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Form of workSponsor & Organization: Tracy Rabin, MD, SM, Associate Professor of Medicine & Director, Office of Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Website: https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/global/
Project Description: The mission of the Office of Global Health (OGH) in the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Department of Internal Medicine is to confront the disparities in Global Health through research, education, and Health Services in partnership with institutions serving resource-limited communities around the world. OGH supports bidirectional medical Education and training opportunities for students and clinical trainees within the Yale Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, and for international partners as well. OGH is seeking an intern for the summer of 2023 to assist with administrative and scholarly activities that align with our mission.
Job Function: Office Administrative/Support Services; Academic Research
Key Responsibilities:
Ideal Skills or Qualifications Needed: The ideal candidate should have excellent written and verbal skills and must be detail- and deadline-oriented and possess a strong work ethic (particularly related to duties completed remotely). The candidate should have facility with Microsoft Word and Excel and be responsive on email.
Expected Intern Experience Outcomes: The intern will have developed skills in summarizing information, report writing, website planning and campus communications, and literature search methodology using the PubMed platform. As a result of this experience, the intern will have developed familiarity with the process of medical training in the U.S. and select other countries. They will also have developed a robust understanding of the current state of Global Health clinical education, through exposure to the OGH models of ethical and equitable institutional partnerships (and in the context of the global conversations about decolonizing the field of Global Health). Finally, the intern will have had the opportunity to connect with Global Health faculty at YSM and international visiting faculty from Makerere University in Uganda, and to learn about New Haven-based local Global Health training connections as well.
Other Opportunities Associated With this Job: The intern will have the opportunity to work with and contribute to a small team, and to have a significant impact on the way that the OGH mission, vision, and accomplishments are communicated to a variety of audiences. Additionally, the scholarship-related aspects of the position may lead to contributing authorship on a poster, presentation, or manuscript.
Anticipated Time Requirements: 240 hours over the internship period with flexibility in determining specific days and hours per week
Start and End Dates: June 3rd-August 16th
Work Model: Flexible hybrid work model
Pay Details: Unpaid - funding may be available through the Yale Office of Fellowships and Funding, OCS, or other Yale institutional resources
Website: https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/global/
Project Description: The mission of the Office of Global Health (OGH) in the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) Department of Internal Medicine is to confront the disparities in Global Health through research, education, and Health Services in partnership with institutions serving resource-limited communities around the world. OGH supports bidirectional medical Education and training opportunities for students and clinical trainees within the Yale Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, and for international partners as well. OGH is seeking an intern for the summer of 2023 to assist with administrative and scholarly activities that align with our mission.
- Administrative aspects of this intern role include: assisting with the review and revamp of website content in conjunction with the Department of Internal Medicine communications team; developing a summary report of past OGH activities; and organizing a database of Yale-based and international students and trainees who have engaged in OGH programs.
- Scholarly aspects of this intern role include involvement in background literature review related to clinical Global Health training (domestic and international) and contributing toward manuscripts describing the OGH experience with an immersive domestic Global Health elective, as well as Yale's 40+ year history of providing international Global Health clinical education opportunities for resident physicians.
Job Function: Office Administrative/Support Services; Academic Research
Key Responsibilities:
- Meet regularly with OGH leadership team to discuss goals and tasks and provide updates on work completed.
- Website review and content revamp/editing.
- Production of a summary report of OGH activities/accomplishments.
- Development of a database of past trainee information
- Literature review
Ideal Skills or Qualifications Needed: The ideal candidate should have excellent written and verbal skills and must be detail- and deadline-oriented and possess a strong work ethic (particularly related to duties completed remotely). The candidate should have facility with Microsoft Word and Excel and be responsive on email.
Expected Intern Experience Outcomes: The intern will have developed skills in summarizing information, report writing, website planning and campus communications, and literature search methodology using the PubMed platform. As a result of this experience, the intern will have developed familiarity with the process of medical training in the U.S. and select other countries. They will also have developed a robust understanding of the current state of Global Health clinical education, through exposure to the OGH models of ethical and equitable institutional partnerships (and in the context of the global conversations about decolonizing the field of Global Health). Finally, the intern will have had the opportunity to connect with Global Health faculty at YSM and international visiting faculty from Makerere University in Uganda, and to learn about New Haven-based local Global Health training connections as well.
Other Opportunities Associated With this Job: The intern will have the opportunity to work with and contribute to a small team, and to have a significant impact on the way that the OGH mission, vision, and accomplishments are communicated to a variety of audiences. Additionally, the scholarship-related aspects of the position may lead to contributing authorship on a poster, presentation, or manuscript.
Anticipated Time Requirements: 240 hours over the internship period with flexibility in determining specific days and hours per week
Start and End Dates: June 3rd-August 16th
Work Model: Flexible hybrid work model
Pay Details: Unpaid - funding may be available through the Yale Office of Fellowships and Funding, OCS, or other Yale institutional resources
