Student Assistant - Anatomy Laboratory

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Charlotte, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Anatomy Lab Assistant role is a part-time position, 5 hours per week, designed for a second-year medical student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Charlotte (WFUSM-CLT). This role involves assisting with laboratory setup, specimen management, and providing peer-level support to first-year medical students (MS1). The assistant will be responsible for adhering to all safety procedures, professionalism guidelines, and institutional policies related to specimen handling and laboratory conduct. This position requires reliability, punctuality, and the ability to work cooperatively in a learning environment.

Requirements

• Current WFUSM-CLT second-year medical student in good academic and professional standing.
• Successful completion of relevant MS1 anatomy coursework.
• Treat donors, specimens, plastinates, images, models, and laboratory materials with respect and contribute to a professional and supportive learning environment.
• Follow anatomy laboratory policies, safety requirements, donor respect guidelines, and professionalism expectations.
• Demonstrate reliability, punctuality, mature judgment, and professional communication.
• Communicate promptly about scheduling conflicts, delays, absences, or concerns.
• Maintain appropriate role boundaries and refer questions about grading, assessment, accommodations, course policies, or student concerns to the HSF Course Director.
• Comfort working with anatomical specimens, plastinates, models, and laboratory materials.
• Reliability, punctuality, and ability to follow detailed instructions.
• Professional written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate well with students, faculty, staff, and other lab assistants.
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries in a peer-support role.

Nice To Haves

• Strong engagement with and competence in anatomy.
• Interest in anatomy, surgery, radiology, medical education, or peer learning.
• Prior experience supporting small-group learning, mentoring, tutoring, laboratory work, or educational logistics.

Responsibilities

• Assist with laboratory setup and rotation, including placement of plastinated specimens, models, and related anatomy resources.
• Move, rotate, position, and organize anatomical specimens or laboratory materials, as directed.
• Provide limited peer-level support to MS1 students during selected group activities, open laboratory sessions, or other course-related sessions.
• Complete or review required onboarding materials, including laboratory safety expectations, donor respect and professionalism guidelines, specimen and plastinate handling procedures, course-specific logistics, hour tracking procedures, and role expectations.
• Carry out instructions from the anatomy faculty/staff.
• Follow all safety procedures for specimen handling, body mechanics, PPE, and laboratory movement.
• Communicate promptly and professionally regarding scheduling, availability, and assigned responsibilities.
• Accurately track and submit hours worked according to institutional procedures.
• Work cooperatively and respectfully with MS1 students, faculty, staff, and other lab assistants.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level