Research Associates Program: Clinical Experience for the Pre-Health Professional Students

Dr. Keith Bradley, MD is an emergency physician who directs the Research Associates Program at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT. He will talk about their RAs Program and similar programs around the country offered through the National Alliance of Research Programs (NARAP). Research Associates (RAs) are college students and graduates who volunteer one 4-hour shift per week in the emergency department as participant enrollers and data collectors for clinical studies. Within the structure of research, RAs have meaningful interactions with hundreds of patients and visitors in the “safety net” of health care, emergency medicine. The registration deadline is Monday, February 6, 2012. Register at: https://opinio.lafayette.edu:443/opinio/s?s=6321.