GlobeMed GWED-G Global Health Equity Internship

GlobeMed at Columbia would like to share a summer internship opportunity open to all CU and Barnard undergrads called the GWED-G Global Health Equity Internship Program. 

The GWED-G Global Health Equity Internship Program gives students the opportunity to be a part of grassroots public health work in rural Uganda under GWED-G (Gulu Women‘s Economic Development and Globalization). GWED-G is a human rights grassroots organization focusing on gender equality, maternal healthcare, community health education, and economic empowerment. Students will work directly under the founder of GWED-G and learn about public health community work. The focus of this internship is on helping distribute medical supplies to HIV+ positive mothers. 

Applications are due January 26th, 2024 at 11:59 pm. 

Application Link: https://forms.gle/3PGPe3fQqfvA6QnK9 

A Day in the Life at the Perelman School of Medicine

WHEN: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 8:45am (Registration Begins)
WHERE: 3400 Civic Center Blvd., 5th Floor Jordan Medical Education Center, South Pavilion
WHAT: A one day conference for undergraduate students underrepresented in medicine who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.

• Prepare for Medical School Admission
• Network with Medical Students

Register at this link.

Columbia Occupational Therapy Spring Info Sessions & Class Visits

 

The Columbia University Programs in Occupational Therapy offer an entry-level Masters Program. Students who are interested in learning more can attend one of our virtual information sessions or sign up to sit in on an in person class on campus.

Online Information Sessions February 12 at 8pm EST RSVP Here March 5 at 12pm EST RSVP Here April 15 at 3pm EST RSVP Here May 6 at 8pm EST RSVP Here June 6 at 3pm EST RSVP Here

Sit in on a Class Sign up to sit in on selected in person classes this spring and experience being a CUOT student.  Sign up here.

Abortion in Context: A Conversation about Reproductive Justice and Community Care in a Post-Roe World

 

Featuring Byllye Avery Founder of the Black Women’s Health Imperative 
With Miriam Neptune, Director of Milstein Center Exhibits, Programming and Public Engagement 
& Ramya Arumilli, BC ’25 and Member of Barnard’s Reproductive Justice Collective

Monday, January 29 5:30-7 PM (doors open at 5pm) 
Event Oval, The Diana Center, Barnard College 

This event is associated with “Abortion in Context,” a new, one-time course created and taught by Wendy Schor-Haim and Cecelia Lie-Spahn. This course features guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds, each of whom has dedicated their career to advocating for abortion as a critical part of overall reproductive healthcare in the United States and internationally. The course is funded by Barnard College, through the Fund for Innovation in Teaching and the Reproductive Health Grant.

Co-Sponsors: Africana Studies Department, American Studies Department, Barnard Center for Research on Women and Gender, Barnard Library & Academic Information Services, Center for Engaged Pedagogy, First-Year Experience Programs, Fund for Innovation in Teaching, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Reproductive Health Grant, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department This venue is accessible to people with mobility and hearing disabilities. ASL interpretation will be provided by All Hands in Motion. For more information, visit: americanstudies.barnard.edu/events 

Feil Family BMRI Neuroscience Summer Diversity Scholars Program

The Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) is pleased to announce the BMRI Summer Diversity Scholar Program. The BMRI Summer Scholar is a new opportunity for promising young scientists residing in the New York City area and provides awardees a 8-week long paid internship at a world-renowned research facility with leaders in neurodegeneration research. Individuals will receive one-on-one training with a researcher in one of the BMRI/Neuroscience Graduate Program laboratories, develop a research idea and plan, learn scientific methods, and produce their own data. They will also be included in workshops and seminars sponsored by WCM’s Office of Diversity. At the end of the internship, BMRI diversity scholars will present their findings in a research seminar.

Our 2024 program will be held from June 3rd to August 2nd, 2024. While we are excited to welcome students to campus next summer, the safety and security of the WCM community is our highest priority. Therefore, we may need to adjust to a virtual format due to COVID-19 to adhere to state and federal guidelines. Applicants will be notified to any changes to the program’s format via email.

Requirements:

• Applicants should be currently pursuing a college-level degree. A science-related major (e.g. biology, chemistry, math, engineering, etc.) is not required; non-science majors should discuss their science-related interests in their personal statement.
• Commitment to a 8-week long, summer internship in one of the BMRI labs. See faculty list here.
• Identify as coming from an underrepresented background (Underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and/or individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, as defined by NIH guidelines.
• Strong motivation to pursue a doctoral degree and/or career in scientific research or a science-related field.

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status.

Application materials:

• Personal statement (1000 words maximum) describing the applicant’s interest in science. We encourage applicants to include:
  • Description of future academic and career goals and how this program may aid them.
  • Previous research experience(s) and what they gained from those experiences. If the applicant has not yet had research experience, we ask that the applicant describe skills they believe will help them in this experience.
  • What they hope to obtain through this program.
  • How COVID-19 has impacted their academic/career goals
  • Proof of citizenship: Copy of birth certificate, US passport, or US permanent resident visa card.

• Current CV or resume.
• 2 letters of reference from a professor or mentor that can attest to the individual’s potential and previous accomplishments.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 1, 2024

• Please complete the application here.
• Letters of reference should be submitted separately to WCMNeuroScholar@gmail.com.

Questions: Contact WCMNeuroScholar@gmail.com.