SURF Heart

The American Heart Association sponsors two Summer Undergraduate Research programs at UC, AHA SURF and AHA SURE. These programs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to do research in a cardiovascular research laboratory for 10 weeks during the summer. The objective is to identify, recruit and enroll undergraduates from various disciplines and backgrounds and provide them with a rewarding research experience that will kindle a passion for a career in cardiovascular research.

The SURF-Heart program will expose undergraduate students to intriguing research challenges and discoveries in cardiovascular disease, with the goal of encouraging these students to pursue research in these areas as they mature into scientists. Students will experience hands-on learning in some of the broad domains of clinical, translational, population, basic science, bioengineering and biotechnology, public health, and team science. At the end of the program, students will present their work in poster form at the College of Medicine SURF Capstone Poster Symposium where they will compete with other SURF students for awards.

• Designed for undergraduate students planning for a research career in cardiology
• 10-week hands-on experience in experiments, workshops & seminars.
• Students are paid $6000 for 10 weeks.
• Additional $3000 to attend an AHA conference.
• Students underrepresented in science are encouraged to apply
• Application website: UC College of Medicine SURF program
• Submission Deadline: February 1^st

In addition to research, it is vital for the students to interact with each other and with those students from other COM and CCHMC SURF programs. To that end, the collaborative SURF programs have scheduled enrichment activities for the students to enjoy during the summer. These include scientific sessions, professional development activities, scientific writing seminars, and a few social events such as the opportunity to visit to the Cincinnati Zoo. The students will also be able to participate in multiple networking symposiums, sponsored by the COM, the Cincinnati chapter of the AHA, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute.