How to Apply

Before beginning your application, please have the following information ready and completed:

  1. Copy of your Resume or CV.
  2. Copies of the official or unofficial transcripts from all universities/colleges attended. The graduation date must be included. 
  3. Letters of Recommendation: We require two primary professional references (i.e. college professors, research faculty, advisors, or counselors) from individuals who can provide letters of recommendation about your academic and research career interests. You can choose to submit up to two secondary references for a total of four recommendations. The letters of recommendation must be included with the other documents in order for applications to be considered.
  4. You will be asked on the application to identify your top three research areas you are interested in for your B2MR research experience. Please review the information in the “Research Areas and Program Mentors” tab on the B2MR website and have your top three identified for both before beginning your application.
  5. Write a one-page personal statement (single-spaced, with 0.5-inch margins, in 11-12 pt. font). 
    Use your personal statement to help the     B2MR admissions committee to get to know you, understand your reasons for wanting to attendB2MR at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, and learn about your professional goals. Please be sure to describe:
    • Why you have chosen to apply to B2MR,
    • What you hope to gain from participation in the program on a personal and professional level,
    • Any life experiences, including personal challenges, that have impacted you and your decision to pursue a career in medicine and biomedical research, and
    • Yourself, your sense of identity, and how this will contribute to the diversity of B2MR, CU Anschutz, and ultimately the field of biomedical research.
  6. Write a one-page research statement (single-spaced, with 0.5-inch margins, in 11-12 pt. font). Use your research statement to summarize your past research experiences and research-related classroom experiences if you have not had a formal research experience. In addition, please include a description of:
    • Your interest in and passion for medicine and biomedical research,
    • Specific research fields or topics of study you find most interesting and why,
    • How you have contributed to or solved a challenging problem or research question (if applicable),
    • What you have learned about yourself through your past research experiences or research related classroom experiences, and
    • Your professional goals, how an MD and scientific research fits with these goals, and where you envision your career to be in 5 to 10 years.

Once you begin your application you will have the option to save your work, resume at a later time, and review your application before submitting it.

To begin your application to B2MR, click the Apply Now button below. Applications are now open for the 2027 cohort for the B2MR program and will be accepted on a rolling basis through Monday February 1 2027. We will begin assessing applications in mid-December.

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