<p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Happy New Year!</font></span></font></p><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Please read Dr. Hazelwood's description of this exciting research opportunity at Hackensack University<font size="4"> </font>Medical Center. It will be offered as a 1 credit course, BME 499. Contact Dr. Hazelwood directly</font></span></font></p>
<p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">at </font></span><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">vhazelwo@</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri"><a href="http://stevens.edu">stevens.edu</a></font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span><font color="#0000FF"><font face="Calibri"> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span><font color="#000000">by <b>FRIDAY January 18th</b> </font></span></span></font></font></font><font size="4"><font color="#0000FF"><font face="Calibri"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> includ<font size="4">ing</font>: <b>(1) your major, (2) your</b></font></span><b><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">undergraduate</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">level (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">sophomore, 3/5</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, junior,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">4/5,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">senior</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">) (3) your GPA and</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">(4) a</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">BRIEF</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> personal</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">statement</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">of interest</font></span></b></font></font></span></span></font></font></font></p>
<p dir="LTR"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><font color="#0000FF"><font face="Calibri"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b></font> if you're interested. You will interact on the </font></span></span></font></font>emergency room floor with Emergency medical personnel and work with a performance improvement<font size="4"> </font>team of clinicians. <font size="4"> </font><br>
</font></p><p dir="LTR"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><font size="4"><br></font></font></p><p dir="LTR"><font face="Calibri" size="4"><font size="4">Enjoy <font size="4">syllabus week</font></font>,</font></p><p dir="LTR">
<font face="Calibri"><font size="4">SHPC Eboard</font></font></p><p dir="LTR"><font face="Calibri"><font size="4"></font><br></font></p><p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"><font size="4"><b>DE<font size="4">TAILS:</font></b></font><br>
</font></span></p><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Late last week</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, I met with a team of clinicians at HUMC who are responsible for performance improvement. The team is in the ET</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">D</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> "Emergency Trauma</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Department</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">"
area. The performance improvement efforts are geared toward more
expeditious patient care. Examples include: "moving an emergency
equipment supply cabinet closer to the patient care area", and
"changing a process for ordering x-rays so that a patient can get his
x-rays in a shorter time frame", etc.</font></span></font></p><font size="4">
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">The HUMC clinical team has begun to implement performance improvement ideas and needs</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> student</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> assistance to either </font></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">(1) evaluate data </font></span></font></p><font size="4">
</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">(2) collect data</font></span></font></p><font size="4">
</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">And then process that data</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">to measure and qua</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">nt</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">itatively demonstrate the level of performance improvement.</font></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><b><font face="Calibri">The</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><b> <font face="Calibri">student</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><font face="Calibri"> will</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><font face="Calibri"> interact, on the emergency room floor, with Emergency medical personnel.</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">He/she</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> will be guided by the clinical leader toward collecting, tabulating, and analyzing data. We will require</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, at minimum,</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">
that the student has a desire to learn about the clinical environment
and has good analytical skills, including the ability to manage and
manipulate data and produce graphical results by applying good
statistical practices.</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> The student must also have access to</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">transportation</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> to and from Hackensack University Medical Center</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> (trains go</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">n</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">ear</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> HUMC</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> to and from Hoboken, but the schedule is not frequent</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">; carpooling is acceptable</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">).</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">This is a great opportunity for</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">a student in good standing at the junior or senior level, or advanced</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">sophomore level</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">. </font></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">This will be offered</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">by Dr. Hazelwood</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">as</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">a 1 credit</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">course</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">,</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"><b> </b><font face="Calibri"><b>BME 499</b>,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">with the expectation that the student spend about 3 hours per week at HUMC and</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, in addition,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">perform the necessary desk/computer analysis work to support their mission and experience.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">A few slots are open</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">. Candidates will be selected based upon their qualifications and enthusiasm.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">A</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">ny</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">interested</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> student</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">should</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> please respond to</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">me,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Dr. Hazelwood directl</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">y:</font></span><span lang="en-us"> </span><a href="mailto:vhazelwo@stevens.edu" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">vhazelwo@</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" face="Calibri">stevens.edu</font></u></span><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><b> <font face="Calibri">by Friday</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b> <font face="Calibri">January 18th</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> In your response, please include: <b>(1) your major, (2) your</b></font></span><b><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">undergraduate</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">level (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">sophomore, 3/5</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, junior,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">4/5,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">senior</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">) (3) your GPA and</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">(4) a</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">BRIEF</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> personal</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">statement</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">of interest.</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">I plan to hold a kick-off meeting with selected candidates</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> during the week of January 21st. TBA.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></font></p>
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Thanks,</font></span></font></p><font size="4">
</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Dr. Hazelwood</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></font></p><font size="4">
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Vikki Hazelwood, PhD</font></span></font></p><font size="4">
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</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Biomedical Engineering</font></span></font></p><font size="4">
</font><p dir="LTR"><font size="4"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Stevens Institute of Technology</font></span></font></p>