Internship and Volunteer | Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center | UC Davis Health

For UC Davis medical students who have research experience and would like to work on an existing project or with a mentor (faculty member).

Submission Requirements:

• Resume
• CV
• Research plan (no longer than 2 pages)

For UC Davis medical students or UC Davis undergraduates with little research experience, we offer a shadowing program that runs annually June through August.

• 8-week program
• 3 students per year 
• Shadow our research staff, medical professionals, and attend research meetings
• Experience the basics of research (consenting, conducting study visits, data management, and coordination), physical and neurological examinations, and shadowing procedures as available such as blood draws, MRI, ECG, and lumbar punctures
• Preference will be given to those who aim to enter the Alzheimer's and dementia field. 

Submission Requirements:

• Resume
• CV
• Statement of interest and any supporting information that will help us in our decision (no more than 1 page)

For UC Davis undergraduate students interested in volunteering with us for a quarter or longer.

We have various research projects that need assistance with:

• Data entry
• Data clean up
• Prescreening of participants
• Assisting with administrative tasks including scanning and filing our data to be archived

For California State University, Sacramento Gerontology Students interested in an externship, we will ask specific questions regarding your goals, expectations, and timelines to ensure we can meet the needs of your program. We will have a meeting with you once we receive your application.

• Please review your Practicum and Research Opportunities guidelines before completing this survey.
• You will be required to upload your learning goals and objectives for this submission (no more than 1 page); if this is not developed yet, please upload your unique skillset that can help us develop these goals.