The IYRC Podcast, hosted by high school seniors Arthur and Chinedum, brings on students, medical professionals, researchers, and other academics to discuss topics like research and share stories and advice all while having fun. Thank you for tuning in!

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The IYRC in the News

​The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons recently featured an article about the 4th IYRC.

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What is the International Young Researchers' Conference?
The International Young Researchers’ Conference (IYRC) is an interdisciplinary platform for high school students to publish and present their original research, as well as to share their community projects and health narratives.

TESTIMONY FROM THE Fourth IYRC

Even with being virtual, the IYRC conference was such an amazing experience! I loved hearing about the innovative research done by my peers who presented at the conference and thoroughly enjoyed presenting! I hope to attend next year as well!
- Akshara

The IYRC is truly the perfect outlet for students across the globe to collaborate, learn, and engage with one another. It allows students from a variety of locations across the globe to share their passions for a plethora of research topics! 
- Angelo

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