The EQ-BEST Undergraduate Internship Program is being offered through the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the College of Human Medicine at MSU.
The mission of the Equity in Biostatistics and Epidemiology Student Training (EQ-BEST) Undergraduate Internship Program is twofold.
Interns in the Equity in Biostatistics and Epidemiology Student Training (EQ-BEST) Undergraduate Internship Program will be paired with a Faculty Mentor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The Intern will work approximately 8-10 hours per week on research-related activities as agreed upon with the Faculty Mentor.
These research-related activities could include:
An Epidemiologist is a disease detective who uses clues in data to figure out how factors, like where you live, diet, pollution, stress, genetics, and even public policy, place some people at higher risk of disease than others.
Biostatisticians are a lot like epidemiologists but focus more on converting data into useful information to help us recognize patterns.
Both Epidemiologists and Biostatisticians study diseases like COVID-19, Alzheimer’s, and cardiovascular disease but also health conditions like preterm delivery, obesity, fibroids, depression, and autism, searching for clues to help prevent these diseases and conditions.
Established in 1989, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the College of Human Medicine houses faculty experts in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The Department offers a rich and stimulating research environment for both faculty and student researchers. The research interests of the faculty are diverse. Please see the areas of research conducted by our Faculty Mentors in the EQ-BEST Undergraduate Internship Program.
The internship program for the fall 2024 semester will transpire from August 26, 2024 to December 13, 2024, with the possibility of renewal into Spring 2025 semester and Summer 2025 session. This is contingent on funding, Intern performance, and the availability of the Faculty Mentor and Intern.
Faculty Mentors in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics are located at West Fee Hall on the East Lansing Campus. Some internship hours may occur on site at West Fee Hall or remotely.
The Equity in Biostatistics and Epidemiology Student Training (EQ-BEST) Undergraduate Internship Program, Fall 2024, is for students who:
Yes. As long as an individual is actively enrolled in a degree-granting program, they can be hired into a student hourly position. As long as both positions are student hourly, the individual can hold both.
We will invite finalists for an interview by Zoom in May 2024.
We will notify all applicants by email in July 2024 as to whether or not they were selected into the EQ-BEST Undergraduate Internship Program.
Those accepted will be provided detailed instructions on (1) how to accept the internship position and the deadline for acceptance; (2) the Faculty Mentor they have been paired with, (3) start date and contact information for the Faculty Mentor; (4) details about the research activities with the Faculty Mentor; and (5) the employment onboarding process at MSU.
Please prepare and submit the following application materials online:
Informational Meeting - Tuesday, April 9, 2024 12:00 p.m. Zoom
https://msu.zoom.us/j/97287052176
Meeting ID: 972 8705 2176
Passcode: eq
If you have any questions about EQ-BEST Undergraduate Internship Program, please view the video from 2022 below and/or email us at epi.eqbest@msu.edu.