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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Dear Students,</span></div>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I am reaching out to remind you of the MS in Physiology for MD students program. The application for 2026 is now
open in Slate. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This program provides an
<b>expedited</b> track for SUNY Upstate medical students who wish to take a gap year from medical school following the STEP-1 exam to explore a research opportunity and
<b>earn a stand-alone master’s degree</b>.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">While the degree is offered through the Department of Physiology,
<i>your research can be done with faculty across Upstate, so you can work on a project that is of particular interest and relevance to your future medical career.</i></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Please see the attached flyer summarizing the program.</b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Benefits:</span></p>
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<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gain significant research experience</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Add to your residency placement application (to include research)</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Take an important step to becoming a clinician scientist</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Contribute to important biomedical research</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Expand your horizons</span></li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Who should apply</span></p>
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<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Students with a substantial prior research experience</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span role="presentation" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Students who are thinking of adding research to their clinical career</span></li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Participating students will have a tuition waiver and a stipend</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The application will remain open until December 31.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To learn more and/or to confirm your intention to apply, reach out to me, Dr. Voura via email:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(149, 79, 114);"><u><a style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-outlook-id="ab0c2d1f-f6f4-4592-b1ea-f27fc6af429a" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAec51eb06-ab45-b6a6-7221-c78e17196f18" href="mailto:vourae@upstate.edu">vourae@upstate.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you!</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Evelyn Voura, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research Assistant Professor</span></p>
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SUNY Upstate Medical University</span></p>
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