[bioundgrd] 2016 MIT Physician Shadow Program

[Joyce Roberge]

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Subject:  2016 MIT Physician Shadow Program Sign-ups

ATTENTION STUDENTS:

MIT Global Education & Career Development is pleased to announce the launch of the 2016 MIT Physician Shadow Program.

Please read ALL of the information below and follow all of the directions before you reach out with any questions. You'll notice that we are using a Google Form and Google Drive to facilitate a smooth sign-up process for the program.

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Requirements for participation:

  1.  You must be a current MIT undergraduate student interested in a career in medicine.
  2.  You must meet the MIT Health Requirements<https://medical.mit.edu/sites/default/files/medreport.pdf>. We will be verifying your immunizations with MIT Medical in addition to the documentation you must provide as part of the sign-up process. More instructions about immunizations is provided in the Google Form below.

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Overview:

  *   The shadow program is for current MIT undergraduate students seeking the opportunity to see firsthand what a typical day is like for a physician.
  *   Shadowing opportunities are typically one half-day or one full-day in length. Duration, date and time will be determined by the student and the physician.
  *   Physicians' schedules vary, so you should be flexible/accommodate your physician's availability.
  *   All shadowing opportunities are expected to be completed between February and May 2016.

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Directions for how to sign up:

1. Go to the Google Form.<http://goo.gl/forms/G8xFhHVuof> Read all of the instructions and follow them carefully to sign up.

2. Once you've filled out the Google Form at the link above, go to the appropriate Google Drive (see below) for the hospital you signed up to shadow at and download and complete the specific documents for that hospital. Instructions for what specific documents are required for shadowing at MGH, Boston Children's Hospital or Tufts are included in the Google sign-up form in step 1 above.

  *   MGH Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9iH36TPnfhbUjYzbzhLa0EyQkU&usp=sharing>
  *   BCH Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6T526JkR1jQOTFoY2VST2pRQUk&usp=sharing>
  *   Tufts Google Drive<https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6T526JkR1jQZDN0V0ZlT0Fzalk>



3. Email all required documents (JPEG or scanned) to Sarah Solomon (sarahsol at mit.edu<mailto:sarahsol at mit.edu>) by Friday, February 5, 2016.

NOTE: If you do not submit your required documents by Friday, February 5, 2016, you will not be granted a shadowing opportunity.

NOTE: A signature is required on certain forms. Only a handwritten signature (not a typed one) will be accepted.

4. The required documents for each program are as follows:

MGH
1) Resume
2) Immunization record
3) Flu shot record (must have had a flu shot within the past 6 months)
4) Observer Agreement
5) Confidentiality Agreement
6) Occupational Health Attestation Form
7) HIPAA Training Acknowledgment

BCH
1) Resume
2) Immunization record
3) Flu shot record (must have had a flu shot within the past 6 months)
4) Observer Expectations Agreement
5) Confidentiality Agreement

Tufts
1) Resume
2) Immunization record
3) Flu shot record (must have had a flu shot within the past 6 months)
4) Observer Agreement
5) Confidentiality Agreement
6) Orientation Certificate
7) Corporate Compliance and Acknowledgment form

Please direct any questions to sarahsol at mit.edu<mailto:sarahsol at mit.edu>.

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MIT Prehealth Advising will email you by the end of February to provide you with more instructions about your physician assignment and on how to get in touch with your physician about setting up your shadowing opportunity.

Best regards,
Sarah Solomon

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Prehealth Advising
MIT Global Education & Career Development, E39-305
617-715-5328
gecd.mit.edu/med-school <http://gecd.mit.edu/grad_school/health>

 <http://gecd.mit.edu/grad_school/health>



Sarah J. Solomon | Career Assistant, Pre-Health Advising | sarahsol at mit.edu<mailto:sarahsol at mit.edu>
MIT Global Education & Career Development | E39-350 | 617-715-4221
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Joyce Roberge
Undergraduate Program
Biology Education Office 68-120
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
31 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-4718
fax: 617-258-9329
email: roberge at mit.edu<mailto:roberge at mit.edu>



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