“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” - Mark Twain
The University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute is proud to announce the development of a new Undergraduate Summer Intern Program, offering a $2,500 stipend to students who successfully complete the 8-10-week research experience. This internship will consist of laboratory training and hands-on completion of a research project (30-40 hours per week), with a final presentation of results to the MCI research faculty and staff. The presentations will be judged, and the winner will receive and extra prize of $500, and MCI will pay travel expenses for the winner to attend the AACR meeting in April 2020. The program is open to undergraduate students attending any accredited institution. MCI will fund up to five undergraduate students in 2019. A selection committee of MCI researchers will evaluate candidate’s applications consisting of a transcript of grades, a 1,000-word personal statement and a recommendation letter from a professor. Finalists will be interviewed either in person or via Skype, with interns being selected from the pool of finalists. We would like to acknowledge the generous support of Wells Fargo Bank for making this program possible.
The High School Summer Volunteer Intern Program: Due to extremely high demand for requests to work at MCI, we have developed a competitive selection process to identify the best candidates. High school students must meet the minimum age requirement of 16 to participate. A committee of MCI researchers will evaluate candidates' applications consisting of a transcript of grades, a 1,000-word personal statement and a recommendation letter from a teacher. Finalists will be interviewed either in person or via Skype, with interns being selected from the pool of finalists. Students selected will have the opportunity to shadow scientists in MCI labs, as well as physicians in MCI clinics. The number of students selected will be determined by available space.
To submit an internship application for either program, please send your full name, home address, phone number, email address and school name to mci.interns@health.southalabama.edu. Applications must include the following three attachments:
The application deadline for the Undergraduate Summer Intern Program is March 1, 2019, and the deadline for the High School Summer Volunteer Intern Program is May 1, 2019.
For more information about opportunities for high school and undergraduate students at MCI, contact Steve McClellan, coordinator of Youth Outreach, at smcclellan@health.southalabama.edu.
Working with local police and legislators, USA College of Medicine Trauma Surgeon Dr. Jon Simmons and his team were able to push for a new law enacted in September that requires all hospitals in Alabama to report gunshot wounds to law enforcement.
The October Med School Café will feature Christopher Keel, D.O., a urologist with University Urology and adjunct assistant professor of surgery at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.
Bassam Bassam, M.D., director of the neuromuscular program at USA Health and professor of neurology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, is the invited speaker at the University of Kansas Medical Center Neuromuscular Review Course to be held in Orange Beach, Alabama, on Oct. 5.
The threat of high winds and possible flooding has forced us to cancel this year's Trick or Trot 5K and Fun Run. Runners can still claim race packets and T-shirts next week during regular business hours at USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital. We'll also have T-shirts for sale. Thanks to all of our sponsors, runners, families and supporters!
Med School Café is a free community lecture series sponsored by the USA Health Physicians Group. Each month, faculty from the USA College of Medicine share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available. The USA Faculty Club is located at 6348 Fincher Road on the University of South Alabama's main campus.
