We are currently recruiting
premedical students who are either in their senior year or recently
graduated and are taking at least one year off prior to attending
medical or graduate school. Academic Associates receive full benefits, a
competitive stipend,
and work closely with experienced researchers and faculty in the
emergency department.
An Academic Associate’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Aiding with the development of new study protocols, IRB submissions,
grant proposals, and a wide array of professional scholarly activities
- Overseeing
the daily goings on of multiple research studies by screening and
enrolling patients, reviewing charts, administering surveys, collecting
and entering data, and searching literature
- Developing poster presentations and writing abstract submissions and manuscripts – for which they are frequently coauthors
- Coordinating bi-monthly meetings of the Department of Emergency Medicine Research Committee
- Facilitating
the coordination of academic activities such as departmental symposia
and Continuing Medical Education (CME) conferences
- Recruiting,
training and managing a team of 12-25 volunteer research interns
throughout the fall and spring semester, and close to 60 volunteer
research interns during the summer, and
- Organizing educational activities for the research interns
Proficiency with software applications such as Microsoft Access,
Excel, PowerPoint and Word is highly recommended. Strong ambition,
motivation, and the ability to multitask, as well as interpersonal and
leadership skills, are absolutely necessary for these
positions.
We
are currently accepting applications for the 2012-13 academic year and
urge interested students to submit their cover letter, résumé, list of
references, and unofficial transcript as soon as possible.