Internship opportunity medical social sciences

Log In

Become a member

• About Us
  • Our purpose, strategy & structure
  • MOLA Wisconsin
  • MOLA Outcomes
  • Our Allies
  • Spread the word
  • Get in touch
• Academic Pathways
  • Educational & Research
    • Symposium
    • Scholars
  • Mentorship Program
    • IHG
    • LGBTQ+
    • DACA Aves
• Memberships
  • Become a member
  • Institutional Memberships
• Supporters
• Leadership and Career Pathways
  • Opportunities
  • Work or Volunteer for MOLA
• Stay tuned
  • Latest news
  • Events
  • Publications
    
    

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN MEDICAL SOCIAL SCIENCES

We are looking for a volunteer intern to join the Dr. Yanez lab in conducting various

research projects at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in the

Department of Medical Social Sciences. The studies the intern would be assisting with

primarily focus on various psychosocial facets of both Latinx and non Latinx cancer

survivors’ experiences, in order to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes and improve

treatment self-management following cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Mainly, this intern would assist in conducting a study funded by the National Cancer

Institute, in collaboration with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center and the

University of Miami, called My Wellbeing Guide. My Wellbeing Guide links system-

wide electronic health records-based screening of depressive symptoms to an evidence-

based intervention for patients with cancer, with the goal of providing resources to help

them cope with common mood changes that arise after cancer.

This intern would assist with various tasks in support of this study, as well as multiple

other studies with cancer patients. Some of the tasks include reviewing patient records,

screening, recruiting, consenting, and completing assessments with patients both in

English and Spanish, managing and aiding in the analysis of data, translating study

materials into Spanish, and aiding in the implementation of an eHealth intervention.

Interested students would need to commit to coming into the lab for two to three days per

week (10 hours weekly) for 10 months. Spoken and written fluency in Spanish is

preferred. Having research experience and psychological, social and/or medical interests

is strongly preferred. Students could also benefit from receiving academic credit from

their internship. If you wish to apply, please send your resume/CV via email to the

Following Contact

Maddy Vasquez

Senior Research Intern

Northwestern University

Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Medical Social Sciences

625 N. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60611

[email protected]

Copyright © 2025 Copyrights MOLA

Facebook-f Linkedin Twitter Instagram Youtube

This website intends to use cookies to improve the site and your experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to accept our use of cookies. For more information please visit our Privacy Policy

Cookie SettingsAccept All

Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the ...

Necessary

Necessary

Always Enabled

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Cookie Duration Description cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional 11 months The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". cookielawinfo-checkbox-others 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance 11 months This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". viewed_cookie_policy 11 months The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Functional

Functional

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.

Performance

Performance

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Analytics

Analytics

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

Others

Others

Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.

SAVE & ACCEPT