Student Intern, Psychiatry Research (Per Diem, Temporary)

Position: Student Intern, Psychiatry Research      

Location: Boston, MA

Schedule: Per Diem, Temporary, Hybrid

POSITION SUMMARY:

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contribute to poor physical and mental health outcomes throughout the life course. ACEs disproportionately affect children from marginalized communities and are repeated intergenerationally. On the other hand, sensitive and responsive early caregiving builds resilience and provides children with the emotional tools to manage later adversity. Programs that support parents during the perinatal period and through early childhood have been shown to increase caregiving sensitivity. Such programs have been developed and adapted in a variety of settings and cultural contexts around the world.

Project: Dr. Levey is a global mental health researcher who has worked to develop early intervention programs in such diverse settings as Peru, El Salvador, Pakistan, India, and the Mississippi Delta Region. SEED (Starting Early

to Enhance Development) is a new clinical program in the Department of Psychiatry at BMC that will be offering groups and individual treatment to families from pregnancy through age 5. The research assistant will support the

roll out of this program by working closely with Dr. Levey and her team to identify training opportunities for clinicians, recruit patients, track outcomes, and explore programs at other institutions that are offering similar types

of services in order to shape how the SEED program will grow. There will also be opportunities to analyze data from other global settings and integrate those findings with the work of SEED.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides a wide variety of administrative and general support duties in assigned areas.
• Collaborates with staff on special projects, prepares related spreadsheets and other documents as required
• Completes data collection, data analysis and other duties as necessary for successful completion of the department’s projects and initiatives.
• May assist the principal investigator with translation to Spanish or Haitian Creole, interpreting experimental results, and in preparing and writing manuscripts.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job.  The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

- Assist with patient recruitment for clinical programs and research studies.

- Create systems for collecting data and tracking patient outcomes.

- Review literature on infant mental health and parent-infant clinical programs.

- Help prepare grant applications for research to study program outcomes.

EDUCATION:

• Recent college graduate or student enrolled in a related graduate or undergraduate degree program, preferably beyond a second semester junior.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Must have the ability to perform multiple tasks and prioritize duties
• Ability to work independently
• Must possess excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Must have an interest in performing new and varied work assignments, and be flexible with regard to work assignments
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Word is required. Knowledge or ability to learn Minitab.
• Must have the ability to maintain confidentiality

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:

As the primary teaching hospital for Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and BU schools of public health and dentistry, intellectual rigor shapes our inquiries. Our research is led by a belief that skin color, zip code, and financial circumstances shouldn’t dictate health.

Boston Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please send an e-mail to Talentacquisition@bmc.org or call 617-638-8582 to let us know the nature of your request.

COMPENSATION RANGE: $15.00 - $20.00

Compensation Range:

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad ra