UAAC Weekly Update
Weekly Update: September 30 - October 4, 2013
Greetings from the University Academic Advising Center!
Below is a list of important upcoming events, programs, and opportunities that we would like to highlight for you for the coming weeks.
Internship, Volunteer, Fellowship, & Job Opportunities
Other Premed/Prehealth Resources & Opportunities
Upcoming UAAC Events
Premed Workshops for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors
- Interview Preparation: Tuesday, October 1st at 5:30pm Register Here
Premed Workshops for Freshmen
- Premed Information Session: Wednesday, October 2nd at 5:00pm Register Here
Reminder: All pre-med freshmen must attend a Pre-med Workshop for Freshmen before scheduling an appointment with a pre-med adviser. Workshops are being offered throughout the year – click here to RSVP for a workshop!
Drop-In Question and Answer Sessions
- Mondays (3:00pm to 4:30pm) and Thursdays (1:30pm to 3:00pm)
Drop-in Q&A is open to all premed students, including freshmen and alumni, and is meant for brief questions. Students will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis and sessions are limited to 5-10 minutes per student.
Events for Fall Quarter 2013 are also updated and viewable in the Upcoming Events section. Please remember to RSVP for events you'd like to attend.
Additional Events
IPD Public Health & Medicine Student Group Exhibit
Date: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Norris Wildcat Room
The IPD Public Health & Medicine Student Group Exhibit is an opportunity for undergraduates to explore the multitude of health engagement options at Northwestern. At this student group exhibit, participating health-related groups on campus will be able to recruit new members, learn about each other’s work, and foster greater involvement within the global health community at NU.
Participating Groups:
- Alternative Student Breaks
- Engineers for a Sustainable World
- Engineering World Health
- GlobeMed
- MEDLIFE
- New Life Volunteering Society
- Northwestern Rotaract Club
- NU Community Development Corps
- NU Pre-Dental Society
- NU Pre-Optometry Society
- NU Pre-Veterinary Society
- One Step Before
- Project RISHI
- Team HBV
- Undergraduate Premedical Society
- Unite for Sight
- Chicago Field Studies: Public Health
- University Academic Advising Center Pre-Med & Pre-Health Advising
Midwest Aspiring Physicians Conference
Date: October 18-19, 2013
Location: UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
The conference will be host to physicians from around the country, speaking to premed undergraduate students about their specific fields of medicine. Some events of interest will be the keynote speech by Dr. Richard Marfuggi, a well known plastic surgeon from New York, who was recently featured in Cosmopolitan magazine, as well a hypnotist on Friday evening and several other physicians representing the diverse fields of medicine. There will also be a medical student panel to answer questions about medical school and a medical school fair.
Lodging for students from out of town is available to those who register before Wednesday, October 2nd. Register for this event at www.amsawisconsin.com.
Rush University Info Session for Master of Science in Health Systems Management
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Armour Academic Center, Room 994
600 South Paulina
Chicago, IL 60612
Registration & Continental Breakfast in the first 15 minutes, followed by Presentation & Question/Answer session.
To RSVP or for additional information contact Matthew_Stern@rush.edu or call (312) 942-7168. For driving directions, parking and public transportation information visit http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1134772456415.html.
Internship, Volunteer, Fellowship, & Job Opportunities
The opportunities listed below are provided for informational purposes only. The UAAC does not necessarily endorse or recommend any of these positions.
Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program
The Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program (SIP) is currently accepting applications for both the July – December 2014 and the January – June 2015 program sessions.
The goal of the program is to increase the number of bilingual and culturally competent health care providers in the U.S. through a six-month intensive language and culture immersion experience in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
The SIP targets students who have completed their undergraduate Education and are taking a year (or more) off before continuing on to graduate school in the health professions, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, physical therapy, public health, and other health-related fields.
Somos Hermanos aims to reduce the health care disparity experienced by Latinos by increasing the number of bilingual, culturally competent health care providers in the U.S. The SIP is a six-month language and Cultural immersion program based in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The program combines intensive Spanish instruction, a comprehensive lecture series, socially and culturally relevant volunteer projects, weekly activities, and a trip to El Salvador and Mexico to ensure that participants gain the language capability and cultural competency needed to serve marginalized, Spanish-speaking Latino populations.
The application deadline for the Fall 2014 Session (July through December) is October 31st, 2013. The early acceptance application deadline for the Spring 2015 Session (January through June) is October 31st, 2013 and the second deadline is April 15th, 2014.
For more information regarding our program, please visit www.somoshermanos.org, or send an e-mail to info@somoshermanos.org.
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine is looking for a temporary full-time research assistant (40 hours a week) to start as soon as possible and work until the middle of November 2013. There may be possibility for extension beyond that point. Experience is not required.
The position involves assisting with a variety of research related tasks, data entry, and some data collection. We are looking for dedicated, hard-working, conscientious individuals who work well in a team and can work comfortably with older men and women who may have ongoing medical problems.
Competitive hourly compensation. If you are interested, please send your CV and cover letter to Amanda Auerbach (a-auerbach@northwestern.edu) as soon as possible. Please note that you must be available to interview and start as early as the last week in September.
Parkinson's Disease Disorders Center
The Parkinson’s Disease Disorders Center at The Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago campus, is seeking a part-time (all day Monday & Thursday) research study assistant/coordinator to assist with its clinical trials recruitment and retainment program.
Duties include facilitating informatics utilization with NUBIC and the Enterprise Data Warehouse, completing feasibility questionnaires for Northwestern’s participation in multi-center research, obtaining consents for study patients, maintaining records for the Institutional Review Board and obtaining functional and quality of life data for follow-ups.
If you are interested please contact Karen Williams at 312-503-5645 or k-williams8@northwestern.edu for additional information.
Positive Psychology Intervention
The Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University is currently seeking an hourly research assistant. Interviews will begin immediately in order to identify an individual that will start in Fall of 2013.
This position requires a minimum 6-month commitment (10-15 hours per week) from an individual who is a fast learner, can manage his/her time, and is an excellent communicator. No tuition waiver is available at this time.
Working under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, duties will include:
- Translating research documents from English to Spanish, and vice versa.
- Conducting literature reviews and assisting with qualitative data analysis.
- Transcribing Spanish-language focus group audio-files.
- Assisting in participant recruitment and enrollment, data collection, and data entry.
- Communicating with community partners and study participants.
- Assisting with tasks associated with implementation of a feasibility study to increase psychological well-being in Hispanic/Latinos.
- e.g., attend weekly sessions in Pilsen, taking attendance, etc.
- Fulfilling additional programmatic and administrative functions as required.
Experience:
- Spanish-language fluency.
- Excellent writing, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to perform a variety of tasks on short notice within designated deadlines.
- Required computer skills: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Ability to periodically travel to study site (approximate 4-mile distance).
- Must have his/her own means of transportation or be willing to commute between study sites
- Weekend work hours will be necessary; minimum 2 weekends a month, particularly on Sundays
If interested please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Dr. Rosalba Hernandez (rosalba.hernandez@northwestern.edu)
Epidemiology Research Intern
The Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University is currently seeking a research intern to collect and manage survey for an epidemiological study on sleep quality. Interviews will begin immediately in order to identify an individual that will start in Fall of 2013.
This position requires a minimum 5-month commitment (4 hours per week) from an individual who is a fast learner, can manage his/her time, and is detail-oriented. No tuition waiver or stipend is available at this time.
Working under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, duties will include:
- Collating (i.e. sorting, packaging, etc.) and mailing surveys to research participants.
- Entering data on REDCap, an on-line database, and Microsoft Excel.
- Conducting phone interviews for data collection.
Experience:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to perform a variety of tasks within designated deadlines.
- Required computer skills: Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to periodically travel to work from the Department of Preventive Medicine on the Chicago Campus
If interested please e-mail your resume and cover letter to Dr. Mercedes Carnethon (carnethon@northwestern.edu)
Other Premed/Prehealth Resources & Opportunities
The opportunities listed below are provided for informational purposes only. The UAAC does not necessarily endorse or recommend any of these positions.
NU Research Study Examining Premed Students
Would you like to participate in paid psychology research? NU's Social Self Lab is looking for premed students to participate in an online study about their experiences. Participation involves completing survey questions and tasks on the computer. You will be paid $5 for approximately 20 minutes of your time. You may also be invited to participate in a follow-up study in about 6 months.
If you're interested in taking part in the study, please answer a few questions: http://kellogg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2ozBJEbair7EUNn If you have any questions, please email Priya at nuselflab@gmail.com (Principal Investigator: Wendi Gardner, IRB #STU00085013)
UAID
UAID is a student-run, non-profit organization that empowers students to reduce inequities in access to healthcare and increase awareness of health disparities.
Being part of UAID means that you will earn NIH-sponsored certification in medical Spanish, attend an exclusive symposium in January where students will work together to improve healthcare accessibility through innovative uses of technology, write for The Health Beat (the first health magazine of its kind), lead our domestic service trip along the East coast this summer and more.
Based on college campuses, UAID's presence spans from coast to coast. To join hundreds of motivated students tangibly making a difference across the country, become a member of your chapter or apply to start one on your campus.
For more information about all the unique opportunities we offer, visit our website at http://uaidintl.org/. If you have any questions, please e-mail info@uaidintl.org.
Attention NU Premed/Prehealth Clubs & Organizations:
Each year, the premed/prehealth advisers meet with many students who are looking for ways to become involved on campus. In an effort to strengthen our resources for students, we’d like to create a section on our website where students can find information about the pre-med/pre-health clubs and/or organizations that are available on campus. Want to see your club/organization's information on our website? Have your president/primary contact person email premed-prehealth@northwestern.edu for more information!
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