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I currently work as a Clinical Research Assistant in Milwaukee, WI at the Children's Hospital of Wisonsin(ranked #3 in the nation by Child Magazine). I am starting up med school in the fall and they are going to have to find a replacement for me and they have asked if I knew of anyone. This is an amazing opportunity if you are looking to go to medical school but taking a year off after college. I thought I would put it out there for people who are in the position I was in last year!
Quick description of project. It is in the division of Pediatric Cardiology. The study is a large multi-institutional study sponsored by the NIH to evaluate peds cardiac surgery for a condition known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. I actually got to go out to the NIH last week for meetings and meet a lot of the docs from around the nation in the study. Also got to check out DC and the trip was completely paid for by work! These little guys are essentially born with half a heart (missing their left ventricle essentially). THe surgeon goes in during the first week of life and reconstructs the heart. He has to place a shunt to allow blood to go to the body and lungs. There are two diff. types of shunts they use and this study is to determine which is best. AFter this they have to have another surgery at about 4months of age (stage II) and then a third at around 4 years(stage III). The kids have echocardiograms at 4 stages throughout their first two stages of surgery. The doc I work for is a genius in echo and was selected as the core echo lab director for the study. So all of the echoes on any kid at any institution is sent to us and we have to analyze them. Beyond research I attend the fellow lectures and cath conference where the cardiologists and surgeons discuss the surgical cases for the following week, and much more clincal stuff.
I can't even begin to tell you how amazing this position was for me before I began school! I really wanted to get clinical exposure and I have had so much that the docs say I am going to be so bored during the first 2 yrs. of school because it is mostly book learning. Having seen this side of medicine makes you very happy with your decision to choose medicine.
Send me a message and I can give you more specifics. The job wouldn't start until probably July, but if you are graduating college this year or taking a year off before school, we can start to look into it. I honestly say this is a very unique opportunity for a premed, so if you are in the area let me know. You are actually employed through Medical College of Wisconsin, but work at Children's which is connected. I applied Early Decision to MCW and accepted this research position back in Sept. I am from the West Coast. So I guess you don't necessarily have to be from the area.
Quick description of project. It is in the division of Pediatric Cardiology. The study is a large multi-institutional study sponsored by the NIH to evaluate peds cardiac surgery for a condition known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. I actually got to go out to the NIH last week for meetings and meet a lot of the docs from around the nation in the study. Also got to check out DC and the trip was completely paid for by work! These little guys are essentially born with half a heart (missing their left ventricle essentially). THe surgeon goes in during the first week of life and reconstructs the heart. He has to place a shunt to allow blood to go to the body and lungs. There are two diff. types of shunts they use and this study is to determine which is best. AFter this they have to have another surgery at about 4months of age (stage II) and then a third at around 4 years(stage III). The kids have echocardiograms at 4 stages throughout their first two stages of surgery. The doc I work for is a genius in echo and was selected as the core echo lab director for the study. So all of the echoes on any kid at any institution is sent to us and we have to analyze them. Beyond research I attend the fellow lectures and cath conference where the cardiologists and surgeons discuss the surgical cases for the following week, and much more clincal stuff.
I can't even begin to tell you how amazing this position was for me before I began school! I really wanted to get clinical exposure and I have had so much that the docs say I am going to be so bored during the first 2 yrs. of school because it is mostly book learning. Having seen this side of medicine makes you very happy with your decision to choose medicine.
Send me a message and I can give you more specifics. The job wouldn't start until probably July, but if you are graduating college this year or taking a year off before school, we can start to look into it. I honestly say this is a very unique opportunity for a premed, so if you are in the area let me know. You are actually employed through Medical College of Wisconsin, but work at Children's which is connected. I applied Early Decision to MCW and accepted this research position back in Sept. I am from the West Coast. So I guess you don't necessarily have to be from the area.
