{"id":21450,"date":"2022-11-02T10:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/seeking-dedicated-graduate-students-to-serve-as-outbreak-responders\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:39:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:39:00","slug":"seeking-dedicated-graduate-students-to-serve-as-outbreak-responders","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/seeking-dedicated-graduate-students-to-serve-as-outbreak-responders\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking dedicated graduate students to serve as outbreak responders"},"template":"","news_categories":[28,20,11],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-21450","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-asap","news_categories-other-opportunities","news_categories-student-news"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","intro_text_body":"<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Seeking people interested in pandemic preparedness and outbreak response!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">UIC\u2019s Outbreak Response Team in partnership\u00a0with the Chicago Department of Public Health tests, vaccinates\u00a0and offers\u00a0infection control advice, if needed,\u00a0several\u00a0days\u00a0per week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">We\u00a0go to\u00a0congregate living and work sites\u00a0all over the City of Chicago\u00a0where there are suspected outbreaks\u00a0or where people vulnerable to poor outcomes from outbreaks live, work and play. It might be COVID-19. It might be Group A Strep or Legionnaires&#8217; Disease. It might be something completely new and different!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">We are looking for graduate students in the health sciences who are:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Interested in being part of an inter-disciplinary team that keeps our city safe and healthy;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Eager to do health promotion activities;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Willing to learn how to test\u00a0or vaccinate\u00a0for various diseases;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Willing to do data entry;\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Capable of committing to at least one day\u00a0or evening\u00a0per week; and\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Vaccinated against COVID 19 (a requirement of many sites we enter!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">Our contract will ensure that we are sent out at least one day per week but it could be up to five days per week\u2014including weekends&#8211;depending on the needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">If you are interested and will graduate AFTER May 2023,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuic.ca1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_6L1FVJSQO48E22x&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cadellin2%40groute.uic.edu%7C42fb5d2c1a7940c0794608dabc1dac5b%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C638029132887080765%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=o56kG90JwoBCkfWxz2S%2FD0dfYQbX8zqXvkwZ6wJXYvQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please fill out this Qualtrics survey<\/a>\u00a0by Sunday November 13. Please make sure to upload your resume. We will only consider complete applications.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">If you have any questions, please reach out to Rebecca Singer, College of Nursing, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:rmsinger@uic.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rmsinger@uic.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-758343407837165020xxxxxmsonormal\">We look forward to working with you!<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"Looking for an way to make a difference in the City of Chicago? 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