HIV Rotation Internship at the CCC

Hello SJMers,

I am recruiting for the HIV Rotation Internship at the St Lukes/Roosevelt/St. Vincents HIV clinic(s). If you are not interested, just disregard this email!

The Center for Comprehensive Care (St Lukes), Samuels Clinic (Roosevelt) and more recently at the West Village division combined have a patient population of just below 5,000 of New Yorkers affected by HIV. They provide a wealth of health care, mental health, case management services as well as conduct research. The staff at the Saint Luke's clinic have been receptive to postbacc student participation and have helped design this rotation. To remind you: the purpose of this internship rotation is to examine HIV care in low income communities from a comprehensive public health perspective with an eye towards being future physicians. We are looking for three postbaccs (at least two of whom should be first-years) to join the program, one or two of whom we hope will become future coordinators. As the year goes on, we hope to have your input as to how we can expand and/or deepen our impact on and experience within the CCC and even the HIV positive population of NYC.

Some logistics of the program:
• The main components include 1) shadowing doctors and assisting in a clinical setting 2) assisting public health research 3) providing assistance in constructing patient education workshops and (possibly) 4) administering satisfaction surveys.
• The weekly commitment is about 6 hours per week. While the hours are flexible to fit your schedule, once they are set it requires a consistent commitment, regardless of your exam schedule. We are extremely excited about the educational opportunities the CCC offers.

At this juncture, the CCC is looking for interns who speak Spanish to participate in their current studies. I would like to ask that you respond to this email with your resume and a paragraph about yourself, specifically why you are interested in this opportunity and what kind of experiences you may have had or skills you bring to the table that make you a good candidate. I also would like to remind you that this a two semester commitment, and that there will be other opportunities to get involved if you are a new postbacc and are worried about overextending yourself first semester or you are not a Spanish speaker. That said, this is a great opportunity to start collecting volunteer hours while doing something truly meaningful.

I know this is a holiday weekend so I'll say by Friday the 9th is when I'd like to have these. The sooner the better, of course.

Thanks again for your interest and ethusiasm, and I look forward to hearing from you!

~Danielle

danielle.beiling@gmail.com

Possible Interesting Postbac Opportunity

Please pass this on to anyone who may be interested.

So as you all know I'm heavily focused/invovled in microfinance and development across the developing world. I spoke at an event a few weeks back and met a doctor who is involved in morbidity/mortality in crisis driven countries. The group, among other things, holds weekly or bimonthly meetings and is going to Haiti in August. If anyone is interested in attending a meeting please let me know which date is best so i can set this up. It would likely involve a discussion on their group and I could provide a background on microfinance and how that is geared at helping to alleviate many of these problems.

Let me know.

Regards,
Mark

marklwien@gmail.com

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Nichole

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Summer Opportunity to Volunteer in Haiti

Hey SJM,

We’re looking for a group of 5-6 of our fellow post-baccs to join us on a volunteer trip to Haiti. Because of the limited time we have available to volunteer, we have chosen to go through a group called Global Volunteer Network. This group organizes placements for individuals and groups who wish to volunteer in Haiti and other places around the world. Check out their website: http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/haiti/

Here are some details of the trip:

What: A two week volunteer trip to Haiti, based in either Port au Prince or a smaller coastal city called Jacmel. Possible opportunities include clinical work, teaching, construction, working with children, working with displaced people, and community development. The placements are made based on each individual’s skill and the pressing needs at the time, but since we are going as a group, they will make an effort to place us together.

When: August 14^th-September 1^st (Perfect for those taking summer classes!!)

Cost: Application fee $100 (to be paid ASAP in order to reserve a spot)

$997 for the program, which includes accommodations and 3 meals a day (to be paid by June 14^th)

Airfare approximately $350-$400

It's short notice, but because of the time table we are on, we would like to know by next Wednesday, May 19^th if you have serious interest in going. The earlier the better!!

Please contact Sarah Wilkinson: sarahw325@gmail.com if you are interested or have more questions.

THANKS!!!

Sarah, Erin, Kevin