Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Bellevue Hospital Volunteer Positions
Bellevue Hospital is continuing to recruit for volunteer positions. To learn more about the positions, see our earlier post. To apply, fill out the application form by March 8, 2019 and email harriet.fisher@nyumc.org to confirm your application. Please reach out to Ms. Fisher with any questions.
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Yeshiva University EMT Course - Summer 2019
This summer (June and/or July 2019), the Yeshiva University EMS club is organizing an emergency medical technician (EMT) course for undergraduate students. Getting to network with passionate pre-health students from other universities in the NYC area will be a great experience, and the medical skills and clinical exposure will look great on any pre-health resume! ALSO, THE COURSE IS ONLY 15 DAYS!
The course will take place for 15 days in June and/or July from 10 am till 6 pm, ending a bit earlier on Fridays, on one of the Yeshiva University campuses, which are conveniently located in the heart of NYC. The cost of the course is $1,500.
(If finances are an issue, there are many volunteer ambulance/fire organizations that will pay for your course in return for becoming an active member! Seek out your local agencies for more details)
With previous courses run in the past, we have found this schedule to be most ideal for university students. Understanding the difficulty of taking an EMT course while in school, we would like to open up this opportunity to other university students in the New York City area.
Tentative dates
June course: 5/28-6/18
July course: 6/25-7/16
Please sign-up if you are interested and want more information.
This is the sign-up link:
For further details, please contact LearnEMT@gmail.com or philip.meyer@mail.yu.edu
Monday, March 4, 2019
UC Berkeley's Opto-Camp
Applications are now open for Opto-Camp: UC Berkeley's Optometry Summer Camp, taking place July 15-19, 2019.
This in-residence, 5-day program will give students interested in pursuing graduate studies and a career in optometry:
- an in-depth look at the profession,
- key information about applying to OD programs, and
- an immersive experience on the Berkeley campus.
Opto-Camp is open to all, with priority given to students currently enrolled in undergraduate studies.
The application deadline is May 17, 2019.
For any questions, contact optometry-
Gap Year Position: Research Specialist at Princeton
The McBride Lab at Princeton University is looking for a lab technician to support research on the molecular, neural, and evolutionary basis of preference for human odor in mosquitoes. The technician will devote ~75% of his/her time to a specific research project and the remaining ~25% time to general maintenance and lab support. The technician will be welcomed as a full lab member and expected to attend journal clubs and lab meetings and to contribute to a dynamic and interactive lab atmosphere. This is a unique opportunity to become deeply involved in exciting research at the interface of evolution, genetics, and neuroscience and is well-suited for a recent college graduate looking for more experience/focus before graduate school.
To learn more about the position and to apply, click here.
To learn more about the position and to apply, click here.
University of Maine Environmental Health Internship
The University of Maine Initiative for One Health and the Environment is excited to announce a new NSF-funded REU program for summer 2019, entitled Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW). REU ANEW is a 10-week paid summer research internship. Each summer, we will invite 10 motivated undergraduate students to join our faculty and graduate students to conduct cutting-edge research at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. REU ANEW students will have the opportunity to work directly with faculty research mentors, as well as Broader Impacts mentors who are working in the field to apply One Health research to real world problems. Through our program, students will develop critical research and thinking skills that are directly relevant to future career success, and build lasting professional relationships with their undergraduate peers, graduate students, and faculty and broader impacts mentors.
Stipend: All REU participants will receive a generous summer stipend ($5,750) and living expenses, including travel expenses and housing at the University of Maine in Orono.
Eligibility: All REU students must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or permanent residents of the U.S. Students must have completed at least one year of an Associates or Baccalaureate degree program prior to the summer internship, and must plan to continue in their degree program following this summer internship (graduating seniors are not eligible). As part of the National Science Foundation’s and our commitment to broadening participation, we especially encourage students who self-identify with groups that are under-represented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to apply, as well as students attending institutions with relatively limited research opportunities (e.g., community colleges and some undergraduate-only institutions).
Are you interested in studying the link between genetics and marine mammal health, the risk of diseases known as zoonoses that can transfer from animals to humans, or how policy and climate change are impacting tick-borne diseases and their effects on iconic Maine species like moose? If so, you should consider applying to our new program! For more information and to apply, visit https://nsfa.umaine.edu/one-
Eligibility: All REU students must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or permanent residents of the U.S. Students must have completed at least one year of an Associates or Baccalaureate degree program prior to the summer internship, and must plan to continue in their degree program following this summer internship (graduating seniors are not eligible). As part of the National Science Foundation’s and our commitment to broadening participation, we especially encourage students who self-identify with groups that are under-represented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to apply, as well as students attending institutions with relatively limited research opportunities (e.g., community colleges and some undergraduate-only institutions).
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Gap Year Position: Clinical Research Coordinator at Icahn SOM
The Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment [formerly known as the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program (MAP)] at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is currently seeking highly motivated clinical research coordinators. The Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment (DAC) is dedicated to the study and treatment of depression, anxiety, and related disorders including bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research at the Center focuses on discovering the biological causes of these disorders in humans in order to develop new, more effective treatments. DAC is currently conducting a variety of research studies including clinical trials focused on novel therapeutics, and exploratory studies investigating blood and neuroanatomical biomarkers.
DAC is currently seeking full-time paid research coordinators to assist the Principal Investigators and study physicians in running the ongoing research experiments. Candidates should be highly responsible, organized individuals who aim to continue into a medical, psychology, or professional clinical research career. Seniors graduating this semester, newly graduated students or graduate students are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities include regulatory, academic and clinical tasks such as running experimental procedures with subjects, entering and analyzing data, conducting phone screens with potential subjects, study development paperwork, and presentation/publication preparation. Potential opportunities available to successful DAC coordinators include: publication in major medical journals; poster presentations at national meetings; networking among distinguished individuals in the fields of medicine/psychology; exposure to wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders and treatments.
The start date for the position is May/June 2019 (specific dates to be decided). A minimum two-year commitment is expected.
Qualifications:
Interested candidates should send a C.V. or resume and a cover letter with a description of interests to mora.grehl@mssm.edu and Abigail.collins@mssm.edu. Interview to follow.
DAC is currently seeking full-time paid research coordinators to assist the Principal Investigators and study physicians in running the ongoing research experiments. Candidates should be highly responsible, organized individuals who aim to continue into a medical, psychology, or professional clinical research career. Seniors graduating this semester, newly graduated students or graduate students are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities include regulatory, academic and clinical tasks such as running experimental procedures with subjects, entering and analyzing data, conducting phone screens with potential subjects, study development paperwork, and presentation/publication preparation. Potential opportunities available to successful DAC coordinators include: publication in major medical journals; poster presentations at national meetings; networking among distinguished individuals in the fields of medicine/psychology; exposure to wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders and treatments.
The start date for the position is May/June 2019 (specific dates to be decided). A minimum two-year commitment is expected.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree at start date
- Biology, neuroscience, or psychology major (or other relevant field of study)
- A GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Experience working with patients in a clinical/medical setting
- Strong background in psychology, psychiatry, or neuroscience as well as statistics and/or
- laboratory sciences
- Preferred Coursework: Behavioral Neuroscience, Intro to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology,
- Statistics
- Familiarity computer software including SPSS, Microsoft Excel, and REDCap
Interested candidates should send a C.V. or resume and a cover letter with a description of interests to mora.grehl@mssm.edu and Abigail.collins@mssm.edu. Interview to follow.
Career Insights: Scientific and Technical Writing
Join us on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 6:30 - 8:00 PM at Beyond Barnard for a discussion with Barnard alumnae whose career paths have fused interests that span scientific, technical, and humanistic/social scientific fields. Learn about writing roles across a variety of industries and organizations, and bring your questions about how to find and prepare for them.
Panelists include:
Mandy Huang '80, Consultant & Senior Technical Writer, Moelis & Company
Laura Mahalel '92, Head of Engineering Education, Two Sigma
Myrna Watanabe '70, Founder/Principal, M. E. Watanabe Consulting, Inc.; Writing and Editing Consultant
Moderated by Ashna Shome '18, Coordinator of the Science Fellows of Barnard College, which is co-sponsoring this event.
Career Insights is a speaker and panel series that introduces Barnard students to professionals from a broad range of fields. Guest speakers, most often Barnard alumnae, will hold informal chats or participate in panel presentations based on their industry. Questions about attending? Email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.
For panelist bios, or to register, visit Handshake.
Panelists include:
Mandy Huang '80, Consultant & Senior Technical Writer, Moelis & Company
Laura Mahalel '92, Head of Engineering Education, Two Sigma
Myrna Watanabe '70, Founder/Principal, M. E. Watanabe Consulting, Inc.; Writing and Editing Consultant
Moderated by Ashna Shome '18, Coordinator of the Science Fellows of Barnard College, which is co-sponsoring this event.
Career Insights is a speaker and panel series that introduces Barnard students to professionals from a broad range of fields. Guest speakers, most often Barnard alumnae, will hold informal chats or participate in panel presentations based on their industry. Questions about attending? Email beyondbarnard@barnard.edu.
For panelist bios, or to register, visit Handshake.
Monday, February 25, 2019
UNE COM Virtual Events
This spring, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) will host several teleconference-style events to allow current medical students to “meet” interested undergrads via UNE COM Live events hosted on a platform called CareerEco. Prospective applicants will have the opportunity to take part in sessions like medical student Q&A panels, “How to Apply” graduate admissions sessions and much more. To register, click any of the links below.
March 4, 2019 at 12:15 – 1:15 PM EST: Mid-Atlantic focused medical student Q&A panel
Registration link: www.careereco.com/events/une-
April 16, 2019 at 12:15 – 1:15 PM EST: National Osteopathic Medicine (NOM) Week event: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Demonstration
Registration link: www.careereco.com/events/une-
May 2, 2019 at 12:15 – 1:15 PM EST: AACOMAS Application is Open! Come learn how to apply with UNE COM Graduate Admissions
Registration link: www.careereco.com/events/une-
Questions? Contact Annie Connors at aconnors3@une.edu to learn more.
Gap Year Position: Yale SOM COGNET Study
Dr. Elan D. Louis, a Professor at Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, is interested in hiring a full-time, paid post-baccalaureate trainee who is interested in obtaining additional clinical research training before applying to graduate or medical school. The RA would be working on the study of Cognition in Essential Tremor (COGNET), a longitudinal study attempting to understand the relationship between cognitive impairment and essential tremor (ET), a common movement disorder affecting 4% of adults 40 and older. This position will require the RA to conduct in-person neuropsychological assessments on study subjects enrolled as brain donors at various locations around the United States.
This NIH funded study draws on the expertise of clinical neurologists, neuropsychologists, and neuropathologists. The study is unique in that all participants are brain donors, so we are able to map cognitive changes onto brain pathology.
As part of their educational experience, the post-baccalaureate trainee will be trained to administer and score an extensive, in-person neuropsychological test battery (including the CVLT-II, D-KEFS, WMS-IV, and WAIS-IV). The RA will be supported in learning statistical analyses methods to interpret study data for publication. The RA will collaborate with colleagues at Columbia University Medical Center and Yale School of Public Health, including participation in regular diagnostic case conferences that aid development of preliminary clinical skills for diagnosing cognitive impairment. The RA will also attend video rounds and research conference meetings held by the Division of Movement Disorders and learn from the PI how to recognize a range of involuntary movements. Opportunities for independent research will be available and are strongly encouraged. The RA will learn how to prepare and publish a peer-reviewed paper on which they are first-author in a peer-reviewed journals.
It is expected that the educational experience will serve as a useful platform for their application to graduate school in the health sciences. That is, it will serve as an educational link between their undergraduate experience and their future academic/educational advancement into a masters or doctoral program in health sciences.
Job Responsibilities
The RA will be responsible for enrollment of study subjects, scheduling of follow-up study visits, making travel and accommodation arrangements, administration of study assessments, and entry and maintenance of study data. Each study visit takes approximately 3.5 hours to complete and will consist of a videotaped neurological examination and a neuropsychological examination. The position requires the completion of 1 to 2 study visits per week, with each visit lasting approximately 2 days. The RA will be expected to participate in numerous aspects of clinical research from study design and planning, questionnaire development, preparation of materials for internal review board review, and selection of appropriate methods to evaluate and track study subjects. RAs will regularly present their impressions of patients to a neuropsychologist and psychiatrist for cognitive diagnosis; this allows the RAs to give first-hand testimony to the patients’ cognitive abilities and also develop clinical presentation skills. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required. It is mandatory that the post-baccalaureate trainee commits at least 2 years for this position.
Qualifications
Contact: Candidates should send a resume and cover letter detailing their interest in and qualifications for the position to Tess Cersonsky at tess.cersonsky@yale.edu.
This NIH funded study draws on the expertise of clinical neurologists, neuropsychologists, and neuropathologists. The study is unique in that all participants are brain donors, so we are able to map cognitive changes onto brain pathology.
As part of their educational experience, the post-baccalaureate trainee will be trained to administer and score an extensive, in-person neuropsychological test battery (including the CVLT-II, D-KEFS, WMS-IV, and WAIS-IV). The RA will be supported in learning statistical analyses methods to interpret study data for publication. The RA will collaborate with colleagues at Columbia University Medical Center and Yale School of Public Health, including participation in regular diagnostic case conferences that aid development of preliminary clinical skills for diagnosing cognitive impairment. The RA will also attend video rounds and research conference meetings held by the Division of Movement Disorders and learn from the PI how to recognize a range of involuntary movements. Opportunities for independent research will be available and are strongly encouraged. The RA will learn how to prepare and publish a peer-reviewed paper on which they are first-author in a peer-reviewed journals.
It is expected that the educational experience will serve as a useful platform for their application to graduate school in the health sciences. That is, it will serve as an educational link between their undergraduate experience and their future academic/educational advancement into a masters or doctoral program in health sciences.
Job Responsibilities
The RA will be responsible for enrollment of study subjects, scheduling of follow-up study visits, making travel and accommodation arrangements, administration of study assessments, and entry and maintenance of study data. Each study visit takes approximately 3.5 hours to complete and will consist of a videotaped neurological examination and a neuropsychological examination. The position requires the completion of 1 to 2 study visits per week, with each visit lasting approximately 2 days. The RA will be expected to participate in numerous aspects of clinical research from study design and planning, questionnaire development, preparation of materials for internal review board review, and selection of appropriate methods to evaluate and track study subjects. RAs will regularly present their impressions of patients to a neuropsychologist and psychiatrist for cognitive diagnosis; this allows the RAs to give first-hand testimony to the patients’ cognitive abilities and also develop clinical presentation skills. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are required. It is mandatory that the post-baccalaureate trainee commits at least 2 years for this position.
Qualifications
- BS or BA is required
- Driver’s license required
- An educational agenda that involves learning about human-subjects research and a desire to learn the skill sets involved in designing and conducting such research.
- Experience working with elderly or neurology patients or vulnerable populations.
Contact: Candidates should send a resume and cover letter detailing their interest in and qualifications for the position to Tess Cersonsky at tess.cersonsky@yale.edu.
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Columbia Dental Impressions Program
Barnard students are welcomed to attend the Student National Dental Association's (SNDA) Spring Impressions Program to be held at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. This unique opportunity offers a fun and interactive day with current dental students as well as two incredible dental faculty members- a professor of prosthodontics (Dr. Candace Zemnick) and a member of the Admissions Committee (Dr. Albert Thompson). If you are interested in exploring the field of dentistry and/or learning how to apply to dental school, then the Impressions Program is perfect for you!
Participants will be given the opportunity to use dental instruments and materials in a lab setting-- this is a very hands-on, fun, and interactive learning experience! Participants will also be able to hear about the lives of current dental students, learn about the application and interview processes, and ask any questions about dentistry and dental school at large. The Armed Forces will also present on scholarship opportunities during and after dental school. The program will include a raffle as well. Last year, the raffle included a free Kaplan prep course and DAT destroyer books!
This year, the program will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at Columbia University Medical Center from the hours of 8:30AM to 3:00PM, in the Black Building lobby at 650 West 168th Street (there will be signs).
There is a $5 fee to attend the event; payment must be received in order to secure a spot. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the event. The deadline for registration is Saturday, February 23, 2019. To register, click here. If you have any difficulty in accessing the form, please contact Juliana (jl4911@cumc.columbia.edu) or Kavita (ks3599@cumc.columbia.edu).
Participants will be given the opportunity to use dental instruments and materials in a lab setting-- this is a very hands-on, fun, and interactive learning experience! Participants will also be able to hear about the lives of current dental students, learn about the application and interview processes, and ask any questions about dentistry and dental school at large. The Armed Forces will also present on scholarship opportunities during and after dental school. The program will include a raffle as well. Last year, the raffle included a free Kaplan prep course and DAT destroyer books!
This year, the program will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at Columbia University Medical Center from the hours of 8:30AM to 3:00PM, in the Black Building lobby at 650 West 168th Street (there will be signs).
There is a $5 fee to attend the event; payment must be received in order to secure a spot. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the event. The deadline for registration is Saturday, February 23, 2019. To register, click here. If you have any difficulty in accessing the form, please contact Juliana (jl4911@cumc.columbia.edu) or Kavita (ks3599@cumc.columbia.edu).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)