Dear Pre-Health Students:

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

The Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC), in collaboration
with Dr. Robert Rodriguez, the 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 by and mentoring
opportunities with 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.



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



Interns who complete their commitment to the program will receive a
letter of reference and certificate of completion from the program.



Exceptional interns may receive a letter of recommendation from
Emergency Medicine Faculty at UCSF School of Medicine. Furthermore,
they may have opportunities for authorship of research papers
submitted for publication, as well as designing and authoring their
own research studies.

Please submit the following information as an e-mail attachment to
hpac@... no later than Saturday, September 13th, at 5PM:

**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. If attachment does not work, please pick up application
form at the HPAC office in HH-219.
**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, as
well as what motivates you to learn, participate, and/or pursue a
career in clinical research. We welcome students with a background in
clinical research to apply to the program, but also strongly encourage
applications from students without experience in the field and without
a background in Science.

**An updated resume.

Again, 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 Wednesday, September 17th.
Mandatory interviews will take place on Saturday, September 27th, from
10AM to 12PM.

This is an incredible opportunity and an exciting chance to be part of
a great program! We look forward to receiving your application.

Sincerely,

Julia Westcott
David Suarez

SFSU/SFGH Emergency Dept. Research Assistant
Internship Program Coordinators