[bioundgrd] Fwd: MIT Physician Shadow Program

[Janice Chang]

>From: Shanell Littlejohn <slittlej at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:47:13 -0500
>Subject: MIT Physician Shadow Program
>
>
>December 2, 2009
>
>Attention Students:
>
>The MIT Global Education and Career Development Center (GECDC), in 
>conjunction with Massachusetts General Hospital, Tufts Medical 
>Center and Children's Hospital are pleased to announce the MIT 
>Physician Shadow Program.
>
>The shadow program is for current MIT students seeking the 
>opportunity to see first hand what a typical day is like for a 
>physician and to gain exposure to a health profession working 
>environment. Shadow opportunities are typically one half-day or one 
>full-day in length. The duration, date and time of individual shadow 
>experiences will be determined between the student and the assigned 
>physician. All shadow opportunities are expected to be completed 
>between January and April 2010.
>
>Sign-ups* for the 2010 MIT Physician Shadow Program will begin on 
>December 2, 2009. The Shadow Program sign-up sheet will be made 
>available in 12-185 Monday through Friday from 9-5pm.
>Note: To ensure shadow opportunities for as many students as 
>possible, students may only shadow a physician at one hospital.
>
>* Sign-ups for the Children's Hospital opportunities will be made 
>available at a later date.
>
>Requirements for participation are the following:
>1.   MIT Health Requirements
>Due to hospital requirements, we will be verifying the status of 
>your MIT Health Requirements (immunizations etc.) with MIT Medical. 
>In order to do this we require your full legal name as well as your 
>date of birth.
>2.   Signing a Hospital Waiver form at the time of signing up for a 
>shadow opportunity.
>3.   Resumes are collected at the time of sign-ups for the shadow 
>program. Please know your resume is the first impression the 
>physician you shadow will have of you. Be sure to put care into 
>crafting your resume by using one or more of the above resources! 
>For assistance with your resume please use the walk-in hours listed 
>below and the online resume workshop. 
><http://web.mit.edu/career/www/workshops/onlineworkshops/resume/index.htm>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/workshops/onlineworkshops/resume/index.htm
>Walk-in Hours:
>Career Development Center (12-170)
>    Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 12:00-2:00pm
>    Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00-4:00pm
>Preprofessional Advising (12-185)
>    Mondays 12-1pm and Thursdays 3-4pm
>
>
>Shadow opportunities are available at MGH & Tufts Medical Center in 
>the following specialties:
>
>Anesthesiology
>Burns Unit
>Cardiology
>Cardiothoracic Surgery
>Critical Care Medicine
>Dermatology
>Emergency Medicine
>Gastroenterology
>General Surgery
>Hand & Microsurgery
>Internal Medicine
>Laryngology
>Neonatology
>Nephrology
>Neurology
>Obstetrics/Gynecology
>Otolaryngology
>Pediatric Anesthesiology
>Pediatric Surgery
>Pediatrics
>Physical Medicine & Rehab
>Pulmonary
>Transplant Surgery
>
>
>
>Please note that this program fills up very quickly each year.  Due 
>to limited spaces, previous shadow program participants will be 
>placed on a waitlist should additional shadow opportunities be 
>available once all first time participants have been assigned. 
>Shadow assignments will be sent via email starting the week of 
>December 14, 2009.
>
>If you have any further questions please contact Shanell Littlejohn 
>(<mailto:slittlej at mit.edu>slittlej at mit.edu, 617-715-5328).
>
>
>Best Regards,
>Tamara Menghi
>Assistant Director for Preprofessional Advising
>
>Shanell Littlejohn
>Shadow Program Coordinator
>slittlej at mit.edu, 617-715-5328

>Thank you!
>Shanell Littlejohn
>
>Shanell Littlejohn
>Administrative Assistant - Preprofessional Advising
>Global Education and Career Development Center
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, 12-185
>Cambridge, MA 02139
>617-253-4733 (office)
>617-715-5328 (preprof line)
>617-253-8457 (fax)
><mailto:slittlej at mit.edu>slittlej at mit.edu
<http://careers.mit.edu/>http://careers.mit.edu
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