Dr. Naqvi’s Medicine and Humanities Internship Program (Pilot)
Overview
Navigating the premedical landscape is difficult. Most of what we focus on during our premed years does not translate to skills that will make us better physicians. This internship is focused on the human side of medicine because I believe this will translate to better care for our patients, especially when introduced early in your training.
Your job as a pre-med student is NOT to learn medicine. Instead, you should focus on how to connect with people, how to understand the obstacles that prevent patient wellness, and how to effectively advocate for those you care for.
Through this internship, I hope to focus on topics that are frequently overlooked in pre-medical (and even medical) training. I will guide you in developing projects centered around the topics below that you will be able to put on your resume and will benefit your medical school application.
Overall, I hope you will gain a deeper appreciation of the art of medicine and how our own imperfections make us better physicians.
I am excited to start this journey with you and look forward to all the amazing work you will do!
- Dr. Abbas Naqvi
In Brief
1. This is an unpaid, 10-week virtual internship. 2. There will be required readings/videos that should be reviewed prior to our weekly meetings. 3. You will be expected to complete all deliverables with your group – due dates will be given to internship participants. 4. This internship is in it’s pilot stage – participants will be expected to aid in its development by providing feedback when appropriate. 5. Successful completion of the internship as well as satisfactory deliverable submissions will be required for any future Letters of Recommendations. 6. The curriculum below is tentative and flexible in the pilot stage.
Program Requirements
1. Must be able to commit to all meetings (meeting times TBA but likely Saturday mornings or afternoons) 2. Strong interest in the medical field, preference for future MD/DO applicants 3. Have completed at least 1 semester of college courses 4. At least 18 years old
Application Process
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM PST on 5/9/21. Applications will be reviewed within a 1 week period and interns will be announced by 5/16/21. Application link below: https://forms.gle/132oaPkMX3NTmkaq9
Curriculum
The tentative curriculum is outlined below. Topics are rotated on a 2-week schedule. Preparation reading or videos will be required prior to the first week’s meeting which we will discuss at that meeting. The first week will focus on lectures and the second week will focus on discussion of the prepared topics. Meeting times are TBA but interns should expect to meet with the large group between 1-2 hours a week.
Week Section Topics Deliverables What to focus on as a pre-med, translation to clinical practice Pre-Med Overview of medical specialties PS Draft 1 - 2 Success How Doctors organize medical information Project Proposal Personal Statement Workshop Ethics Cases Blog or IG post Humanism in Social Determinants of health and impact on clinical practice 3 - 4 about topic of Medicine Narrative Medicine as an approach to empathetic care choice Overview of “Alternative” medicines Policy’s impact on patient care Policy Analysis 5 - 6 Health Policy Policy Crafting: A Physician’s Role Capstone update How to get involved report Overview of End-of-Life Care Hospice vs Palliative Care Blog or IG post Death and 7 - 8 How to break bad news about topic of Dying Advanced Directives and Medical Ethics choice Death with Dignity 9 Capstone Prep No formal meeting this week, group work prep - Project 10 Capstone Project presentations Capstone Project Presentations
Deliverables
Every section will have at least one deliverable. Each intern will be paired with another intern for the duration of the internship. All deliverables will be done in this small group except for the personal statement draft. The goal for each of these is to provide a tangible product that can be listed on your CV or medical school application (and thus should be publishable).
Capstone Project
Longitudinal project you will be working on in your small group. It will be centered around a topic of your choice. Project examples include:
1. Course creation on topic of choice (should include at least 3 lessons as well as quizzes) 2. Research paper or video on topic of choice 3. Design and implementation of community project (does not need to be fully implemented by end of internship) 4. Health policy analysis and brief 5. Other ideas are welcomed!