STUDENT INQUIRIES
A core piece of our mission is to inspire the next generation of LHS scientists. If you are a student interested in getting involved, please complete our Mass EQLHS Student Scholar REDCap application. We welcome students from across the professional lifecycle to apply. While most Student Scholar projects are conducted entirely virtually, unique project needs are considered individually.
Our currently available Student Scholar projects include the following:
Project Title: Mass EQLHS ANCHOR = Advancing Navigation of Community Health Opportunities and Resources
Description:
Mass EQLHS is one of 16 nationally designated Centers of Excellence in learning health system science working to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. The Institute is an alliance of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General Brigham, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Cambridge Health Alliance, UMass Medical Center, and the VA who aim to transform healthcare delivery and improve health outcomes for Massachusetts and beyond.
Mass EQLHS is looking for students who are interested in building a centralized portal of resources for patients, caregivers, and families.
The project involves patient and community engagement, qualitative data collection and synthesis, assessment of patient-facing health system resources, and human-centered design of a cross-organizational digital platform (website and social media) to improve access to actionable health and social care information. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required. The following are helpful (but not required skills): experience or interest in patient-facing communication, care navigation, or health education; experience/interest in social media; and familiarity with or interest in digital tools (e.g. Canva, social media) or content development for public audiences. Students without prior experience in these areas but with strong interest and willingness to learn are encouraged to apply.
Students will be supported by the Mass EQLHS team during regular check-ins, may receive funding or academic credit, and can add being a “Mass EQLHS student scholar” to their resume. Participants in this opportunity will also be invited to attend community-wide Mass EQLHS activities, including seminars and networking events.
If you are interested, please complete the Mass EQLHS Student Scholar REDCap application and reach out to our team with any questions at bidmc-masseqlhs@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Project Title:
Advancing Learning Health Systems: Design Your Own Research Project
Description:
Mass EQLHS is one of 16 nationally designated Centers of Excellence in learning health system science working to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. The institute aims to advance the development of learning health system scientists, accelerate the science of learning health systems, and forge a strong cross institutional alliance between our Mass EQLHS partners who care for over 4 million (57%) of Massachusetts patients annually at community hospitals, safety net hospitals, and academic health systems.
A core piece of our mission is to inspire the next generation of learning health system (LHS) scientists. We invite students to propose a unique, one to two-page project that aligns with the goals of learning health systems—using data, research, and partnerships to continuously improve health outcomes and system performance. Proposed projects may build on existing Mass EQLHS initiatives or introduce new ideas that advance the science or practice of LHS within participating institutions.
If you are interested in applying, please attach a project proposal with the following information within the Mass EQLHS Student Scholar REDCap application:
• Your full name (first & last)
• Education to date (include degrees awarded)
• Current institution, degree in progress, and anticipated graduation date
• Whether you are seeking paid or unpaid work
• Desired start and end dates
• A one to two-page project proposal describing your idea, its goals, methods, and how it connects to learning health systems and the Mass EQLHS mission