Students

 

Welcome, TCOM Student Researchers 

Looking for a faculty mentor?

UNT Health Experts

Search our UNT Health Experts page for keywords (e.g., cancer) to help you connect with a TCOM mentor.

RAD Abstracts

Search our Research Appreciation Day (RAD) Abstracts page for keywords (e.g., health disparities) and contact the faculty in the author lists.

Mentor and Mentee Commitments

Discuss the commitments and responsibilities that a research project entails between a mentor and a mentee.

Looking for research opportunities?

Summer Research Programs

Too hot outside? Check out the TCOM summer research programs offered by the Fellowships, Health Clinics, Institutes and Centers at UNT Health.

Additional Research Opportunities

Is it not summer? Check out the other TCOM research opportunities offered by UNT Health's Institutes, Degree Programs and Research Rotation/Electives.

Looking to enhance your research portfolio?

Advance Your Research Skills with Microcredentials

  • Microcredentials are focused learning experiences that verify, validate and showcase your mastery of specific skills and competencies.
  • Unlike traditional degrees or certificates, microcredentials are designed to be flexible, targeted and immediately relevant to your goals.

What Makes Microcredentials Different?

  • Short and flexible: Complete at your own pace or within a condensed timeframe
  • Skill-focused: Dive deeply into a specific topic or competency area
  • Practical: Designed to build real-world, career-relevant skills
  • Stackable: Combine multiple microcredentials to build a broader expertise

Stand out by strengthening your professional profile:

  • Enhance your residency application with verified research experience
  • Differentiate yourself from peers with similar degrees
  • Showcase job-ready skills valued by today’s employers
  • Demonstrate advanced training in specialized areas
  • Support continuing education requirements
  • Validate competencies that degrees alone may not capture

Microcredentials are ideal if you want to build targeted skills without committing to a full degree program.

Designed for Today’s Learner

Not every learner benefits from pursuing another degree. Microcredentials offer a flexible, efficient way to gain meaningful credentials and keep your skills current in a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape.

Health Sciences Microcredential

Health Sciences Research Microcredential

  • This microcredential recognizes students who go above and beyond in health sciences research by completing a structured research experience and presenting their work
  • Many research experiences don’t lead to formal recognition. This microcredential helps you document and showcase your research skills and accomplishments
  • Note
    •  Case reports are NOT accepted
  • Cost is Free
    • Students who participate in a UNT Health-approved research program
    • Students who receive a promo code when not participating in a UNT Health-approved research program

 

How to Get Started

  1. Enroll in a UNT Health–approved research program
    • Summer Programs
      • Institute of Translational Research (ITR) Summer Fellowship
      • Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR)
      • Pediatric Research Program (PRP)
      • PRECISION Clinical Research Fellowship
    • Other Programs
      • TCOM Honors Research Practicum
      • NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR)

What You’ll Need to Complete

  1. Enroll in the Health Science Research microcredential course
  2. Complete the CITI Training
  3. Complete an Approved Research Program
    • Upload proof of completion (letter or certificate from your faculty leader)
  4.  Submit an Original Research Summary
    • Upload an abstract or summary of your research
    • Must be completed with your faculty mentor
    • Case reports are NOT accepted
  5. Present Your Research
    • Present at Research Appreciation Day (RAD) or another peer-reviewed conference
    • Submit:
      1. Poster or presentation
      2. Acceptance notification
      3. Five-minute video explaining your research

How to Get Started

  1. Find a Faculty Mentor
    • Identify a faculty mentor to guide your research
    • Your mentor will review and grade your work
  2. Request Enrollment 
    • Email odr@unthealth.edu
    • Include:
      • Subject line: “Request for Enrollment in the Health Sciences Research Microcredential"
      • Brief introduction and your research topic
      • Confirm your project is not a case report
      • Your faculty mentor’s name and email
    • Be sure to CC your faculty mentor
  3. Receive Access 
    • You'll receive a promo code to enroll
    • Your mentor will be given access to evaluate your work

What You’ll Need to Complete

  1. Enroll in the Introduction to Health Science Research microcredential course
  2. Complete the CITI Training
  3.  Submit an Original Research Summary
    • Upload an abstract or summary of your research
    • Must be completed with your faculty mentor
    • Case reports are NOT accepted
  4. Present Your Research
    • Present at Research Appreciation Day (RAD) or another peer-reviewed conference
    • Submit:
      1. Poster or presentation
      2. Acceptance notification
      3. Five-minute video explaining your research