Research Intern (Academic Credit) - Department of Neurology - Per Diem (On-site)
About The Position
The Research Intern will work with an interdisciplinary team of neuropsychologists, neurologists, geriatricians, and clinical researchers specializing in aging and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). The internship provides students and trainees with basic research skills and exposure to basic, translational, and/or clinical research. It is typically no longer than twelve months and takes place under the direct supervision of an assigned Postdoctoral Scientist, senior-level Research Associate, and/or Principal Investigator. The intern will participate in the Goldrich Observational ADRD Longitudinal studies, including the GOAL Study, which is establishing a longitudinal cohort across the ADRD continuum, and the RAPID study, which uses brief cognitive testing and questionnaires relevant to ADRD. The intern will learn about clinical research study design and implementation, informed consent, human-subjects protections, clinical cohort studies, and community-based participatory research. Training also includes REDCap data management, basic statistical analyses, hypothesis development, and abstract writing. The intern will develop and implement a clinical research project using existing datasets and produce an abstract suitable for submission to a local or national research conference. The program includes human-subjects and research ethics training; protocol and study-design review; introductions to neurodegenerative diseases, community-engaged research, cognitive assessments, and data coding; observations of clinical research procedures; outreach events and team meetings; data quality and management; hypothesis development and testing; basic statistics; and abstract writing. The internship is based at the Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must have a high school diploma or GED.
- Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area or surrounding cities while conducting activities related to the intern or visitor appointment.
- Interns participating for academic credit must receive academic credit for the duration of the internship.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the GOAL and RAPID clinical research studies.
- Complete human-subjects training and learn research ethics and informed consent practices.
- Review clinical research study design, observational research projects, and protocols.
- Observe clinical research procedures and attend outreach events, consensus reviews, and team meetings.
- Learn about community-engaged research and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Receive an introduction to cognitive assessments and practice administering them.
- Learn data coding and management using REDCap and perform data quality assurance.
- Develop and test research hypotheses and conduct basic statistical analyses.
- Review research literature and write an abstract.
- Develop and implement a clinical research project using existing datasets for potential submission to a local or national research conference.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
High school or GED
