The people whom we recruited to participate in the project were the ones who made the strongest impression on me. Meeting them and getting to know what problems they face in their community made me realize how large of an impact our project could have and how great it was to be a part of… Read more »
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Entries by or about our former interns.
LHSI was my first real job in a professional worksite, so I learned a great deal about appropriate behavior and communication from the very beginning. As the year went on, I learned more about how to balance fun with professionalism–not only from being around those my intern site specifically but also from being around the… Read more »
LHSI definitely opened up a lot of doors for me. I was hired on as a Research Assistant at my internship site and ended up working there until I graduated – almost three whole years! It also helped me land another six-month position with the Eskenazi Emergency Department, since I already knew my way around… Read more »
Why is it so important to have diverse experiences in college?
Here’s what our alumni had to say about being involved with something–anything–as an undergraduate student: It is important to have diverse experiences in college to help you figure out what you want to do in your future. Going into college I thought I knew what I wanted to do after undergrad, but throughout the experiences… Read more »
Use the LHSI Travel Grant!
Through the LHSI experience, I was also fortunate enough to attend my first international conference (the American Association of Dental Research) through the support of both my mentor and LHSI. From writing an abstract, making a poster to representing the lab at the conference, I gained a lot of technical communication skills then. -Han Shih,… Read more »
Alumni “Failure” Stories
In order to normalize making mistakes, the interns will be reading “failure” stories from mentors and alumni at the in-person ePDP chats this week. Check out an example of the stories they will be analyzing below. During my internship, the one thing I failed on was actually not having the knowledge that there was actually… Read more »
Fall Career Week: LHSI Alumni Panel
PREPs and the LHSI Alumni Council co-hosted a Fall Career Week panel featuring past interns from the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program who are now IUPUI alumni from School of Science, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Public Health and graduate programs right here on campus. We learned how their internships shaped their career goals, helped them gain valuable… Read more »
Intern and Alumni #firstsevenjobs
An article was recently published on LinkedIn about the hashtag #firstsevenjobs and what it says about the current job market and the young people who are entering the job force. It seems that fewer students work while they are in school because they are often busy with extracurricular activities and studying to get into prestigious higher… Read more »
This week in LHSI Events
Graduate Expo September 22, 2016 The 2016 Graduate Expo at IUPUI on September 22 was very helpful for a great number of students. LHSI hosted one of four tables at the session that offers services for current undergraduate students. We were happy to talk to alumni, current interns, and even prospective interns. Science Welcome… Read more »
Early Internship Embarrassing Moments and Advice from Alumni
We asked alumni of the LHSI program to share embarrassing or meaningful stories from the beginning of their internships to help the new interns see that we all make mistakes, especially towards the beginning of new experiences like this. We hope you enjoy them! When I first started if I came to work early I… Read more »