Participants spend six weeks in the RET summer program. Participants are placed in research assignments in pairs. Laboratory assignments may be at Northeastern University, Boston University, and/or Massachusetts General Hospital.

Participants work a minimum of 35 hours per week at their sites. Most of the time will be spent in the research laboratory working on some aspect of a major research program. Additionally, there may be time spent in project team meetings, seminars, special training sessions, professional development meetings, field trips, RET group meetings, etc. Participants are paid as temporary employees of Northeastern University on a weekly basis. Please note: The laboratory workday and workweek requires some flexibility in scheduling as the hours may vary.

As part of the research experience, all participants are required to keep a Laboratory Research Notebook, a Reflective Journal, and develop a research presentation to be shared with colleagues and affiliates at the end of the summer. Additionally, an outline of the lesson plan/ curriculum connection will be shared at the last meeting of the summer.