The Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Vincent's Medical Center recruits college students and graduates to join our research efforts in the emergency department

Research Associates (RAs) volunteer in the emergency department:

• identifying patients and visitors who are eligible for enrollment in our studies
• reading information about the studies to the potential participants
• collecting study data from participants' histories and physical findings
• facilitating the completion of the research

Why come to the emergency department to work in clinical research?

Emergency Medicine is the specialty caring for the acutely sick and injured

Research in Emergency Medicine addresses fundamental issues in clinical medicine.

The emergency department is the "safety net" for all to access medical care.

Research in this setting can identify fundamental issues of health care delivery

Spring 2012 application deadline: Friday, January 20th

Orientation: Saturday and Sunday, January 28^th and 29^th (8am-5pm)

                                shifts begin: Monday, January 30^th

                                last day of shifts: Sunday, April 8^th

Summer Semester 1 2012 application deadline:

Orientation: Saturday and Sunday, June 2^nd and 3^rd  (8am-5pm)

                                shifts begin: Monday, June 4^th

                                last day of shifts: Sunday, August 12^th

Summer Semester 2 2012 application deadline:

Orientation: Saturday and Sunday, June 16^th and 17^th (8am-5pm)

                                 shifts begin: Monday, June 18^th

                                 last day of shifts: Sunday, August 26^th

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