Dear Pre-Health Students:

Are you interested in gaining valuable clinical research experience while
working side-by-side with doctors and nurses in the Emergency Department at San
Francisco General Hospital?

The Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC), led by Dr. Barry Rothman, SFSU
Health Professions Advisor, and in collaboration with Dr. Robert Rodriguez,
Research Director of Emergency Medicine at SFGH, has developed an internship
program that will allow qualified SFSU students to get hands-on research
experience and extensive contact with patients and doctors in the only Level-One
Trauma Center for the City and County of San Francisco and northern San Mateo.
The internship will also include didactic sessions and mentoring opportunities
with by SFGH physicians. SFSU course credit may be obtainable through the
Community Involvement Center (CIC).

As part of the SFGH Emergency Department research team, interns will interact
with doctors, nurses and staff, as well as patients and their families, to
recruit emergency room patients into clinical research studies, interview those
patients and fill out data sheets. Shifts will be fast-paced and varied.

Interns will become well-versed in:

**The day-to-day activity of a busy emergency room.

**The basics of design and implementation of clinical research protocols.

**What it's like to be an integral part of a research team.

**International standards for treatment of patients in a research setting.

Interns who complete their commitment to the program will receive:

**A letter of recommendation from the SFGH Research Director, who is a UCSF
Professor of Medicine.

**Exceptional interns may have opportunities for authorship of research papers
submitted for publication, as well as designing and authoring their own research
studies.

A strong commitment to 1 six-hour shift every week, or every-other week, for a
minimum of 6 months is required.

The first group of interns will begin in early October. Please submit the
following information to as an e-mail attachment to hpac@... no later than
Friday, September 7th at 12pm:

**A completed, one-page application form (attached), including the name, phone
number and email address of one faculty reference and one outside reference
(employer, volunteer supervisor, etc). Please indicate foreign languages you can
speak and your degree of fluency for each.

**A one-page letter of interest (cover letter), describing why you are
interested in the program and discussing your suitability for the program. Be as
specific as you can, citing your own experiences. Research experience and/or
clinical experience are desired, but not mandatory. Do not exceed one page.

**An updated resume.

Please submit your application by e-mail to hpac@... . The complete
application should be submitted as an e-mail attachment. Please do not paste
your application into the body of an e-mail. Qualified applicants will be
notified by September 11th in order to schedule an interview. This is an
incredible opportunity and an exciting chance to be part of a great new program!
We look forward to receiving your application.

Sincerely,

Julie Brooker

SFSU/SFGH Emergency Dept. Research Assistant Internship Program Coordinator



Barry S. Rothman, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Chair, Health Professions Advising Committee
Director, Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program
Director, SFSU/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132

Fall Office Hours: Weds, 4-6 pm and Thurs, 3-5 pm, Sept 5 to Dec 20.
Office: HH-221. HH (Hensill Hall) is located on 19th Ave., midway between
Holloway Ave. and Winston Ave.
Extended advising hours by my Advisory Committee in HH-222 - TBA.
Phone: (415) 338-2418 (no voice mail)
Fax: (415) 338-2295 (Attn: Barry Rothman)
Web: http://online.sfsu.edu/~brothman