Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program: Experiences in Life Sciences

3 units

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program (PEMRAP) offers undergraduate pre-medical students an opportunity to participate in clinical, patient-oriented research projects in a hospital setting. Students have the opportunity to work in the St. Louis Children's Hospital Emergency Department, a nationally recognized pediatric emergency medicine and trauma care facility. A number of research projects are currently underway in various areas of pediatric emergency medicine. Research Associates are expected to work two 4-hour shifts per week in the St. Louis Children's Hospital Emergency Department and attend a weekly 2-hour lecture on Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30pm in Conference Room 10A of the Northwest Tower Building (Medical Campus). Lectures are given by Emergency Department faculty members. This program offers students the unique opportunity to be a vital part of the Emergency Department research team. In addition, the experience gained in the ED may help the student determine if medicine is truly the career path they wish to choose. Registration is done through this website: http://pediatrics.wustl.edu/pemrap. May not be taken concurrently with BIOL 2654 MEDPREP II. The medical school requires all visiting learners to sign up for a Clinical Exchange account and to register with the Missouri Family Care Safety, the student will be responsible for the cost of registration.