What is the Student Research Group?

The Student Research Group (SRG) is 1 of 20 Scientific Groups that comprise the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). It is composed of a network of self-governing chapters at each dental school and is led nationally by officers elected through a majority of votes from all members.

The MUSC CDM Student Research Group servers to:

1. Provide student researchers with a national voice
2. Provide a means for student researchers to protect their interests on a local as well as a national level
3. Act as a support network linking all dental schools and their research programs
4. Help students generate funds and ideas necessary to better the field of dentistry through new and inventive research
5. Promote student participation in dental research and its related disciplines
6. Promote the advancement of dental research and related aspects
7. Further the aims and objectives of the AADR and IADR as they relate to student research
8. Foster awareness of research and training opportunities in academic dentistry