Emory Summer Transplant Internship
The Emory Transplant Center is pleased to announce that after a two year moratorium because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will again offer the Emory Summer Transplant Internship, a phenomenal opportunity for pre-med college students interested in gaining an intensive exposure to the fascinating field of organ transplantation. This program offers 4-6 college students the opportunity to shadow transplant surgeons, nephrologists and hepatologists as they care for patients with end-stage renal and/or liver disease. Interns will enjoy a comprehensive exposure to all facets of medical care, observing patients in the clinic (as they are being counseled before transplant and cared for after transplant), in the hospital, and in the operating room. Students will have the opportunity to observe kidney, liver and pancreas transplant surgeries, including living donor kidney transplants. Additionally, participants will visit the Georgia LifeLink organ recovery center (where many organ procurements take place) and visit the histocompatibility labs to learn how organs are matched to recipients.
When: The program will be held July 1 through July 29, 2022. There will be no expected weekend or overnight responsibilities (although students could be offered the possibility of observing organ procurement surgeries over the weekend if they desire).
Application deadline: The deadline to be considered for the program is 4/15/2022. To apply, please send your CV (including current GPA) to the course co-directors, Drs. William Kitchens (whkitch@emory.edu) and Octav Cristea (octav.cristea@emoryhealthcare.org). Notifications of acceptance to the program will be made in early May. We regret that no housing or stipend is provided by the program. Importantly, Emory Healthcare COVID-19 policies are constantly in flux, so we reserve the right to abbreviate the program or cancel it outright if changing COVID-19 conditions (such as the advent of another surge) changes Emory Healthcare policies towards medical observerships.
Questions? Please contact Dr. William Kitchens (whkitch@emory.edu) and Octav Cristea (octav.cristea@emoryhealthcare.org), course co-directors and transplant surgeons at Emory
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