Program Components
The Internship Program is designed to meet the strengths, needs and academic requirements of each intern. Interns are expected to develop a personal learning plan incorporating opportunities from the following four components:
1. Clinical Ethics
Attend Ethics Case Consultations.
Round with the Clinical Ethicists in the Intensive Care Units and with other clinical services.
Attend educational sessions sponsored by the Center for Clinical Ethics in Cancer Care.
Round and shadow diverse members of the multi-disciplinary treatment teams and ethics faculty
Attend quarterly meetings of the Clinical Ethics Consultation Committee and other pertinent meetings of section.
Record clinical experiences and discuss them at regularly scheduled meetings with the Clinical Ethicists.
2. Research Ethics
Attend at least one meeting each of the IRB/Surveillance Committee, the Clinical Research Committee, and the Psychosocial, Behavioral & Health Services Research Committee, with the permission of the chairs of those committees.
Select a research project compatible with the intern's interests, academic requirements and the needs of the Center for Clinical Ethics in Cancer Care.
Meet regularly with the Clinical Ethicists to report on the progress of the research project and receive feedback and guidance.
Formulate and complete approved research paper.
Formally present the results of the research project.
3. Academic Ethics
Participate in a directed-reading program with the Clinical Ethicists. The readings selected for discussion can be related to the intern's research project or academic requirements.
Attend lectures and presentations at MD Anderson and other institutions related to clinical, organizational and research ethics.
The following information is required on the SLATE application:
Application (biographical information and school information)
1.Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2.Official Transcript (reiterating that this individual is in good standing and is currently enrolled in XYZ program related to this educational experience.
3.Letters of Recommendation – Integrated Ethics required three letters of recommendation, with at least one letter from a professor or academic advisor. The letters should detail length of time and capacity in which the individual has known the applicant, and why the internship is important to the applicant's career goals.
4.Letter of intent stating: Why the applicant is interested in the internship, including academic interests and/or personal experiences, Goals and objectives for the internship, Academic and professional training, Personal traits that make you well-suited for the internship.
If accepted: Required immunizations include Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR), Varicella (Chicken Pox), TB Skin Test, Tetanus, and Diphtheria & Pertussis (Tdap)
Criminal Background Check Form (legally required for all trainees)
Credential Evaluation – only required if the applicable degree was not obtained in the US.
Proof of Selective Service Registration