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FDA Scholar Scientific Analysis Days

Organized By:
Office of Scientific Professional Development (OSPD)

Every year, FDA offers highschool, school, and graduate college students from completely different backgrounds and scientific disciplines, the chance to coach with mentors from throughout FDA on regulatory science analysis initiatives. 

College students are uncovered to the broad expanse of regulatory science actions underway Company-wide, in addition to the vary of scientific disciplines they name on.

College students additionally study first-hand about FDA’s home and international affect and attend FDA regulatory science trainings that combine science, legislation and coverage. With this data, the scholars are in a position to full analysis initiatives.

After their FDA coaching program concludes, college students are inspired to discover careers in public well being and STEM.

Program Objectives

1. Acknowledge FDA scholar analysis and contributions to FDA.
2. Current FDA scholar analysis on a public web site yearly.
3. Assist STEM training for college kids in FDA scientific precedence areas.

This web site highlights the significance of FDA scholar packages and the direct affect that their analysis initiatives have on advancing regulatory science at FDA.

2024 Outcomes

Yearly, the Company collects abstracts from the FDA summer time college students. In 2024, there have been 108 complete public summary submissions.

13 scholar submissions have been obtained from the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), 47 submissions from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), 20 from the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), 14 from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 3 from the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), 10 from the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), and 1 from the Office of the Commissioner (OC) /Office of Digital Transformation.

There have been 108 complete public summary submissions. Of the 108 complete scholar summary submissions, FDA’s strategic initiatives beneath have been supported with: 

• 28 scholar initiatives associated to Public Well being Emergency Preparedness and Response. 
• 22 scholar initiatives associated to Growing Selection and Competitors by Innovation
• 51 scholar initiatives associated to Unleashing the Energy of Knowledge. 
• 7 scholar initiatives associated to Empowering sufferers and customers.

Access the student abstract book.

Previous Analysis Day Annual Outcomes