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Location: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 1515 North Vermont Avenue, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Mentor: Jashin J. Wu, M.D.
Number of positions: 1
Availability: After July 1, 2017
Duration: 12 months
Deadline: Jan 31, 2017
Interviews: early Feb 2017
Decision about the positions: mid Feb 2017
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center seeks a medical student dermatology research volunteer for 12 months beginning in early July 2017 under the direction of Jashin J. Wu, M.D., who is Director of Dermatology Research at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Wu has published 3 psoriasis textbooks and has over 200 book chapters or Pubmed articles that are published, in press, or submitted, with some of his work published in New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, JAMA Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), and British Journal of Dermatology. Dr. Wu is a Councilor of the International Psoriasis Council (IPC), a Medical Board member of the National Psoriasis Foundation, Past President of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Dermatological Society, Board Member of the California Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (CalDerm), and Board Member of the Pacific Dermatology Association.
As a research volunteer, the student will have the opportunity to work on retrospective cohort studies to study psoriasis patients from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California database that has over 4 million patients as of October 31, 2016. There has been an average of 3.2-4.0 million patients in the electronic database every year since 2004. The research volunteer will also have review articles about psoriasis and case reports where they can serve as first author. It is a major priority that the medical student will author at least 10 publications, which each of the prior or current 7 students have accomplished. In addition, the research volunteer can attend the monthly Kaiser Permanente dermatology Grand Rounds and weekly didactics, and Dr. Wu will notify the student if there are any interesting patients in regular clinic.
ACGME frowns upon research volunteer/assistant positions that are guaranteed into dermatology residency, so completing the research volunteer position will not guarantee acceptance to the Kaiser Permanente dermatology residency, but the research volunteer position is geared towards a Match at any program (including the Kaiser Permanente dermatology residency). Two prior physician research fellows and four prior research volunteer students have matched into dermatology residencies, one prior volunteer student is currently in the application process, and one volunteer student is currently in the research fellowship.
Only students who will have completed the 3rd year of medical school by the start of the research position are being considered at this time. Interns and residents in other specialties are not eligible.
Applicants should send a letter of interest, CV with USMLE board Step 1 score, and medical school transcript to [email protected]. No letters of recommendation and no hard copies, please. Further info may be requested later.
Mentor: Jashin J. Wu, M.D.
Number of positions: 1
Availability: After July 1, 2017
Duration: 12 months
Deadline: Jan 31, 2017
Interviews: early Feb 2017
Decision about the positions: mid Feb 2017
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center seeks a medical student dermatology research volunteer for 12 months beginning in early July 2017 under the direction of Jashin J. Wu, M.D., who is Director of Dermatology Research at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Wu has published 3 psoriasis textbooks and has over 200 book chapters or Pubmed articles that are published, in press, or submitted, with some of his work published in New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, JAMA, JAMA Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), and British Journal of Dermatology. Dr. Wu is a Councilor of the International Psoriasis Council (IPC), a Medical Board member of the National Psoriasis Foundation, Past President of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Dermatological Society, Board Member of the California Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (CalDerm), and Board Member of the Pacific Dermatology Association.
As a research volunteer, the student will have the opportunity to work on retrospective cohort studies to study psoriasis patients from the Kaiser Permanente Southern California database that has over 4 million patients as of October 31, 2016. There has been an average of 3.2-4.0 million patients in the electronic database every year since 2004. The research volunteer will also have review articles about psoriasis and case reports where they can serve as first author. It is a major priority that the medical student will author at least 10 publications, which each of the prior or current 7 students have accomplished. In addition, the research volunteer can attend the monthly Kaiser Permanente dermatology Grand Rounds and weekly didactics, and Dr. Wu will notify the student if there are any interesting patients in regular clinic.
ACGME frowns upon research volunteer/assistant positions that are guaranteed into dermatology residency, so completing the research volunteer position will not guarantee acceptance to the Kaiser Permanente dermatology residency, but the research volunteer position is geared towards a Match at any program (including the Kaiser Permanente dermatology residency). Two prior physician research fellows and four prior research volunteer students have matched into dermatology residencies, one prior volunteer student is currently in the application process, and one volunteer student is currently in the research fellowship.
Only students who will have completed the 3rd year of medical school by the start of the research position are being considered at this time. Interns and residents in other specialties are not eligible.
Applicants should send a letter of interest, CV with USMLE board Step 1 score, and medical school transcript to [email protected]. No letters of recommendation and no hard copies, please. Further info may be requested later.
