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The Pediatric Oncology Education program at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is funded by the National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute. The POE program offers a unique opportunity for students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, or public health to gain biomedical and oncology research experience. The POE program provides a short-term training experience (summer internship) in either laboratory research or clinical research.

Students participating in the Pediatric Oncology Education program will receive training in a superb academic environment created by the interaction of committed basic scientists, research-oriented physicians, and postdoctoral fellows. Depending on their special interests, trainees will spend their rotations in a clinical research or a laboratory research setting. Trainees will be matched with a faculty mentor who shares their research interests and will participate in the mentor's ongoing research projects. Trainees attend a daily Lunch & Learn series designed specifically for them, as well as other clinical and basic research conferences. 

The minimum time requirement for our program is 10 weeks at St. Jude for those currently attending medical school and 11 weeks for all others. The student's daily schedule will depend on the research area in which they are working, but the student is expected to work full-time. Applicants for our 2025 program must be able start on either Monday, May 5, Monday, May 12, Monday, May 19, or Tuesday, May 27, 2025. If you could not start on one of these dates (May 5, May 13, May 19, or May 27, 2025), you are not eligible for our 2025 program and should not apply.

Requirements:

Trainees MUST be a United States citizen, non-citizen national, or possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. A student visa is not sufficient. Many POE students are highly qualified undergraduate preparing for careers in medicine or biomedical sciences. Others are attending medical, graduate, pharmacy, or nursing school. POE applicants must be full-time students. Applicants MUST have an undergraduate GPA of at least a 3.40/4.00 in math and science (biology, chemistry, physics) AND at least a 3.40 overall. Medical, pharmacy, and graduate students must also meet the undergraduate GPA requirements. Applicants must have research experience and be in at least their sophomore of college year when they apply. At least one letter of recommendation must be from a research mentor. Applicants must be a full-time student and be attending a US school. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to these requirements. Proof of the COVID-19 vaccine currently is not required, but vaccination is strongly encouraged. POE program participants will comply with future St. Jude COVID-19 vaccination policies.