The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project

The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project is a coalition of women’s health practitioners at Winthrop University Hospital and Long Island Doula Association, Inc. (LIDA)-trained birth doulas seeking to improve birthing outcomes for mothers in our community. We are hoping to recruit and train individuals interested in offering continuous, evidence-based birth support to women in labor and their partners. Specifically, we are seeking individuals who have not graduated from a nursing program. The Winthrop-LIDA Project is a unique clinical opportunity for any student interested in:

• Gaining hands-on, meaningful, clinical exposure
• Empowering women to become agents of their bodies and health
• Promoting mother and baby-friendly childbirth initiatives
• Exploring birth doula work, midwifery, or obstetrics as possible professional trajectories 

Birth doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support to women in labor. The benefits of birthing with birth doulas are numerous, including:

• Personalization and respect of individual birthing choices
• Promotion of breastfeeding and maternal-infant bonding
• Increased rates of vaginal delivery
• Acknowledgement of birth as a natural process
• Increased maternal satisfaction 

Volunteers will not only gain holistic exposure to the field of women’s health, but will also be fulfilled by their abilities to affect positive change in the diverse patient population they will serve. 

But please note: This doula project training does not certify participants to become a doula in private practice. For more information on how to become a private pay doula after this training workshop please visit: Winthrop Becoming LIDA Certified

Our next training is September 15 and September 22. If you are interested in registering for the next training and learning about pre-training requirements, please reach out to winthroplida@gmail.com.

Technician B, Mouse Neurobehavior Core (MNBC) at Institute for Genomic Medicine (IGM)

This is a behavioral neuroscience research position in the Mouse Neurobehavior Core (MNBC) at the Institute for Genomic Medicine (IGM) at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) in Manhattan, New York.

Hours/week: 35

The successful candidate will possess training in, and take on the responsibility for,
conducting a wide range of behavioral assays to evaluate behavioral phenotypes in
mouse genetic models of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.
The Technician B will work under the supervision of Dr. Mu Yang, Director of the
MNBC. For more information of the MNBC, please visit our website
http://www.igm.columbia.edu/resources/mouse-neurobehavior-core-mnbc  

Specific responsibilities: Test mouse models of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders in a wide
range of behavioral tests, including seizure, circadian activity, neuromuscular functions,
locomotion and balance, sensory functions, anxiety and depression-like behaviors,
neurological reflexes, developmental milestones, social behaviors, social communication,
and complex cognitive functions. Assist in maintaining and organizing records on mouse colony, facilitate breeding and
mouse colony management. Assist in analyzing mouse behaviors from recorded videos, using specialized software. Assist in collecting, managing, and analyzing data; making graphs for presentations
and scientific publications. Perform general duties to assist in the management of the MNBC lab and facilities.
May assist with managing records, purchasing, routine communications, and other related
tasks.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred:

Degree in Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology or a related area. Considerable experience
in rodent behavioral testing.

Apply here:
https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1532447373703

Event: AACOM Virtual Fair August 1 9 AM-11 PM ET

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine is pleased to announce that, along with the majority of our colleges, we will conduct our first ever Virtual Fair on Wednesday, August 1^st from 9am-11pm ET. Although our college of medicines hours of availability will vary we hope that this broad time frame allows for you to get the answers they need about osteopathic medicine and each schools’ mission. In addition, we plan to have NAAHP representation, current medical students, D.O. physicians as well as AACOM staff on hand to answer questions.  Our Colleges of Medicine are eager to meet with you!  

Please register for free today @ careereco.com/events/aacom. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. 

We look forward to chatting with you on August 1^st! 

Best, 

Jayme Bograd

Associate Director of Recruitment & Outreach