The Research Internship program provides students and trainees an opportunity to develop basic research skills.  Interns in this program are provided the opportunity to experience and observe many different aspects of basic, translational and/or clinical research.  This program offers interns a unique experience, which is intended to provide a wealth of knowledge about the numerous options for a career in healthcare research.  Typically lasting not more than a twelve-month period, this internship will expose participants to a diverse spectrum of clinical and non-clinical based research investigations.  Under direct supervision from the assigned Postdoctoral Scientist, senior-level Research Associate and/or Principal Investigator, the intern will be provided with basic research instruction, will be oriented to the Institutional Review Board and other Human Subjects courses, and will be introduced to new and innovative research practices and techniques.

• Receives instruction & training in the areas of basic, translational, and/or clinical research.
• Receives orientation to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other Human Subjects Courses.
• Shadows staff and gains exposure to a variety of scientific procedures and techniques.
• Provides support with research data collection and data entry, literature searches, basic patient screening tasks, and may assist with basic scholarly writing.
• Assists staff with keeping accurate and detailed project records of experiments and results.
• May assist with the operation and maintenance of lab equipment.
• Observes and complies with safety standards and procedures.
• May be assigned increasingly advanced research laboratory support functions, dependent upon level of education and technical ability.

High School Diploma

Basic understanding of general research Objectives