Campus Involvement: Grey Matters Columbia University

Grey Matters CU is Columbia’s undergraduate neuroscience journal. Our publication is staffed entirely by BC and CU undergraduates, from writers and artists to editors, and our team is made up of students studying disciplines that span the full range of the wider Columbia community. Our mission is to make neuroscience accessible for everyone, and we are looking for a diversity of contributing voices in the pursuit of upholding our pillars of Universality, Accessibility, and Mentorship. You can view our previous two issues at the following links: Spring 2021, Fall 2021.

Looking ahead to the Spring semester, we are in the midst of accepting applications for the coming issue. We are recruiting for the following General Body positions and encourage anyone to apply for whatever role may interest them: Writer, Illustrator, Scientific Review Editor, Generative Editor, and Revision Editor. To learn more about and apply for these positions, please see our Get Involved page. Applications are open now and close on January 25th at 11:59 pm. 

We are also holding an information session on Thursday, January 20th at 8 pm via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link, please RSVP here.

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant, Rockefeller University

 Job description 

We are hiring graduating seniors for 1-2 year biomedical research assistant positions to work closely with senior scientists and participate in challenging, complex, and dynamic research projects.

 

As a Rockefeller research assistant, you will:

 

• Conduct cutting-edge biomedical research
• Interact with senior scientists who are committed to your mentorship
• Learn advanced lab techniques and build strong analytical skills
• Present your work at lab meetings, journal clubs, and conferences
• Attend a rich program of scientific meetings, lectures, and special events
• Be a more confident, directed, and competitive applicant for graduate/medical school
• Enjoy excellent compensation and benefits, including tuition reimbursement and free MCAT/GRE prep courses
• Unspoken luxuries also include our intimate community, extreme prestige (number of Nobel prizes and laureates on-campus), incredible funding and core facilities, and the perks – free beer at our Faculty Club, state-of-the-art gym facility, river views, living in NYC! 

 

After two years, research assistants go on to the top Ph.D., MD, and M.D./Ph.D. programs, while some choose to continue as a third-year researcher to learn more.

 

When you apply, we learn about your goals, educational background, research experience, and scientific interests to find a position you'll thrive in.

 

Requirements: Bachelor's in science and a passion for research required. Will consider a Master's degree. Previous laboratory experience preferred.

 

Follow your passion for excellence in science and join our researchers in the pursuit of science for the benefit of humanity. Join us!

 

This job requires that employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Rockefeller University provides reasonable accommodations where legally required including accommodations for medical conditions and sincerely held religious beliefs.

 

The Rockefeller University is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veteran

Apply on Handshake. 

Campus Activity: GYNECA Columbia Undergraduate Journal of Gynecology and Women's Health

Dear Barnard and Columbia students,

I hope everyone had a restful winter break! We wanted to introduce you all to a new, intercollegiate, undergraduate-run publication on campus: GYNECA: The Columbia Undergraduate Journal of Gynecology and Women's Health. 

We have been running for one semester and are currently recruiting new undergraduate members for Spring 2022. We are reaching out to students considering the pre-health track because we anticipate these students to take a special interest in the scientific journal. However, ALL students - no matter their major - are welcome to apply. 

The positions we are currently recruiting are Website Developers, Revision Editors, Scientific Editors, Illustrators, and Outreach Committee Members. We encourage anyone interested in these positions to apply! The link to the application is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfl375VqQs1aXyvyHN2lkziGiDcymyhU7Fz0ZCLXsU5o21w-g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Here is the link to our website: https://ap4021.wixsite.com/gynecacolumbia. We also included a newsletter and infographic to help summarize what GYNECA is all about! 

All the best,

Anisha, Ashley, Ananya, & Tara

GYNECA Managing & Executive Editors

Cambridge Coaching MCAT Webinar: Aerobic Respiration

 It's a weekly live webinar about a high yield MCAT topic. It's short, sweet, and packed with valuable insight into both the topic at hand and how it's tested on the MCAT. While we are in the process of developing these materials, we are offering the webinar for free. Consider yourself a pilot student for a future Cambridge Coaching MCAT course, or textbook, or self-study platform (only the future can tell). All we ask in exchange is that you keep coming, participate in Q & A, share your feedback, and let friends know about this resource. This webinar's topic will be Aerobic Respiration, and will take place Friday January 21 at 1pm EST. 

Register for this week's webinar here.

Event: How to Stand Out as an SHPEP Applicant

January 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

If you are wondering how to make your SHPEP application stand out, you are not alone. Completing your application is the first of many critical steps to a career in the health professions. During this webinar, you will hear the ultimate strategies to make your application stand out from our University of Washington and Western University of Health Sciences program sites. They will lead a robust discussion and provide:
 

• The most common mistakes made by applicants.
• Examples of successful personal statements and activities.
• Things to consider when completing your application to meet the deadline.

Register here. 

Summer Opportunity: University of Michigan Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The University of Michigan Samuel & Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center (FCVC) is pleased to offer a 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) starting May 31, 2022 and ending the second week of August.

Program dates are subject to change pending the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The application closes Sunday, January 30, 2022.  To apply, visit our website at https://tinyurl.com/fcvcsurf.  

Job Opportunity: Clinical Assistant, Hudson Heights Pediatrics

Clinical Assistant in a Pediatrics Practice

Pediatric practice in upper Manhattan seeks graduating senior or recent graduate for full-time position starting in the Spring of 2022. Opportunity to start part-time before graduation. A fitting training ground for those interested in medicine, health care, or small business management. Hudson Heights Pediatrics is looking for someone interested in both the clinical and managerial aspects of medicine.

Our ideal candidate has:

● interest in the field of healthcare

● effective communication skills and is comfortable interacting both in-person and over the phone

● the desire to take initiative

● comfort multitasking, prioritizing, and dealing with several pressing matters at once

● sensitivity to the needs of patients, visitors and coworkers

● excellent organizational skills

● strong teamwork skills

● experience working with children

Responsibilities include:

● serving as clinical and administrative staff, including taking patient vitals, assisting with vaccines and bloodwork, performing point-of-care tests and other tasks to be assigned

● conducting intake and checkout and other reception duties

● discussing clinical cases with patients over the phone

● helping to manage the practice and doctor’s schedules

● reviewing and helping to implement and monitor Quality Incentive Programs

● assisting with billing and claim submission and follow up with insurance companies

This is a full-time position starting in spring 2022 and requiring 35-40 hours per week, including one Sunday per month. Spanish language skills are a plus. We work with an amazing team of doctors led by Dr. Joseph Richter who has been affiliated with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for 22 years and founded the practice in 2009. Hudson Heights Pediatrics has been managed and staffed by Columbia and Barnard graduates since its opening. HHP staff alumni have since completed or are pursuing degrees in medical school, nurse practitioner programs (pediatric, midwifery and family medicine) and masters in public health administration.

Please send your resume and a cover letter detailing your experience and interest to goldman@hudsonheightspediatrics.com.

To read about our doctors, and find out more about our practice, please visit our website:

www.hudsonheightspediatrics.com 

Virtual Fair: Columbia University Medical School Fair

The 2022 Columbia Medical School Fair will be entirely virtual due the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we very much look forward to bringing information about some of the top medical schools in the US to students wherever they may be. 

A total of seven events will take place between 11am and 1pm ET on the following dates. These weekend sessions will allow students to learn about a total of 24 top institutions and to hear from specialists on topics of importance in the school selection process.

Sat, February 5th, 2022 - Welcome Event and School Fit Panel Discussion

Sat, February 12th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, February 19th, 2022 - Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) School Panel

Sat, February 26th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, March 5th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, March 26th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, April 2nd, 2022 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Education Panel and Fair Close

Postbac Opportunity: MSK Bridge Program

Start your path to a PhD with MSK Bridge, a two-year post-baccalaureate research program for recent college graduates from historically underrepresented and underserved groups who intend to apply to biomedical PhD or MD-PhD programs upon completion of Bridge.

MSK BRIDGE PROVIDES:

• Research experience - immersion in biomedical research in cutting-edge laboratories at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and an opportunity to give an oral presentation on your research project at the MSK Bridge symposium.

• Community - intensive mentoring from faculty, graduate students, and postdocs.

• Educational training - participation in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School (GSK) cancer biology core course, professional development workshops and skills building classes, as well as research seminars and departmental talks.

• Professional guidance - individualized career guidance and assistance with the graduate school application process from the Office of Scientific Education and Training.

• Benefits – an annual stipend of $41,000, health benefits, and access to MSK rental housing.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

We invite applications from current college seniors and recent graduates with a biomedically relevant Bachelor’s received within the last 3 years, and who are from historically underrepresented and underserved groups. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Apply at: mskbp.mskcc.org

For more information, visit: mskcc.org/bridge

For questions, email: oset@mskcc.org 

Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant for Direct Primary Care Medical Practice

Administrative Assistant for Direct Primary Care Medical Practice (HIV Prevention & Treatment

and Gay Men’s Health) in Greenwich Village, NYC

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for welcoming and providing incredible customer service to our patients, taking charge of extremely detailed and confidential administrative tasks, and assisting the doctor with the multifaceted challenges of the healthcare industry.

We are the first Direct Primary Care micropractice in NYC – where the primary focus is on the importance

of the doctor-patient relationship. You will work closely with the doctor in this small, friendly, human-centered medical practice. We specialize in HIV prevention & treatment and Gay Men’s health. The doctor has previously volunteered with Doctors Without Borders, and has teaching appointments at Columbia and NYU Medical schools. Dr. Vitt has been named a Top Doctor in NYC for the past six years in a row.

Full-time hours, Monday through Friday. This is not a part-time position.

Target start date is ideally May 1 through June 1 2022. The applicant will commit for approximately

one year.

Please email resume and cover letter to us at office@drvitt.com

Apply right away if interested. The process is extremely competitive.

Application deadline is 4/1/2021.

For more information about the practice, please visit www.drvitt.com

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

● Provide incredible customer service to every patient

● Greet and welcome patients to the office

● Maintain absolute patient confidentiality and discretion in accordance with professional expectations as well as HIPAA policy

● Answer phone calls, emails, questions, etc. in a prompt and polite manner

● Manage patient scheduling, onboard new patients, and manage new patient inquiries

● Handle payments accurately and responsibly

● Enter patient information and scan, update, and file medical records accurately

● Communicate with patients, pharmacies, laboratories and other offices under doctor’s guidance

● Assist patients with coordination of care and navigation of the healthcare bureaucracy

● Coordinate laboratory specimens for send-out

● Help maintain a clean, courteous, and professional working environment

● Organize and maintain supplies

● Assist with appropriate clinical matters when necessary

● Assist with website content and possibly small research/writing projects

● Possibly assist with phlebotomy (blood-drawing)

Qualifications

● Interest in the healthcare/mental health professions (e.g. pre-med, post-bacc, pre-nursing, pre-PA, pre-therapist/psychology/social work, etc.)

● Interest in Gay Men’s Health and HIV Treatment and Prevention

● Recent undergraduate degree in any field

● Friendly and can-do attitude with patients and coworkers, and a great sense of humor

● Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

● Detail-oriented, a team player, and a flexible/adaptable nature to work in a continuously evolving environment

● Computer/IT proficiency

● Ability to speak Mandarin a plus, but not a requirement

● Follow COVID-19 infection control precautions

● Be immunized against standard communicable diseases (including but not limited to COVID-19 and Influenza) before starting the job

Benefits

● Opportunity to put your idealism into action by helping a historically medically underserved community

● Resume-building opportunity to gain exposure to the healthcare profession

● Opportunity for pre-health mentoring

● Friendly and kind office environment

● Pay rate of $18 per hour or more, depending on candidate experience

● Paid time off

● Beautiful and historic Greenwich Village location

● Opportunity to study (MCAT/etc.) or work on professional school applications in the case of occasional downtime

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment

without regard to, and do not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual

orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry,

citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran

status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.