| Research Associates (RA) Program in Emergency Medicine St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport CT |
RAs: who, what, when, how and why
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Who RAs are:
RAs are college students and graduates interested in the health
professions.
What RAs do:
RAs serve in the St. Vincent's Emergency Department enrolling large
numbers of subjects in clinical research using study-specific scripts
When RAs work:
RAs work a minimum of one 4-hour shift per week in the ED for an
academic semester
RAs are college students and graduates interested in the health
professions.
What RAs do:
RAs serve in the St. Vincent's Emergency Department enrolling large
numbers of subjects in clinical research using study-specific scripts
When RAs work:
RAs work a minimum of one 4-hour shift per week in the ED for an
academic semester
- during the school year, no additional shifts are allowed
- during the summer, additional shifts are encouraged.
The shift a RA works during the semester is determined by The Lottery.
RAs are trained during a two-day orientation session at the beginning of the semester
of their work.
Why people join the RA Program:
Want to know more? RA Program Presentation
RAs are trained during a two-day orientation session at the beginning of the semester
- ethical issues, especially confidentiality and informed consent
- safety information, like those received by all hospital employees and volunteers
- didactic sessions to become relative experts about the studies
- training and practice on how to enroll subjects in the studies.
of their work.
Why people join the RA Program:
- In a global sense, RAs help conduct research that advances medical knowledge and promotes
better delivery of health care. - Very practically, RAs see medical care in its most basic elements, the undiagnosed, acute sick or
injured patient. - RAs are graded on every shift by ED clinicians. At the end of the semester, these grades are
incorporated into a letter of evaluation sent on to their health professions adviser. - Most importantly, being a RA welcomes you into the sorority and fraternity of those in service to the
sick, the motivation behind those working in the emergency department.
Want to know more? RA Program Presentation
