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apply by Feb 15 - scheduling surgeries, arranging prescriptions, labs, and pathology reports, preparing biopsies, performing pre-operative telephone evaluations, completing medical histories and surgical documentation, rooming and discharging patients, performing bandage changes and suture removals, circulating in surgical suites, and assisting in procedures
one year commitment required, working with Princeton alum
apply by April 30 - work on a one-year research project with experienced, dedicated mentors, inclusion in a vibrant community of biomedical scientists at all levels of training
apply by March 1 - one-year commitment/two-year optional, provides support for quality measurement involving selected patient chart audits and/or data collection for ongoing Department-wide initiatives
apply by March 1, 2025
one-two year, face-to-face patient interaction 100% of the time, with 70% clinical hands-on experience, obtaining vitals, assist w biopsies/excisions and bandaging wounds
assist with office procedures and consultations, give pre/post-operative instructions to patients, circulating during surgical operations w potential to scrub in, sterilize equipment, keep operating / treatment rooms stocked
identify, screen, recruit, obtain consent, and coordinate follow-up for patients for participation in research studies
one year commitment, collecting data, managing the practice’s surgical databases and in utilizing this data to prepare abstracts and manuscripts for submission to surgical/oncologic conferences and publications
Apply by Feb 1
start ASAP, one year +, scheduling appointments, assisting with procedures, performing patient intake, scribing and completing appointment notes
apply by Feb 10 - one to two year commitment, engage in multiple initiatives that strive to improve the health and well-being of children and parents throughout Long Island communities and nationally
working with Princeton alum, maintaining extensive surgical database, assist formulation and writing research studies, author peer-reviewed journal publications, etc.
well-established, cohort-based clinical opportunity
Apply by January 13 priority, Feb 19 final
Program dates: June 16, 2025 - July 10, 2025, $8,850 program fee scholarships available
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Past alum glide year experiences
Google spreadsheet that captures alums' glide year experiences from 2014 to present.