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.

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 :

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

Brooklyn, New York

USEFUL: Internal medicine applicants, Family medicine applicants.

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

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.

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.