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Classroom Teaching Activities in the Department of Preventive Medicine 

Although many would correctly argue that the Department of Preventive Medicine’s educational activities extend well beyond what is taught (and learned) in classrooms, the faculty of the department are heavily involved in curriculum development and execution in two major degree-granting programs at Rush University.

Rush Medical College

Although the new curriculum beginning in August, 2008 may change the scope and process of what we currently do, the Department of Preventive Medicine has traditionally taught three courses in the medical school curriculum that leads to the MD degree: Course offerings.

The Graduate College of Rush University 

The faculty of the Department of Preventive Medicine have traditionally served both as organizers (principal investigator and co-principal Investigators for the original K-30 grant award from the National Institutes of Health from 1999-2004) and teachers in the curriculum that leads to the degree of master of science in clinical research. The coursework involved for this currently consists of: Course offerings.

Department of Medicine’s Research Mentoring Program

Lynda Powell, PhD, and Art Evans, MD, MPH, are co-directing the interventions/outcomes cluster in the Rush mentoring program.

Glenda Kravitz teaches database management courses.

For further information about the program please contact:
Kimberly Skarupski
Kimberly_A_Skarupski@rush.edu

Summer Internship Program

The department has an active summer intern program where undergraduate students are hired for a summer to participate in ongoing research projects and receive experience in:

  • The review of literature
  • The design of studies
  • The operational side of research
  • The analysis of data
  • The interpretation of research and publication of papers
    • Every effort is made to include interns as co-authors on publications.

If you are interested in the Summer Internship program Please contact Tira McBride at (312) 942-2013 or Tira_M_McBride@rush.edu no later than May 1st.

Medical students interested in completing the summer research fellowship program in the Department of Preventive Medicine please visit the Rush Medical College Student Research Opportunities Web page for more information.