Our Research Associates
Who is Research Associate (RA)?
RAs help conduct clinical research in the emergency department allows for pre-health professional students to see elements of a career in medicine first-hand, and gives them hands-on clinical research experience. Based on your experience you could be a
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Chief RA
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Line RA
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How Are RAs Chosen?
Recruiting RAs is done through
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Presentations at schools in the region where the program is located,
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Through Health Professions Advisers at colleges and universities around the country.
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Online through this website with its links to the individual NARAP Affiliate Programs.
If you are a pre-health professional student that is in good academic standing then please apply to be an RA.
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Chief Research Associate:
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They are college graduates taking a year or more between college and medical
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school who serve as middle managers for their home program.
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There are five Chief RAs per Affiliate.
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They supervise the Line RAs and participate in all aspects of research conducted in their institution's Emergency Department (ED)
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NARAP Chief RAs are appointed internally and at the recommendation of their Program Directors.
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If you cannot reach the Affiliate Institution of your choice, please email Ask@theNARAP.org.
Line Research Associates
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Pre-health professional students
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who volunteer one 4 hour shift per week
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In the emergency department (ED)
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As data collectors for clinical research
