Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in the Emergency Department Research Associate Program at Hennepin
County Medical Center.
Research Associates are required to volunteer 8-12 hours each week, as well as to complete 1-2
overnight shifts each month. Weekly shifts are scheduled in 4-hour blocks between the hours of 7 am
and 11 pm. Overnight shifts are scheduled from 11 pm – 7 am. There may also be lectures, shadowing,
and projects required outside of normal shifts. The Fall 2014 Research Associate Program will begin with
orientation the week of September 1st and will continue through December 31st. Complete applications,
including a resume, must be received by Friday, July 11th. Applicants will be notified of placement
decisions the week of July 21st. Applications and resumes should be emailed to:
Research Associate Program Coordinator
ED.Research.Associate.Program@hcmed.org
Starting Fall 2014, Research Associates are only allowed two terms in the Research Associate Program.
After this point, applicants will be considered for a Training RA position. Training RAs are allowed to
participate for two additional terms. Training RA positions are offered to Research Associates that have
experience with our studies, understand them well, and actively recruit patients. Training RAs are
required to volunteer for 4 extra shifts during the training period and attend monthly Training RA
meetings.
Please note that the Fall 2014 Research Associate Program will be very competitive and there may not
be space for all returning applicants. We will only accept 30 applicants and expect to receive about 150
applications.
If you have any questions, please contact the Emergency Medicine research office at (612) 873-9258 or
ED.Research.Associate.Program@hcmed.org.
We look forward to receiving your application,
Michelle H. Biros
Johanna C. Moore, MD
Research Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hennepin County Medical Center
Associate Research Director
Department of Emergency
Medicine
Hennepin County Medical Center
Peter Bache-Wiig
Audrey Hendrickson
Cassandra Hosfield
Lila Steinberg
Sarah Usher
Research Coordinators
HCMC RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROGRAM
FALL 2014 • RETURNING APPLICANT FORM
Complete applications and resumes must be received by Friday, July 11th.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Full Legal Name (First, MI, Last)
Date of Birth
Email Address
Phone Number
STUDENT PROFILE
Check one of the following:
I am a medical student
I am an undergraduate student
I am a graduate student
I am not currently a student
I am a post-baccalaureate student
Current, or Most Recent, Academic Institution
Degree Sought
(Expected) Graduation Date
Major(s)
Minor(s)
OTHER TIME COMMITMENTS
The program will run from September through December. Please describe any prior commitments you
will have during the fall term.
Are you willing and able to volunteer 8-12 hours per week?
Yes
No
Are you willing and able to volunteer 1-2 overnight shifts per month?
Yes
No
SHORT ESSAYS
What semester(s) did you participate in the Research Associate Program?
What did you learn when you were an RA? Please reflect on your experience with clinical research and
whether or how the program has contributed toward your career development.
What do you hope to achieve by being an RA again?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What are your current career plans?
The following question is a hypothetical situation:
It’s Monday afternoon and you are working with three other RAs. Currently, one RA is screening and one
is finishing a Patient Satisfaction survey. You and the third RA just finished consenting a sedation study
patient and are getting ready for the sedation. Suddenly, the intercom clicks on, “Stab. personnel to the
Stab. Room, 5 minutes out. Trauma.” All three RAs you are working with jump up excitedly to go to the
Stab. Room. “We’ll go,” everyone says. The study coordinator is currently working in the office. What
would you do in this situation?
Please email this completed application to:
Research Associate Program Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hennepin County Medical Center
ED.Research.Associate.Program@hcmed.org