full-time job research technician Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Research Technician

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Depts of Internal Medicine and Dermatology

 

 

Full-time esearch technician position available  beginning September of 2009 in the laboratories of Dr. Yvonne Saenger and Dr. Miriam Merad in the departments of internal medicine and dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Candidate should have a strong interest in immunology and/or medicine. The technician will assist with the development of therapeutic vaccine protocols in melanoma models in mice

using cellular and molecular techniques in immunology. In addition, the technician will assist with monitoring immune responses of patients enrolled in clinical trials at Mount Sinai.

 

If interested, please contact Dr. Saenger at ysaenge1@jhmi.edu.

 

 

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full time jobs: Research Positions at the Massachusetts General Hospital involving: 1) The Analysis of Cancer Data; 2) Preventive Medicine; 3) Math & Computer Science Applications in Medicine.

Several full time research positions are available at the Massachusetts General Hospital for graduating seniors interested in spending a year or two before continuing their education in medical or graduate school, as well as for individuals with somewhat more experience, including students with Masters Degrees.  Previous holders of this type of position have had the opportunity to work on research projects and to

publish scientific papers on their work, and many individuals have published first-authored papers on their work. For students with an interest in medicine, exposure to clinical medicine is encouraged. The

work of our group has concerned: the assembly of data, and the development of improved mathematical methods, for predicting the outcome for cancer patients; the identification of screening schedules for

reaching the maximal possible reduction in cancer death achievable by cancer screening; the application of modern computer speech and telephony for developing scheduling/reminder systems for increasing the

use of preventative medical interventions such as mammography and influenza immunization.

 

The first position concerns the assembly and analysis of data on cancer and its outcome. An interest in medicine, and a familiarity with the use of Excel and Access would be desirable, but the candidate need not have a strong background in mathematics or computer science.

 

The second position concerns the analysis of the systems that hospitals use to make medical appointments, with the aim of improving utilization of preventive service such as cancer screening.

 

 

The third position concerns the refinement, implementation, and testing of a system that sends computer generated telephone reminder messages for increasing the use of breast cancer screening. Knowledge of, or ability to learn, ASP, ASP.net, AJAX, C#, HTML, MS SQL Server, Windows Server 2003 security, and general database and server administration is required. Skill with VXML and computer speech would also be desirable.

 

The fourth position concerns the development of improved mathematical methods for predicting cancer outcome.  Related work concerns the development and implementation of novel mathematical methods for

Web-based calculators that physicians can use for predicting the risk of cancer recurrence, as well as the development of computer simulation models of cancer progression.

 

The fifth position concerns the creation of telephone reminder scripts, which our systems will launch to recruit patients to schedule appointments for cancer screening.  This position would be suitable for

a person with interests in advertising, copywriting, English, marketing, social marketing, persuasion psychology, health communication and public health.

 

 Reply by email with a CV to:

 

James S. Michaelson Ph.D.

Department of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

&

Departments of Pathology and Surgery

Massachusetts General Hospital 

Email: michaelj@helix.mgh.harvard.edu

 

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Part-time Research Coordinator Position at Mt. Sinai

I am seeking a part-time research coordinator (20 hours per week working Mon-Thurs mornings and a few hours in the afternoon on Mon-Tues) for a clinical research study on living kidney donation. No experience is necessary, but applicant must be proficient in Spanish and able to commit at least 1 year to the position.

 Anyone interested may contact me by email or phone for more information.

 

Thanks so much,

 

Elizabeth Ommen, MD

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Division of Nephrology

Box 1243

(212)241-3549

elizabeth.ommen@mssm.edu <mailto:elizabeth.ommen@mssm.edu>

 

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St. Luke's Premed Volunteer Summer Semester Application Process

St. Luke's Roosevelt Premedical Volunteer Program Application Information & Documents are Available Online http://www.wehealny.org/services/slr_volunteer/requirements.asp

 

WHAT: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center offers a volunteer program designed to give pre-med students an opportunity to interact with patients, be involved in the day-to-day activities of a hospital and assist in achieving higher levels of patient satisfaction.  The St. Luke's Volunteer programs assist visitors and patients with directions and information. Volunteers provide assistance to departments

under these volunteer service descriptions: Administrative/Clerical, Unit Support Aide, Ambulatory Care, Patient's Library, Surgical Liaison, and Patient Rounding. The Patient Rounding Program fits very closely

with St. Luke's-Roosevelt's institutional goal of ensuring the best customer service and the delivery of effective quality care. One component of the Patient Rounding program is to have the patients' stay

in the hospital as pleasant and comfortable as possible by providing a welcoming orientation to the patients within 24 hours of admission. A second component of the program is to ask the patient how St. Luke's can improve care by performing patient surveys. Survey questions are taken from a national benchmarking tool and the results are available to the public.

 

 

Registration Dates: June 15-18 from 10-4 p.m.

Returning volunteers do not need to fill out new forms, but should

register for their summer semester assignments.

For the summer 2009 semester, the following assignments are available:

*           Emergency Department - Roosevelt and St. Luke's

*           Patient Rounding - Roosevelt and St. Luke's

*           Pediatrics Emergency Department - St. Luke's

*           Ambulatory Surgery - Roosevelt and St. Luke's

 

The Volunteer Office is located at 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, Travers Building, room 513. The Volunteer Office is open to visitors Monday - Friday from 9:30 to 4:30 or you may contact them by phone at (212)

523-7155. Volunteer Eligibility - All students in good standing are eligible to volunteer with the exception of first semester first year students. HOW:  APPLICATION COMPONENTS for NEW VOLUNTEERS:

http://www.wehealny.org/services/slr_volunteer/requirements.asp

 

1                              Obtain an Academic Clearance Form http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/preprofessional/health/forms/learningagreement.pdf (to be completed by Advising Dean/Counselor)

confirming that you are in good academic standing

2                              Read the Core Competency Handbook http://www.wehealny.org/services/slr_volunteer/Volunteer%20Core%20Competency%20Handbook%205-2007.pdf  and take the Volunteer Core Volunteer

Challenge Exam http://www.wehealny.org/services/slr_volunteer/2009%20pdfs/SLR%20vol%20Core%20Comp%20exam09.pdf

3                              Fill out the Volunteer Medical Health Assessment http://www.wehealny.org/services/slr_volunteer/2009%20pdfs/Student%20Medical%20form.pdf Form

Obtain a copy of your immunization records showing proof of 2 MMR Vaccinations and a    tuberculin skin test (PPD) within the last 12 months. These records can be obtained from  your Advising Dean.

a)     Take the Medical Health Assessment Form, AND proof of immunizations to St. Luke's Employee Health Service located in the Clark Building on the 1st Floor 114th Street & Amsterdam). If you do not have

a current tuberculin test you can obtain one at Employee Health Service.

b)  Please be aware that you will need to make two visits to Employee Health - one to receive the PPD and the second to have it read (48-72 hours later). If you test positive to the Tuberculin skin test (PPD),

you must provide a chest X-Ray Report from your own physician.

     5.                Current Copy of School Photo ID

     6.                Completed Reference Form http://www.wehealny.org/services/slr_volunteer/2009%20pdfs/Reference%20Form.pdf

 __________________________________________________________

 

Volunteer Applicant Deadline - June 18 at 4 p.m.!

 

COMPLETED DOCUMENTS must be brought with you when you are registering to the Volunteer Office (114th Street Main Entrance -Rm 103, Babcock Building).  REGISTRATION PROCESS - You must bring all completed application materials with you at the time of registration to the Volunteer Office (1111 Amsterdam Avenue, Travers Building, room 513.) signed, dated and stapled in the order listed:

1. Volunteer Medical Health Assessment Form, cleared by SL's EHS;

2.  MMR Immunization record;

3.  Academic standing form and a copy of school photo ID;

4.  Volunteer Challenge Exam;

5   Completed Reference Form.

 

Incomplete documents will not be accepted.  At the time of registration, you will schedule your individual assignment.  There are limited availabilities; therefore priority will be given to returning

volunteers.  It is highly recommended that you DO NOT wait until the last moment to complete your application and register in the volunteer office.  Come prepared with several choices of days and hours you have open in your schedule, as there is a 5 hour weekly volunteer requirement. Volunteer Commitment for the Premed Program: All volunteers are required to commit to volunteering for 5 hours per week - 150 hours over two semesters.  This can be one five hour shift or two shifts of 2 and 3 hours respectively.  Attendance is extremely important and if you miss three shifts without notice, you will be asked to leave the program.

Each assignment is for one semester only. The Volunteer Office is located at 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, Travers Building, room 513. The volunteer office is open to visitors Monday - Friday from 9:30 to 4:30 or you may contact them by phone at (212) 523-7155.

 

Contact:        Amy Bush

                    Volunteer Coordinator

                    Roosevelt Hospital

                    212-523-7159

 

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full-time job: Lab Technician position Weill Cornell Medical College

Laboratory Technician

Weill Cornell Medical College

Schedule: Full Time

 

Description: We are seeking a research technician to work in the Microbiology and Immunology Department at the Weill Cornell Medical College on 68th Street and York Avenue, New York City.  The Quadri Lab

is studying the biosynthesis of siderophores, iron scavenging molecules, and cell-wall lipids in bacterial pathogens that are necessary for both  the infection of a host and for virulence.  With the help of several collaborators, inhibitors of the biosynthesis of these molecules are also being developed and screened for their potential as novel therapeutics. Work will be carried out on the bench and in a biosafety

level 2 laboratory, but if deemed appropriate, the candidate may be trained to work with radioactivity and/or in the biosafety level 3 laboratory. The technician will be responsible for maintaining a

laboratory notebook, managing and ordering laboratory supplies, and assisting with other laboratory tasks as needed. The technician will be expected to demonstrate desire to learn, high motivation, attention to

detail, and excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills. This position is ideal for those recent college graduates who wish to gain additional research experience before applying for graduate

programs or medical school.

This position is to start as soon as possible and no later than July 2008. 

 

Requirements: (1) A minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent in the biological or biochemical sciences; (2) A minimum of 6 months of lab/bench experience in techniques such as PCR, gel extraction,

maxi/mini preps, and bacteriology.  Protein purification experience is a plus; (3) Candidates are expected to offer a minimum one year commitment;

 

Please send a detailed CV, including name and contact information for three references, via e-mail to:  Luis Quadri, Ph.D., Associate Professor, E-mail: leq2001@med.cornell.edu.

 

 

 

 

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full-time job: Peer Health Educator Columbia Medical Center

Job Title 

Peer Health Educator  

Job Code Title 

 

Job Requisition Number 

056015  

Department 

475-MSPH DEANS OFFICE  

Location 

Medical Center  

Job Type 

Support Staff Full-Time Regular  

Bargaining Unit 

 

If temporary, indicate duration 

 

Job Family 

Administrative Support  

Salary Grade 

101  

Salary Range 

$576.92 per week  

Advertised Summary Job Description 

GRANT FUNDED:

The International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) at Columbia University, is seeking a Peer Health Educator for a specifically assigned HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) study. The

candidate will assist participants to effectively access HIV prevention and care related services, reduce transmission risk behavior, and increase healthy behavior.

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

 

1. Promote HIV prevention.

2. Provide informational and social support.

3. Help participants identify and access needed services.

4. Escort participants to appointments.

5. Follow-up on referrals.

6. Follow-up with patients and staff at community based organizations.

7. Perform administrative tasks as assigned.

8. Promote access to health care as needed.

9. Perform other duties as assigned.

 

**Please note this is a non-union support staff position that will be located at 215 West 125th Street**

 

The candidate selected for this position is required to undergo a drug screening test prior to a final offer of employment being made.  

 

Minimum Qualifications for Grade Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant 

 

High School graduate or equivalency certificate and up to one year of experience.  

 

Additional Position-Specific Minimum Qualifications Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an

applicant 

 

Commitment to helping people and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Ability to conduct street and community outreach. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to meet tight deadlines.

Basic computer skills.  

Preferred Qualifications 

 

Bachelor's degree or some college desired. Experience working with communities affected by HIV.  

 

Special Instructions 

 

 

 

Special Indications

This position works with: 

 

Contact with patients and/or research subjects    

HIPAA Compliance training required 

Yes  

Participation in Medical Surveillance required 

Yes  

Has this requisition been approved for a waiver? 

No  

Requisition Open Date 

05-08-2009  

Requisition Close Date 

Open Until Filled

Quick Link 

jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=114983  

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEGAN RIGNEY

Director of Preprofessional Advising

Columbia College / SEAS

Columbia University

101 Carman Hall

545 W. 114th Street, MC1205

New York, NY 10027

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T (212) 854-8819

F (212) 854-0042

www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/preprofessional

<http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/preprofessional> 

 

http://columbia-prehealth.blogspot.com

<http://columbia-prehealth.blogspot.com/>

 

http://columbia-prelaw.blogspot.com

 

 

 

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contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and

confidential use of the recipient(s) name above.  If the reader of this

message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for

delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that

you have received this document in error and that any review,

disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is

strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error,

please notify me immediately by e-mail, and delete the original

message."

 

 

 

 

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Calling for Spanish Interpreters: Columbia P&S Student Run Free Clinic

CoSMO is a clinic run by students at Columbia University College of   Physicians and Surgeons. Part of our mission is to provide free,   high-quality primary healthcare to the uninsured population of   Washington Heights. As undergraduate students, you could get involved   with the clinic as interpreters. Most of our patients do not speak   English and many of the provider volunteers don't speak Spanish. 

Therefore, every clinic session we have volunteers at clinic to translate and thereby facilitate the provider/ patient interaction.

To be a volunteer interpreter, you need to be fluent in Spanish but not necessarily a native speaker. You also need to be certified as a  volunteer by the volunteer office here at the medical center. I will 

help you with this process.

Once you are a registered volunteer. You will have access to the volunteer section on the clinic website. Clinic is open most Saturday  mornings and 1 Thursday evening a month. On the volunteer part of the 

website you can sign up for a day that you would like to come in and  volunteer. You are only required to come in to clinic when you sign up  so the time commitment is flexible.

 

Once in clinic you will interpret for providers and patients. Not only will you be helping the patients and the clinic, but you can make sure  your Spanish stays sharp and learn a lot of medical information and 

terminology.

 

If you are not sure your Spanish is strong enough please feel free to contact me so that we can talk about it. There is also the opportunity  to help call patients and remind them of their appointment which 

requires less Spanish proficiency.

 

 

Please feel free to contact me if you are interested or have any questions at all.

 

 

-Daniela Diaz

dd2446@columbia.edu

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Full-time Investigator Position w/ Civilian Complaint Review Board - NYC

 

Civilian Complaint Review Board

 

Entry-Level Investigator LionSHARE #23274

 

This position involves interviewing witnesses from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Other responsibilities include: interviewing New York City police officers, who are represented by union

attorneys; preparing accurate summaries of interviews; obtaining and analyzing police department and other documentary evidence, and medical and other reports; conducting field work to identify additional

witnesses and evidence when needed; researching police department regulations and guidelines, and search and seizure and other applicable law; identifying which New York City police department procedures may not have been complied with by an officer; and preparing for submission to the Board a thorough and well-reasoned investigative report containing a detailed summary and thorough evaluation and analysis of

all relevant evidence, and recommend appropriate findings.

 

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full-time job: The Commonwealth Fund

Attn: Seniors -

 

Check out this really interesting job posted by CCE.  To apply search through LionSHARE: http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/register

 The Commonwealth Fund

Program Assistant LionSHARE #23258

 

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most

vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and

making grants to improve health care practice and policy.  The Program Department originates and shapes the individual grants and projects that are made by the Fund. The program assistant is the staff member

responsible for providing the daily support for the Quality Improvement and Efficiency Program. The program assistant will be expected to perform a variety of duties ranging from daily administrative tasks to

writing, editing and research responsibilities.

 

 

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Bioethics lecture

For those of you still in town - looks like an interesting discussion.

From: owner-bioethics-events@CUMC.COLUMBIA.EDU

[mailto:owner-bioethics-events@CUMC.COLUMBIA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jana Bassman

Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 2:08 PM

To: bioethics-events@CUMC.COLUMBIA.EDU

Subject: Mark Your Calendars: Hope to see you May 28th at our Ethics for

Lunch Event featuring Dr. Kenneth Prager!

 

 

The Columbia University Center for Bioethics cordially invites you to  The Gold Foundation Seminar Series: Ethics for Lunch  A Difficult Case from the  Columbia University Medical Center Ethics Committee

 Ethical Issues Posed by a Patient who refuses to preserve his  transplanted organ and chooses to die.

  

A middle aged man who developed acute liver failure due to an accidental Tylenol overdose received a liver transplant. After a stormy hospital course marked by cerebral edema, he was discharged from the hospital.

Subsequently, his physical and mental functioning have not met his expectations. His physicians feel that it could take a year post transplant for his improvement to peak, however, after six months he has

decided he doesn't wish to live with his current physical and mental limitations. He has decided to stop taking his anti-rejection medications and await death. His wife and brother support his decision.

His doctors, feeling his decision premature, and upset over the prospect of a "wasted" liver, wonder what their options are and whether, given his lifestyle pre-transplant, this might have been anticipated.

 

 Kenneth Prager, MD

Professor of Clinical Medicine and

Chair of the Ethics Committee of Columbia University Medical Center

 

 Thursday, May 28, 2009

12:00 noon - 1:30 pm

 

 Columbia University Medical Center

Hammer Health Sciences, Room 301

701 West 168th Street

[NW Corner of Fort Washington Avenue and 168th Street]

 

 Lunch will be provided thanks to the generosity of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

 

 The event is free and all are encouraged to attend

 To ensure lunch, please RSVP, or for more information, contact Jana Bassman at 212-342-0442 or by email jlb2205@columbia.edu.

 

    For future events, visit our Web site: http://bioethicscolumbia.org <http://bioethicscolumbia.org/>  <http://bioethicscolumbia.org/>  <http://bioethicscolumbia.org/>

 

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full-time job: Clinical Research Hospitial for Special Surgery

Clinical Research Coordinator:  Hospital for Special Surgery

 

 

The coordinator will be working on a study with pregnant patients who have lupus and or antiphospholipid syndrome.  S/he will be following these patients through out their pregnancy to obtain pertinent data

regarding their pregnancy.  In addition, s/he will get to interact with top physicians in the field.  Every year, the coordinator will have the opportunity to attend the prestigious American College of Rheumatology

meeting.  The meeting lasts four days.  Last year, it was held at the Conventional Center in San Francisco, CA.  This year, it will be held in Philadelphia, PA.  This would be a great opportunity for recently

graduated pre-meds.  We are asking for a 2-year commitment.

 

If interested, please send cover letter and resume/CV to Joan Rho -

 

rhoj@hss.edu

 

 

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full-time job: research asst Georgetown

Research Assistant/Lab Manager

 

The Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab in Georgetown University's Center for Aphasia Research and Rehabilitation, directed by Rhonda Friedman, Ph.D., is seeking a full-time research assistant.  Our research examines language and learning/memory function and dysfunction in patients with stroke, head injury, and dementia.  Projects include behavioral, fMRI, eye tracking, and ERP studies of patients and normal controls, and development of cognitive treatments for acquired language disorders.

 

 Duties include organizing and managing subject data; creating experimental stimuli; recruiting and testing normal control subjects; performing literature searches; aiding in grant preparation; filing

appropriate IRB and other forms; managing computer systems (Macs and PCs); supervising undergraduate students; ordering supplies and equipment; and various other administrative tasks.  

This position requires a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Linguistics, Computer Science or a related field.  Research experience and an interest in brain and language are desirable.

 

Two-year commitment required.   Excellent opportunity for student planning to gain research experience prior to attending graduate school.

 

  Please email a cover letter and CV, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent via email to:

AphasiaResearch@georgetown.edu

 

 Website: http://gumc.georgetown.edu/aphasia

 

 

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Last call for Applications: Summer EMT certificate course

 

If you have questions, please email:  yk2317@columbia.edu

 

Dear students,

 

We decided to extend our application deadline to the end of this week. If you are here during the first half of summer and want to become an Emergency Medical Technician, please consider taking the CAVA-sponsored summer EMT certificate course at Columbia University. You can either use this certificate to apply to join CAVA in the fall or you could volunteer/work through your local EMS or fire department. The fee for the course- around $1000 for classes, equipments, and textbook- will be on us. However, if you take the sponsored class, you must interview to join CAVA as probationary member this coming fall. But there is no further commitment other than the interview. We will be holding a mandatory information session for all those who want to join CAVA sometime in early September. Most questions you may have are answered on our website at www.columbia.edu/cu/cava.

 

Tentative schedule:

Starting one week after graduation (around May 27th) Going on until about first or second week of July

 

Times for classes:

Wednesday and Thursday from 7pm to 10-11pm

About one extensive lab session every Saturday or Sunday, from around 9am to approximately mid afternoon.

 

You can submit your application by vising the CAVA office in the basement of Carmen. We will place a folder on the door for summer applications (if you don't see one please feel free to slide it under

the door). Application can be found at: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cava/cava_membership.pdf. Same application form is used for EMT class sponsorship and CAVA probationary membership,

so I strongly suggest you to save a copy on your computer for the fall.

--

Yoo-Na Kim

Columbia University

email: yk2317@columbia.edu

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Job Opportunity: 2 year commitment

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

I would like to make an employment opportunity available to your post-bacc students and graduating pre health students that are not immediately matriculating to med school.  We are seeking a candidate to

start in July and work for at least two years as the Maternal-Fetal Medicine division assistant, fellowship coordinator at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center; the job description follows and is

attached.  Office experience is not required.  Please make this information available to your students and have any interested candidates send their cover letter and resume or CV to me at

kcarroll@chpnet.org; any questions can also be directed there.  

 

Thank you for your time,

 

Katherine Carroll

 

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division Assistant, Fellowship Coordinator

 

 Job Description:

 

The primary responsibilities of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) division assistant are to coordinate the MFM Fellowship Program and assist the Director of Obstetrics (OB) and MFM, as well as the other division

members, including the Residency Program Director.

 

As Fellowship coordinator, the MFM assistant is responsible for managing the fellowship interview season, while continuing to provide administrative assistance to current fellows and ensuring maintenance of

ABOG certification and its related requirements.  In addition to the Fellowship program and general administrative support for the Division, job responsibilities include, but are not limited to: scheduling

elective Labor and Delivery operating room cases and inductions; scheduling and coordinating academic or administrative appointments with the Director of OB and MFM; managing IRB applications for the Division,

as necessary; supporting and assisting in Division research, as needed; regularly updating and distributing the Division daily and call schedules.  The assistant also works closely with the Residency Program

Coordinator to provide assistance during residency interview season, as well as in the event of absence.

 

Job Responsibilities:

 

- Coordinate the MFM Fellowship program

 

- Provide administrative support to Director of Obstetrics (OB) and MFM, as well as the other division members, including the Residency Program Director

- Manage the scheduling of labor and delivery operating rooms and inductions; call patients regarding appointments, as necessary

- Manage MFM institutional review board applications

- Support and assist MFM physicians in research

- Support the assistants to the Chairman and Executive Director, as well as Residency Program Coordinator, in the event of absence

 

Job Requirements:

 

- Must have strong organizational skills

- Ability to work on various tasks simultaneously and with minimal supervision

 - Must have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills

 - Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint); Access is beneficial, but not required

- Able to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments

 

 

 

Katherine Carroll

MFM Division Assistant

Dept. of OB/GYN Administration

St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospitals

1000 Tenth Avenue, Suite 10C

New York, NY 10019

tel: (212)523-6266

fax: (212)523-8066

kcarroll@chpnet.org

 

 

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new student organization

 

*Saving Mothers Research Team (SMRT)

Recruiting new members

 

*According to the World Health Organization, a woman dies every minute from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications. Ninety-nine percent of maternal and infant deaths occur in the developing world; because the formal health care system is not an option due to money and lack of  transport, eighty percent of births are performed at home without the aid of health care professionals. Saving Mothers was founded in 2005 by Columbia University post- baccalaureate student, Nichole Young-Lin. In 2006, it won the UC Berkeley Chancellor's Big Ideas Competition, and received nonprofit 510(c)(3) status in January 2009. A group of Columbia University undergraduate students recently formed the Columbia University Chapter of Saving Mothers. This new SGB student organization aims to increase awareness of issues such as maternal and infant mortality through a number of student-run projects. Through the birthing kit initiative, students will be able to assemble and distribute birthing kits to promote safe, hygienic deliveries. Through the research

network, students will have the opportunity to conduct field research on the drug, misoprostol, which can treat and even prevent postpartum hemorrhage - one of the major causes of maternal mortality. Saving

Mothers hopes to spread awareness in the Columbia University community and take action to prevent maternal deaths worldwide.

For more information on Saving Mothers, please visit our website, *www.savingmothers.org*. If you have any questions or are interested in joining our chapter, please email Co-Presidents Christine Yeh and

Jennifer Hou at *smrtcolumbia@gmail.com*.

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