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HDHC Grant- Candidate Application
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I am under-employed by working part-time and/or making little in wages (We will need to confirm under-employment status)
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Are you ready to work upon program completion? The training program includes a 12 week internship (may or may not have a hybrid components) and will require candidates to participate in the internship and hopefully find employment after program completion
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I have other commitment's upon completion of the program and will be unable to work
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Please write a brief summary (two paragraphs) to give a little more information on yourself (what your background looks like, your experience, goals of what you would want to achieve through this internship, where you would like to be career wise within the next five years, etc.).
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What date would you be available to begin?
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How did you hear about this opportunity?
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Please rank the training institutions in the order of your preference. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you may be selected by one of the folowing institutions to complete your online training and in-person internship with. Included with each institution is a brief profile on their organization and the physical address of where your in-person internship would take place. If location is a determining factor for you, please consider where the internship is located as you rank your preferences. (1- Being the institution you would most like to intern with and 6- being the institution you would least like to intern with)
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Houston Methodist Academic Institute (Houston Methodist Research Institute - 6670 Bertner Ave Houston, TX 77030) Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers which consists of eight hospitals and more than 300 locations throughout the greater Houston Metro area. Houston Methodist employs more than 35,400 people that serves 2.65 million patients, teaches 4,336 total trainees and performs 11,300 global research collaborations every year. Our mission is to deliver unparalleled health care and reengineer the future of medicine with translational research and education initiatives. The Houston Methodist Academic Institute (HMAI) oversees all research and education activities at Houston Methodist, including 876 faculty, 1,940 clinical research protocols and $120 million in extramurally funded translational research programs. The HMAI’s $31M Translational Research Initiative Product Development Fund supports the full cycle of development to efficiently and effectively deliver innovations, solutions and skills our clinicians need. Behind every researcher making breakthroughs is a group of administrators making sure that our research is performed efficiently, ethically, safely, legally, and with financial sustainability. The HDHC internship program will prepare you to become a part of our research administration team. For more details on the internship opportunity with the HMAI, please visit houstonmethodist.org/HDHCinternship
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The Center for Space Medicine (CSM) at Baylor College of Medicine (1953 Butler Blvd., Suite 860, Houston, TX 77030) is a global leader in advancing human health and performance in space and extreme environments. Through innovative research, education, and workforce development programs, CSM brings together experts across medicine, science, engineering, and operations to address the challenges of human space exploration while translating discoveries to improve health on Earth. CSM is home to the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a NASA-funded institute that catalyzes disruptive research, technology development, and scientific innovation to reduce risks associated with human spaceflight. TRISH manages a diverse portfolio of funded research projects and collaborates with leading academic institutions, government agencies, and commercial space organizations to advance astronaut health and mission success. Behind every successful research program is a team of research administration professionals who ensure that projects are conducted efficiently, ethically, in compliance, and with sound financial stewardship. The BAYTECH High Demand Hidden Careers (HDHC) internship at the Center for Space Medicine provides participants with foundational research administration training, hands-on experience supporting research operations, sponsored projects, program management, and scientific communications, as well as individualized mentorship from experienced professionals. Through this internship, students will gain valuable insight into the administrative infrastructure that enables groundbreaking research and prepares the next generation of research administration leaders.
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Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. Research programs across UTHealth Houston’s schools use state-of-the-art technologies to advance new knowledge through basic, translational, and clinical research. UTHealth Houston fosters collaboration with leading research institutions to support innovative discoveries and improve health outcomes.
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TIRR Memorial Hermann’s research enterprise is a nationally recognized leader in rehabilitation science, anchored by four dynamic divisions: the Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC), Spinal Cord Injury and Disability Research (SCIDR), Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU), and the Center for Health Outcomes and Informatics Research in Rehabilitation (CHOIRR). These divisions drive innovation across the continuum of care, from acute rehabilitation to community reintegration and health equity. TIRR Research is strengthened by strategic academic partnerships with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and advancing evidence-based practices to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. This hybrid internship will give Research Administration interns exposure to the full life cycle of an award as well as financial management and human subjects protections within this dynamic research group.
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Rice University (6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77005) is a comprehensive research university, consistently ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has highly respected schools of architecture, business, continuing studies, engineering and computing, humanities, music, natural sciences and social sciences and is home to the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Internationally, the university maintains the Rice Global Paris Center, a hub for innovative collaboration, research and inspired teaching located in the heart of Paris, and Rice Global India in Bengaluru, India. With 4,776 undergraduates and 4,104 graduate students, Rice’s undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio is just under 6-to-1. Its residential college system builds close-knit communities and lifelong friendships, just one reason why Rice is ranked in the top 10 for best quality of life by the Princeton Review.
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University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (Galveston Campus) Research Ethics and Integrity Internship. This internship is designed to provide real-word experience regarding research ethics and research integrity. To do so, we will visit different research spaces including clinical spaces, animal research spaces as well as a biosafety 3-4 laboratory. We will observe how research regulations are operationalized in practical settings including the Institutional Review Board, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, the Biosafety committee and more. Requirement: The intern will be given a schedule at the beginning of the internship and is expected to be on campus if in person activities take place. This will vary significantly based on the week. Some remote course work will also be required. Compliance Internship (Timing Flexible) The Office of Institutional Compliance serves the UTMB community by offering guidance on a wide range of research compliance issues, including human subjects research and the use of animals in research, conflicts of interest, export control issues, and research misconduct and to ensure that UTMB is compliant with federal, state, and local laws and regulations as well as UTMB and UT System policies. Additionally, the OIC works to integrate research compliance education and training across UTMB and to develop new educational programs. The intern will assist by performing research into relevant law and regulations affecting human subject and animal subject research and use it to provide guidance to UTMB’s workforce. Clinical Research Coordinator Internship, this internship allows interns to shadow experienced clinical research coordinators and nurses to gain insight into the real world of clinical research recruitment, study visits and research regulatory processes for a variety of protocol types. You will also attend an IRB Committee meeting to observe the IRB process, in-person Comprehensive Clinical Research Training and accompany a clinical research coach to coaching sessions. In-person activities take place at the UTMB Galveston campus. Schedules will be provided at the beginning of the internship and vary week-to-week based on activities. Remote training will be required
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