Sunday, October 23, 2011

Clinical research Psychiatry


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

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Correlation between aging and chronic disease research

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
8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato, California, 94945, United States
USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Cancer research


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.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Medicare volunteer


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.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Health Care Access Internship


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.
USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, family medicine applicants.

HIV and AIDS preventative medicine research


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:
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
USEFUL: Internal Medicine applicants, family medicine applicants. 

Monday, May 9, 2011

Clinical research in psychiatry- traumatic stress disorder


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
USEFUL: Psychiatry applicants

Autism Spectrum Disorder playground researcher


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



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


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 :
Brooklyn, New York
USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, Family medicine applicants.

Research in psychology or psychiatry


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 :
And submit it to:
Dr. Naus,
Health Psychology Research Group,
Room 231, Heyne building
University of Houston main campus.
USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, psychiatry applicants, family medicine applicants.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Research in Urology

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

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
701 Princeton Ave. SW
  |  Birmingham, AL 35211-1399
USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Research in Child Psychiatry Epidemiology

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

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

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


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


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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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)

Early Psychosis Research Program

LOCATION:
Harvard Medical School Commonwealth Research Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
TIME:
Volunteer 12-24 hours per week
PROGRAM:
Early Psychosis Research Program at Harvard Medical School’s Commonwealth Research Center.
SCOPE:
Research activities may include ,coordination, updating SPSS databases, internet research, Editing materials being prepared for publication, may also have opportunities to engage in some direct clinical work with clients
USEFUL FOR: Psychiatry applicants, family medicine applicants
DOCUMENTS: Interested students should send a resume/CV, cover letter, and 2 references to: Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian: Email (preferred): mfriedm3@bidmc.harvard.edu or regular mail:
CONTACT:
Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Landmark Center 2nd floor East
401 Park Drive
Boston, MA 02215