Co-op/Intern Position:  Center for Applied Medical Informatics

Broad Statement of Responsibilities

The Center for Applied Medical Informatics (CAMI) is continuously
recruiting for a Human Factors & Medicine co-op (intern) position (4-8
months).  Openings are available for THIS SUMMER, as well as Fall and
Spring semesters of next year.  The co-op participates in all aspects of
user-centered design of health care computer and telecommunication systems;
and some medical device design.  Additionally, this person collaborates
with the CAMI faculty in proposing and executing research projects in this
arena, and assists with teaching and training of medical and graduate
students in applied medical informatics.

Education:  Working toward an advanced degree in Human Factors,
Human-Computer Interaction, Medical Informatics, or Library and Information
Science.

Experience:  Hands-on experience with human factors methodology, including
heuristic evaluation, contextual inquiry, and low-fidelity (iterative)
prototyping is necessary.  Previous job or project experience in a health
care setting is a definite plus.  Knowledge and experience with a wide
variety of partners on design projects (e.g., government agencies, private
corporations, hospitals) a plus.  Experience with computers and software,
including word processing, graphics, and presentation packages is required. 
Experience with prototyping software, video communication systems, local
area networks (LAN), medical information search software (e.g., Grateful
Med) is desirable.

Personal Characteristics:  We are seeking students with professional
demeanor and a self-starter attitude.  Students should be able to
independently organize and prioritize own activities, as well as working in
a team-oriented environment.

Setting:  MSU/KCMS is one of six campuses for the Michigan State University
College of Human Medicine; and closely allied with Kalamazoošs two tertiary
care hospitals, Borgess and Bronson.  In addition to 44 third and
fourth-year medical students, there are over 150 resident physicians in
nine residency programs:  internal medicine, pediatrics, combined
medicine-pediatrics, family practice, psychiatry, general surgery,
orthopedics, emergency medicine, and transitional.


Contact:  John Gosbee, MD, MS 
Director, Center for Applied Medical Informatics
Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1284
616-337-4435 - phone       
616-337-4445 - fax
gosbee@kcms.msu.edu     
http://www.kcms.msu.edu/cami/camihome.html

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