Fellowship, Internship and Volunteer Opportunities
The Lancaster General Research Institute offers a number of learning opportunities to students interested in gaining experience in research and healthcare administration. The number of opportunities available varies through the year and from year-to-year. Below is a listing of the types of opportunities, requirements and activities for the positions that are offered.
Types of Research
The Lancaster General Research Institute conducts clinical trials, observational, public health and outcomes related studies. We do not conduct bench or basic science research. Make sure to emphasize skills and experiences related to this type of research when drafting your cover letter and resume.
General Requirements
Candidates must have residency in the Lancaster or surrounding areas and have vehicle transportation during the period of the fellowship, internship or volunteer experience. Vehicle transportation may not only be required for transportation to the main office, but to travel to satellite facilities. Applications will be accepted at any time during the year.
Application Process
All interested candidates that meet the requirements for the desired position listed below should go to the following website to complete the application and attach a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, please be certain to include previous experience relevant to the types of research listed above, medical career aspirations and estimated starting and ending dates.
Website for Lancaster General Research Institute Fellowship, Internship, Volunteer Application: https://redcap.lghealth.org/redcap/surveys/?s=8DpJFYKw8N
Questions: lgresearch@lghealth.org
Research Fellowship
A research fellowship is designed to be a longer term research experience where individuals are looking for a “gap year” post-baccalaureate research experience prior to medical or graduate school. Fellows will perform a multitude of tasks including research study conceptualization and design, data collection, data entry and statistical analysis at a depth and duration greater than a typical summer internship. It also provides opportunities to help author scholarly papers, posters and presentations. In addition to providing research work experience, we strongly encourage our fellows to shadow physicians in specialties of their choice. Overall, it is our goal to provide general research experiences that will provide an understanding of how research is executed in a hospital/healthcare setting and provide a research foundation that will be helpful in future studies and careers.
Requirements
Education: Must have completed a baccalaureate degree at an accredited college or university with a GPA > 3.5
Majors: Pre-medicine, biological/health sciences or public health
Details
Duration: Approximately 20-40 hrs/week; 9-month minimum time duration
Time Period: Any nine (9) month time period through the course of one (1) year
Payment: May be paid or unpaid depending upon funding availability
Research Internship
A research internship is designed to be a short term research experience during the summer months or during an academic semester as a part of an independent study to meet curricular requirements. This experience may be helpful in applying for medical school. Interns will perform a multitude of tasks including research study conceptualization and design, data collection, data entry and statistical analysis. It also provides opportunities to help author scholarly papers, posters and presentations. In addition to providing research work experience, we strongly encourage our interns to shadow physicians in specialties of their choice. Overall, it is our goal to provide general research experiences that will provide an understanding of how research is executed in a hospital/healthcare setting and provide a research foundation that will be helpful in future studies and careers.
Requirements
Education: Must have completed junior or senior year at an accredited college or university with a GPA >= 3.5
Majors: Pre-medicine, biological/health sciences or public health
Details
Duration: Ten (10) week minimum time period
Approximately 40 hrs/week during the summer
Approximately 20-40 hrs/week during remainder of the year
Time Period: Internship can be completed at any time through the year (the majority of internships are available during the summer)
Payment: May be paid or unpaid. If the internship is for academic credit, the internship will be unpaid.
Medical History Research Internship
The medical history internship is designed to be a short term research experience during the summer months to assist in preservation and documentation of the heritage of healing arts with emphasis on Lancaster County through the Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation (http://edwardhandmedicalheritage.org/). Interns will perform a multitude of tasks including documentation, historical research, cataloguing artifacts, writing historical abstracts and managing the collection. In addition, we strongly encourage our interns to shadow physicians in specialties of their choice.
Requirements
Education: Must have completed sophomore, junior or senior year at an accredited college or university; no GPA minimum requirement
Majors: Pre-medicine, biological/health sciences or public health
Details
Duration: 40 hrs/week; 10 week minimum time period
Time Period: Summer
Payment: Paid internship
Research Volunteer
A research volunteer provides support for various research administrative tasks. This experience may be helpful for career development and building a resume. Volunteers will perform a multitude of tasks including data collection, data entry, organization of materials, development and editing of documents, and other general administrative tasks.
Requirements
Education: Must have completed the freshman year at an accredited college or university; no GPA minimum requirement
Majors: Pre-medicine, biological/health sciences, public health, business/healthcare administration, or other healthcare related
Details
Duration: Approximately 20-40 hrs/week; 10 week minimum time period
Time Period: Can be at any time through the year
Payment: Unpaid