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Children's Mercy Research Institute STAR 2.0 Program

2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Information

The program runs for 6 weeks from June 16 to July 24, 2025. Students meet daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Students accepted into the program must commit to full participation during this entire period

The CMRI fosters an integrated research environment where no boundaries exist between science and medicine, uniting physicians, scientists, academic colleagues and partners in the pursuit of discoveries to improve the health and wellbeing of children everywhere.

The STAR 2.0 Program gives participants:

An inside perspective of the world of science and medicine.
Hands-on experience in research that will improve the care of real patients.
A better understanding of what it is like to work in medical research.
Contacts in the local medical research community.
The opportunity to get their work published in peer-reviewed journals, a critical step that establishes them in the scientific community and allows them to be competitive for other opportunities.
PLUS, the program provides a stipend ($2,600) to attend, which allows students to participate who were planning to work over summer break.

Requirements

Internship:

  • current freshmen, sophomore and junior high school students

  • students must attend public or charter schools to be eligible

  • preference will be given to students who attend schools in the urban metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, school districts

  • preference for students who are from disadvantaged backgrounds

  • Vaccination Requirements:

    • Chickenpox (Varicella): (Vaccination OR Positive IgG Titer)

    • MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella): (Vaccination OR Positive IgG Titer)

    • TB: (Skin Test OR IGRA within last 12 months)

    • Tetanus/diphtheria/ acellular pertussis - (Tdap): (Adult formulation-Adacel or Boostrix)

    • Hepatitis B: (Immunization AND Titer OR waiver)

    • Influenza: (Proof of vaccination during the flu season as defined by Children’s Mercy.)

Internship Type

Shadowing Type

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