2013 Summer Internship Program Eligibility
The program is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, and postgraduates who have received their masters or doctorate within the past five years. While iDASH offers a broad range of project topics suitable for diverse skill sets and experience, the most highly qualified applicants will have at least basic experience in computer science, human-computer interaction, or related disciplines. Interns must be at least 18 years of age by the program start date, must be currently enrolled or employed at a university or other research institution, and must currently reside in, and be eligible to work in, the United States. Interns are expected to be available approximately 40 hours/week during the internship period with significant availability during normal business hours.
Financial Support
Interns will be paid an hourly wage sufficient for living expenses in San Diego (typically $13-14/hr) in bi-weekly or monthly installments in arrears. Participation in the program after the midterm evaluation is contingent on satisfactory performance. UC San Diego will administer funds. Interns are requested to supply their own computing equipment – in most cases, a contemporary laptop will suffice. For applicants who are not US citizens or permanent residents, complete visa information will be required, and it may be necessary for the funds to be paid through the intern’s university or research institution. In such cases, the applicant will need to provide the necessary contact information for their organization.
Project Ideas
Projects cover a range of topic areas and vary in the extent and type of background required of the intern. The interests and expertise of the applicants will, in part, determine which projects will be selected for the program. Off-list projects are also eligible, in which case potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the organizers and/or potential mentors with their ideas prior to applying. The following are categories for this year’s research opportunities:
Informatics & Analytics with Diabetes Data (device, clinical, and more)
Mentor: Nate Heintzman, PhD
Privacy preserving support vector machine
Mentor: Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
Genomic data privacy
Mentor: Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
Genome compression
Mentor: Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
Drug adverse event hypothesis generation
Mentor: Xiaoqian Jiang, PhD
Natural language processing from clinical records
Mentor: Wendy Chapman, PhD
Visualizing the clinical report
Mentor: Wendy Chapman, PhD
Design of system integrated within an electronic health record to provide diagnostic feedback to clinicians
Mentor: Robert El-Kareh, MD, MS, MPH
Developing a web tool that facilitates usability testing
Mentor: Hyeoneui Kim, RN, PhD
Pictogram use in health communication
Mentor: Hyeoneui Kim, RN, PhD
informed CONsent for clinical record and Sample use in research (iCONS)
Mentor: Adela Grando, PhD
Developing frameworks for privacy-preserving data sharing
Mentor: Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD
Surveillance of new medications to monitor patient safety
Mentor: Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD
Building prognostic models using clinical and molecular data
Mentor: Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD
To Apply
Please apply online here.
You may find it helpful to have your CV or resume with you when completing this application, as you will need to provide information about your education and employment history. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three people who can serve as references for you. Finally, you will be asked to indicate which project areas interest you most, and what you expect to contribute and learn from participating in the project. Once you begin the application, you must provide all information in one session.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY 11:59 PM Pacific Time FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Evaluation of applications
Applications will be judged by the following criteria:
• Academic and technical qualifications of the applicant
• Evidence of strong written and oral communication skills
• Extent to which the applicant can provide substantive contributions to one or more projects
• Extent to which the internship would be of value to the applicant’s career development
• The availability of the applicant during the internship period
For more information…
If you have questions about the application process or internship program in general, please contact Nate Heintzman at nheintzm at ucsd dot edu.