YRC Region 6 Community Council: Externship Opportunity

Hello everyone:

Here are great externship opportunities for someone with a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree, and who is specifically interested in pursuing further graduate studies in health disparities with Latinos for research training opportunities and experiences offered at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Pending grant funding, this opportunity would provide exceptional training for an individual who would like to pursue a graduate degree in the future, particularly in psychology, medicine, public health or related fields, and specialize in health disparities. See below for additional information about some of the training opportunities and experiences that may be offered if this grant is funded.

Interested persons should email their resume and cover letter to: Dr. Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen at lsanchez@psych.uic.edu Please type “Research Fellowship” in the subject line of the email.

Description: Engage in research training activities and provide research support for a Latino health study focusing on culture, obesity, diet, physical activity, and body image in Latino men. Activities may include: community-based recruitment, conducting quantitative and qualitative interviews, study management, assembling study materials, database entry/verification, literature searches, assisting with manuscript and grant preparation. Work with the database manager to ensure quality control of the data collected for health studies with ethnic minorities.

Training Opportunities:

Pending a grant application and funding, raining opportunities may exist in the following areas:

Culturally competent assessments and interviews with Latinos
Community based participatory research
Ethnic Minority Health Promotion in obesity, diet, physical activity, body image in Latino men and women
Cancer Prevention in Latinos
Ethnic Minority Mental Health
Culturally competent translations
Process of community engagement in health research
Depending on level of experience, supervision of trainees in the above areas.
Didactics in obesity, cancer prevention, and mental health, as relevant
Opportunities to participate in grant preparation
Opportunities to participate in conference presentations or papers, as relevant