Research and volunteer opportunities for IMG

Clinical research Psychiatry

2011-10-23T15:40:00.000-07:00

The Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel's volunteer program is specifically geared towards individuals seeking to improve their resume in their pursuit of an advanced degree in Psychology or Psychiatry (MD). The program involves a 10-15 hour/week, 1 calendar year commitment.

Volunteers will have ample opportunities to gain hands-on clinical and research experience at the hospital through participation in weekly rounds on hospital inpatient units, attending weekly Grand Rounds presentations, and departmental research meetings, and may elect to establish a leadership role on a research project by possibly writing and submitting a research paper.

details at:
http://www.idealist.org/view/volop/32znm9X9Z4sXd

LOCATION: New York, New York

Correlation between aging and chronic disease research

2011-07-16T06:43:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Novato, CA

TYPE: Volunteer.

TIME: not defined.

PROGRAM: BIRA (Buck Institute for research in Aging)

DESCRIPTION: literature search and conduct research on disease and mortality statistics and other information related to each location

SCOPE: Literature review, Pubmed searches.

PATIENT CONTACT: no

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER: must have excellent internet and computer skills

CONTACT : Volunteers@buckinstitute.org.

8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato, California, 94945, United States

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

Cancer research

2011-07-02T10:27:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ

TYPE: Volunteer

TIME: one 5 hour block per week

PROGRAM: ICAN (International Cancer Advocacy Network)

DESCRIPTION: literature from various scientific fields for use in our archives to help educate advanced stage cancer patients, their families, and caregivers about their diseases.

SCOPE: Literature review, Pubmed searches.

PATIENT CONTACT: no

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER: must have excellent internet and computer skills

CONTACT :

27 West Morten Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85021, United States

volunteer@askican.org

602-618-0183

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

Medicare volunteer

2011-06-17T09:03:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA

TYPE: Volunteer

TIME: one 4 hour block per month

PROGRAM: APPRISE (state health insurance counseling program for Allegheny County)

DESCRIPTION: program trains volunteers to become Medicare counselors

SCOPE: help clients to choose the health plan that's right for them. Volunteer counselors also answer questions about benefits, beneficiary rights, confusing bills, and extra help available to pay for insurance and medical costs.

PATIENT CONTACT: yes

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER: must have excellent phone skills

CONTACT :

6401 Penn Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

Health Care Access Internship

2011-05-10T16:27:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia

TYPE: Volunteer

TIME: 15 hours per week for 120 hours

PROGRAM: International rescue committee of Atlanta.

DESCRIPTION: Researching physicians, pediatricians and other specialists in order to expand the database of doctors available to IRC clients. Scheduling doctor appointments and support services including interpretation and transportation. Registering clients for Medicaid. Obtaining required prescriptions for clients. Providing general administrative support. Accompanying clients to appointments

SCOPE: coordinating medical appointments, understanding and obtaining medicines, registering for Medicaid, navigating the health insurance system, and addressing emergency needs.

PATIENT CONTACT: likely

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER: Computer literacy – preferably with PC systems. A car and valid driver’s license. There is a strong preference for applicants with experience in the fields of social science, medicine, and/or public health

CONTACT : For more information or to apply, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at VolunteerATL@Rescue.org or 678-636-8928.

http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-atlanta-ga/

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

HIV and AIDS preventative medicine research

2011-05-10T16:14:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia

TIME: 3 to 5 hours per week for 3 months

PROGRAM: AID Atlanta Inc in partnership with CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

DESCRIPTION: Monitoring, analysis and evaluation of the Mpowerment project (model HIV prevention program that has been specifically designed to address the needs of young gay and bisexual men, sponsored by CDC). References of publication here:

http://www.mpowerment.org/research-papers

SCOPE: Data collection, evaluation of computer assisted survey results.

PATIENT CONTACT: Likely

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER:

CONTACT :

AID Atlanta

1605 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

http://www.aidatlanta.org/Page.aspx?pid=295

USEFUL: Internal Medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

Clinical research in psychiatry- traumatic stress disorder

2011-05-09T19:08:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: New York, New York

TIME: one RA to begin in July 2011 and another to start in September 2011. Both positions will run through June 2012

PROGRAM: BI-SLR HEARTS Program at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (New York, NY) is seeking two volunteer research assistants

DESCRIPTION: HEARTS is a clinical research program designed to serve traumatized children/ adolescents and their families. RAs will gain valuable experience working on a grant-funded research project and other ongoing studies.

SCOPE: conducting baseline/follow-up interviews with study participants and therapists, data entry/management/analysis, participating in weekly research lab meetings, and assisting in the preparation of papers and posters suitable for publication

PATIENT CONTACT: Likely

DOCUMENTS: One copy of current resume, Cover letter (clearly specify why you are interested in child mental health research), Names and phone numbers of two references (or letters of reference).

OTHER: multi-year, federally funded grant focused on the dissemination and evaluation of evidence-based treatments for urban children exposed to trauma.

CONTACT :

Christopher Branson, PhD

Supervising Psychologist

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (Psychiatry)

Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons

Email: cbranson@chpnet.org

USEFUL: Psychiatry applicants

Autism Spectrum Disorder playground researcher

2011-05-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Seattle, Washington

TIME: Undefined

PROGRAM: Lets Play Salmon Bay.

DESCRIPTION: report that establishes the importance of the playground for peer acceptance for students with ASD and, specifically, how the ASD child interacts with children in typical school playgrounds and in a newly designed one.

SCOPE:

PATIENT CONTACT: likely

DOCUMENTS: resume/CV, letters of reference.

OTHER:

CONTACT :

Robin Wise Lofstrom at robin@lofstrom.com, or visit our website to learn more about our project: http://sites.google.com/site/letsplaysalmonbay

3827 South Edmunds St., #B

Seattle, WA 98118

USEFUL: Psychiatry applicants, Pediatrics applicants, family medicine applicants.

Research in perinatal Depression

2011-05-09T10:56:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Washinton, District of Columbia

TIME: 10 hours a week for 6 months

PROGRAM: George Washington University and Georgetown University.

DESCRIPTION: integrate screening and prevent perinatal depression and promote health in WIC (US women, infant and children program) women and infants

SCOPE: work in community based health centers and/or hospitals in the Washington DC area to collect data from medical charts, assist in data entry and analysis, work with other research assistants and staff at the community based center/hospitals and have excellent organizational skills

PATIENT CONTACT: likely

DOCUMENTS: resume/CV, letters of reference.

OTHER: Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

CONTACT :

Adriana Serrano via email at: serrano@gwu.edu

For additional information, please call (202) 994-7486.

George Washington Univ

2121 I Street, NW

Washington, DC 20052

(202) 994-1000

USEFUL: Psychiatry applicants, Pediatrics applicants, family medicine applicants.

Research on Diabetes

2011-05-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York

TIME: undefined

PROGRAM: The Talk on Diabetes Foundation.

DESCRIPTION: research for news updates and recent statistic reports for weekly content placement on website, talkondiabetes.org. Training will be provided if necessary.

SCOPE: Library research, Internet research

PATIENT CONTACT: unlikely

DOCUMENTS: resume/CV, letters of reference.

OTHER: research medical information on diabetes, cardiac issues and hypertension

CONTACT :

A. Pettaway at a.pettaway@talkondiabetes.org.

Brooklyn, New York

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, Family medicine applicants.

Research in psychology or psychiatry

2011-05-09T09:43:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Houston, Texas

TIME: 10 hours per week for a year

PROGRAM: Dept of psychology, Univ of Houston.

DESCRIPTION: process of creating, developing and implementing all aspects of research studies. As a result of these contributions, RAs will be included on various types of publications.

SCOPE: Library research, Study design and implementation, Data collection and analysis, Research write-ups for journal articles and conference papers, General office-work

PATIENT CONTACT: likely

DOCUMENTS: resume/CV, letters of reference.

OTHER: Great clinical research experience opportunity.

CONTACT :

Fill form from http://www.class.uh.edu/psyc/hprg/__docs/RAIS.pdf

And submit it to:

Dr. Naus,

Health Psychology Research Group,

Room 231, Heyne building

University of Houston main campus.

http://www.class.uh.edu/psyc/hprg/contributions_volunteer.asp

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, psychiatry applicants, family medicine applicants.

Research in Urology

2011-05-06T08:50:00.001-07:00

LOCATION: Alabama
TIME: not defined
PROGRAM: Dept of Urology. Princeton Baptist Medical Center
DESCRIPTION: Treatment studies examine new drugs, devices, options or combinations of current therapies to treat ongoing urologic diseases.
SCOPE: not defined
PATIENT CONTACT: not defined
DOCUMENTS: resume/CV, letters of reference.
OTHER: Must contact directly to see if volunteer position is open

CONTACT :

Judy McMillan at 205-445-0125.

701 Princeton Ave. SW, Birmingham, AL 35211-1399

USEFUL: Surgery applicants.

Cardiovascular research in angiogenesis

2011-05-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Alabama
TIME: not defined
PROGRAM: Dept of Cardiology. Princeton Baptist Medical Center
DESCRIPTION: Center for Therapeutic Angiogenesis is studying angiogenesis -- the growth of new blood vessels - for both cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease.
SCOPE: not defined
PATIENT CONTACT: limited
DOCUMENTS: resume/CV, letters of reference.
OTHER: Must contact directly to see if volunteer position is open

CONTACT :

Director Susan DeRamus at 205-780-4330, extension 338

email sderamus@cardiologypc.com.

701 Princeton Ave. SW

| Birmingham, AL 35211-1399

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants

Research in Child Psychiatry Epidemiology

2011-05-05T16:36:00.001-07:00

LOCATION: New York

TIME: -
PROGRAM: Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute/Child Psychiatric Epidemiology Group
DESCRIPTION: multiple aspects of our ongoing research projects, including recruitment, interviews and data collection, maintenance of research data and administrative support.
DOCUMENTS: cover letter, resume and your availability
CONTACT :
Email to: Cagla M. Ozden at ozdenca@childpsych.columbia.edu
Child Psychiatric Epidemiology _Columbia University-NYSPI_Department of Child Psychiatry_1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 43_Room 5219_New York, NY 10032_Group Phone: 212-543-1952_Fax: 212-781-6050
USEFUL FOR: Pediatric applicants, Psychiatric applicants

Research in perinatal biology

2011-05-05T16:21:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: California

TIME: not indicated

PROGRAM: Research in perinatal biology

DESCRIPTION: not available

SCOPE: medical chart review, data entry, literature review,

DOCUMENTS: MDs preferred, not mentioned what documents are needed

CONTACT: Volunteer Services

(909) 558-4654

Loma Linda University Medical Center

11234 Anderson Street, Room 1191

P.O. Box 2000

Loma Linda, California 92354

USEFUL FOR:

Family medicine applicants

Ob-Gyn applicants

Pediatrics applicants.

Obesity and Eating Disorder Research

2011-05-05T16:01:00.001-07:00

LOCATION: New York, NY

TIME: for at least two semesters and available to commit 12 hours

PROGRAM: New York Obesity Research Center

DESCRIPTION: Dr. Allan Geliebter, Research Scientist in obesity & eating disorder research, has slots available for 6-8 part-time research assistants in his research laboratory

SCOPE:

Slots are currently available in the following areas:

• fMRI research in bariatric surgery and binge eating disorder

• a supermarket-based environmental intervention for eating behavior and obesity

• effect of stress on appetite hormones and eating behavior.

• Research in food intake, hormones, and eating disorders

• blood processing for postbac/premed students

PATIENT CONTACT: yes

DOCUMENTS: resume/CV and a detailed schedule of your availability

OTHER:

CONTACT : Tatiana Ungredda at tatiun@aol.com

New York Obesity Nutrition Research Center

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

1111 Amsterdam Ave., Babcock 10

New York, New York 10025

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants, radiology applicants, psychiatry applicants.

Child Behavioral Research

2011-05-05T16:00:00.002-07:00

LOCATION: New York, NY

TIME: minimum of 10 hours a week for a full semester

PROGRAM: NYU Child Study Center, Institute for Prevention Science

DESCRIPTION: federally-funded study of Latino families focused on acculturation, parenting practices and child behavioral, socio-emotional and pre-academic readiness skills

SCOPE: will work in classrooms with Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten children, assist with parent workshops and work with data.

PATIENT CONTACT: yes

DOCUMENTS: send cover letter, resume and two references

OTHER:. Weekdays 3pm-7pm. Must be at least 18 years old.

CONTACT :

Yenny Fernandez at yenny.fernandez@nyumc.org or Catherine Anicama at catherine.anicama@nyumc.org by feb 14.

If you wish to learn more about our insitute, please go to: http://www.aboutourkids.org/research/institutes_programs/institute_prevention_science

USEFUL: Pediatric applicants, Psychiatry applicants

Research in Pediatric Psychiatry

2011-05-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: New York, NY

TIME: not defined

PROGRAM: NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital-Child psychiatry of Columbia University New York

DESCRIPTION: not defined

SCOPE: pediatric psychiatry patients in the waiting areas conducting therapeutic play activities and reading aloud.

PATIENT CONTACT: yes

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER:. Weekdays 3pm-7pm. Must be at least 18 years old.

CONTACT :

Volunteer Department

622 West 168th Street

New York, NY 10035

10032

(212) 305-1197

morganstanleyvolunteer@nyp.org

To apply online please visit www.nyp.org/volunteer

USEFUL: Pediatric applicants, Psychiatry applicants

Assorted Research opportunities in NY

2011-05-05T15:59:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: New York, NY

TIME: not defined

PROGRAM: Dept of Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery

DESCRIPTION: not defined

SCOPE: Not defined

DOCUMENTS: not defined

OTHER: The Volunteer Department does not actively recruit for this position. However, contact our office and a listing of doctors who are able to utilize research volunteers in their respective areas will be provided.

CONTACT :

Shahan Hafiz (mailto:hafizs@hss.edu) or Wendy Yondorf (mailto:yondorfw@hss.edu) at 212.606.1228.

Hospital for Special Surgery

535 East 70th Street

New York, NY 10021

USEFUL : Surgery applicants, other specialties

MRI radiology Research

2011-05-05T15:58:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: San Diego, CA

TIME: not defined

PROGRAM: Dept of Radiology

DESCRIPTION: not defined

SCOPE: MRI scheduling, data collection and data management. Organizing of IRB/FDA documentation for research studies, contact and confirm research subject appointments

DOCUMENTS: not defined

CONTACT :

VOLUNTEER SERVICES

200 West Arbor Drive

West Wing Room 100

San Diego, CA 92103-8959

Fax: (619) 543-5809

volsvcs@ucsd.edu

USEFUL FOR: Radiology applicants

Neurology Epilepsy Research

2011-05-05T15:54:00.001-07:00

LOCATION: New York

TIME: not identified

PROGRAM: Dept. of Neurology Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

DESCRIPTION: volunteer assistant for an ongoing language in epilepsy project

SCOPE: not identified

DOCUMENTS: not identified.

CONTACT: Marla J. Hamberger, Ph.D. Director of Neuropsychology_Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center_710 West 168th Street, Box 100_New York, NY 10032_Tel: 212.305.1742_Fax: 212.305.1450. Mh61@columbia.edu

USEFUL FOR:

Neurology applicants

Internal medicine applicants

Psychiatry applicants.

Research in perinatal biology

2011-05-05T15:53:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: California

TIME: not indicated

PROGRAM: Research in perinatal biology

DESCRIPTION: not available

SCOPE: medical chart review, data entry, literature review,

DOCUMENTS: MDs preferred, not mentioned what documents are needed

CONTACT: Volunteer Services

(909) 558-4654

Loma Linda University Medical Center

11234 Anderson Street, Room 1191

P.O. Box 2000

Loma Linda, California 92354

USEFUL FOR:

Family medicine applicants

Ob-Gyn applicants

Pediatrics applicants.

Cardiomyopathy research

2011-05-05T15:50:00.001-07:00

LOCATION: California

TIME: not indicated

PROGRAM: Research in cardiomyopathy

DESCRIPTION: not available

SCOPE: medical chart review, data entry, literature review,

DOCUMENTS: MDs preferred, not mentioned what documents are needed

CONTACT: Volunteer Services

(909) 558-4654

Loma Linda University Medical Center

11234 Anderson Street, Room 1191

P.O. Box 2000

Loma Linda, California 92354

USEFUL FOR: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants, pathology applicants.

HIV and neonate research

2011-05-05T15:48:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Boston

TIME: 3 Month commitment, 6 to 8 hours per week

PROGRAM: SPARK center at Boston medical center.

DESCRIPTION: HIV prevention (both at the local and international levels), and premature and low birth weight infants

SCOPE: literature review, needs assessment survey, data collection, coding, analysis.

DOCUMENTS: cover letter, a résumé, and two letters of recommendation

CONTACT: Gemima St. Louis, Ph.D.

Director of Mental Health Training & Research

SPARK Center at Boston Medical Center

255 River Street

Mattapan, MA 02126

Fax: 617.534.2057

Email: Gemima.Stlouis@bmc.org

USEFUL FOR: Internal medicine applicants, Family medicine applicants, pediatrics applicants.

Clinical and Neuroimaging research

2011-05-05T15:43:00.000-07:00

LOCATION: Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City

TIME: 10 to 15 hours per week

PROGRAM: Dr. Paul Carlson, studying mood disorders through the use of PET imaging and MR Spectroscopy.

SCOPE: literature searches, screening potential participants, scheduling participants for various portions of the study, organizing and updating study files, and assisting with neuroimaging.

USEFUL FOR: psychiatry applicants, Family medicine applicants

DOCUMENTS: include an unofficial copy of your transcripts, a résumé or CV, and contact information.

CONTACT; Cheryl Garn (cheryl.garn@va.gov)