Fields Rosenberg Surgical Fellowship

Mentorship with World Class Surgeons

The Fields Rosenberg Fellowship provides selected undergraduate fellows with a 10-week direct mentorship from surgeons specializing in various fields, including General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, and other surgical disciplines. During the fellowship, undergraduate fellows shadow surgeons and participate in career and professional development seminars specifically tailored to their needs.

Program Details

The Houston Methodist Academic Institute offers unparalleled 10-week summer internship programs, providing selected interns with a unique opportunity to collaborate with renowned researchers.

Important Dates

2027 Program Dates: June 1, 2027 – August 6, 2027

Application Dates: Dec. 4, 2026 - Jan. 29, 2027

Application Requirements

• Applications must be completed in full by 12:00pm (CT), January 30, 2026.
• Undergraduate students may apply to only one of the following programs: Summer Undergraduate Research Internship, Fields Rosenberg Surgical Fellowship, Kadoorie Cardiovascular Internship
• The link to the summer internship application portal will be visible on the program webpages starting Dec. 2, 2024.
• The following items must be completed in the application portal: Demographic information of student, Short essay questions, Upload of current resume, Upload of current transcript (official or unofficial), On the application, you will enter the email addresses of your two recommenders, and we will send them the Letter of Recommendation form to complete.
• Once you have completed your application and we receive your letters of recommendation, you will receive an email confirming that all required materials have been received for your application to proceed to the next steps in the selection process.
• We will notify you in March regarding your selection for the 2025 Summer Research Internship Program.
• Documents should be less than 4 MB each and in Adobe PDF format only.

Application Essay Questions

• Describe your career goals in medicine.
• How could you benefit from a hands-on surgical shadowing experience?
• Please describe any clinical or hospital volunteer experience you may have.

Eligibility

• Currently, only US citizens, Legal Permanent Residents and Foreign Nationals who already hold a legal visa status (F-1, J-1, EADs) are eligible to apply.
• Full participation is required for the internships starting on the specified dates.
• Students cannot participate in the same program more than once.
• You are only allowed to apply to one summer internship program each year.

Program Schedule & Location

Student workdays are 8 hours, approximately 8:30am-5:00pm, except for the July 4th holiday. The internship is held at the main Houston Methodist Hospital campus in the Texas Medical Center, located at 6565 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030.

Housing & Transportation

Participants will be responsible for securing their own housing arrangements. However, after admittance into the program, participants will be provided information on housing options available to them. For commuting, interns may choose to receive either a Smithlands parking pass or a paid QCard for using the Houston Metro service.