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
