Program year 2

Congratulations on finishing Program Year 1! Please review all tabs under Program Year 2 so you understand all the program elements and expectations in your second year. 

Program Year 2: 

• Summer: By this time you will already have chosen or been accepted to your Summer Research Experience or SRE 2 as we call it. Some students will stay at OHSU and others will travel to schools across the country. 

  • SRE Away from PSU: Your 8-10 week program counts for all your summer research hours. You will return to your 10-hours per week research lab placement at OHSU in September, and attend the Summer Undergraduate Research Forum in September.

  • SRE at PSU: You have between July 1 - September 29th to work 250 research hours (approximately 25 hrs/week). You will be expected to attend twice-monthly SRE II Workshops on PSU Campus. 

• Fall Focus - Over summer and fall, there is a focus on writing personal statements, preparing applications to graduate or post-bacc programs, and/or gap-year planning. 

• Winter Focus - Continued support and workshops on applications to graduate schools and alternative gap year plans as students wait to hear back from prospective programs. 

• Spring Focus - Finalizing post-URISE plans and sharing journey-lines and learnings from your time in the program.