A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The Research Assistant will support an prospective mixed methods research study through patient recruitment, survey distribution, patient interviews, and data collection. Responsibilities include abstracting relevant information from the electronic health record, organizing study data, coding interview transcripts, and entering data into a REDCap database. This position offers hands-on experience with the prospective mixed methods research process, including clinical data management, qualitative research methods, and patient-centered research. activities.  This is a one year, temporary position with the opportunity to extend.  A cover letter is required with your application for full consideration for the position.

In this role, your responsibilities include supporting the prospective mixed methods research process through patient recruitment, survey distribution, and patient interviews. Much of your time will be spent onsite at Kellogg Eye Center, where you will be involved in collecting, organizing, and managing research data, including abstracting relevant information from the electronic medical record and entering data into a REDCap database. Additionally, your duties include coding interview transcripts and assisting with data organization to support study goals. Through these tasks, you will gain hands-on experience with clinical research methods, patient-centered research, and the overall process of conducting prospective mixed methods research.  

? Confered Bachlor?s degree
? Experience working with electronic health records (EHR) to include reviewing patient charts
? Abstracting relevant clinical data from EHR while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.
? Clinical research experience including recruiting patients 
? Cover letter
 

? MPH graduate, MSW graduate or gap year medical student with an interest in clinical, patient-centered, social work or prospective mixed methods research
? Familiarity with qualitative coding, transcript review, or data abstraction
? Prior experience with manuscript writing and preparation is preferred
? Familiarity with literature reviews, drafting research sections, editing, formatting references, or preparing materials for submission
? Detail-oriented
? Organized
? Comfortable working with REDCap, patient data, and various survey tools.
? Strong communication skills - particularly for patient recruitment, interviewing, and collaborating with the research team.
? Clinical research experience and/or familiarity is extremely helpful when applying for this role.  
 

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

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