The Sarkis Clinical Trials Internship is a part time, volunteer position working closely with research professionals in the Psychiatric, CNS, COVID-19 and Substance Use space. The position provides support for ongoing research programs while completing training modules aimed at increasing understanding of clinical trials and developing skills to succeed in the health care field. The internship can be tailored to fit the interests and skills of the intern.
Sarkis Clinical Trials is connected to Sarkis Family Psychiatry and has been serving the Gainesville community for 30 years. The Clinical Trials office has been running since 1996 and in this time has participated in hundreds of trials. In addition to our research operation, Sarkis Clinical Trials became one of the leading COVID-19 testing sites in Alachua County. In our full operation we were running 20% of the tests in the county. Our small operation was able to pull of this tremendous feat by leveraging our experience in community public health.
If interested please email Taylor LeCorgne at tlecorgne@ehsfamily.com.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Academic background in public health, psychology, health education and/or related field.
- Interest in behavioral health, public health and/or research
- Ability to work independently
- Superior organizational skills
A minimum of 1 University of Florida semester as defined by the parent internship program.
Goals
By the end of the internship our goal is for the intern to understand (minimum 3):
- Research protocol designs – “Interpreting Complex Protocols”
- Research and health care regulatory practices – “A Critical and Often Overlooked Area”
- Drug development – “The Phases of Research”
- The impact of research on medical practices – “Struggles and Successes”
- The operation of a public health testing site – “Serving the Community in a Time of Need” Key Focus Areas / Activities
- Attend study meetings, investigator meetings, sponsor meetings and monitoring visits
- Design/update procedural practices such as creating data collection documents, creatively updating workflows, and utilizing updated technology to improve upon research and business practices
- Engage with community members and educate on research and participating in research
- Participate in recruitment and introductory visits with potential research participants
- Shadow research study procedures and when feasible assist with data collection and administrative processes
- Assist in the COVID-19 testing unit
- Learn the regulatory process involved in research and assist the regulatory manager in ongoing regulatory projects (e.g., internal monitoring and study start up and close out activities)
- Complete required trainings
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