The Department of Emergency Medicine at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, Cook County, seeks undergraduate clinical research associates (RAs).
Selected students will actively participate in retrospective and prospective studies in the emergency department (ED). In addition to recruiting patients for studies and performing chart reviews, RAs will have the opportunity to shadow emergency medicine physicians in Chicago's busiest ED. This is a volunteer position with the opportunity to receive UIC course credit.
The following is required of candidates:
*Minimum 2.5 GPA
*Freshman or sophomore standing
*Willing to commit 1-2 years to the program
*Attend at least two 3-hour shifts a week
*Highly motivated to learn and develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills
Spanish speakers are highly encouraged to apply.
For more information about the Academic Associate Program, please visit our website and explore the program's syllabus here: http://cccr.fetchds.com/
If you are interested in joining our program, apply here:
http://cccr.fetchds.com/academic-associate-program/academic-associate-program-application/
A tentative timeline for the application process is provided below:
Application open: Wednesday, January 15th
Application close: Friday, February 14th
Interviews conducted: Monday, February 24-Friday, March 6th
Acceptance letters sent: Monday, March 9th
Deadline to accept: Friday, March 13th
Begin onboarding: Monday, March 18
Complete on-boarding (tentatively): Friday, May 4
Please contact Lum Rizvanolli (lrizvanolli@cookcountyhhs.org), program Co-Founder with any questions. Thank you!
