Baylor Scott & White Research Institute in Plano, TX offers a comprehensive summer internship program for undergraduate and graduate students who are planning a career in medicine
Program goals
In this eight-week program you will:
Learn
- Complete individual and collaborative projects that reflect ongoing research efforts under the direction of one of our distinguished faculty.
- Collect data from electronic health records and attend lectures from experts in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery as well as research design and biostatistics.
Network
- Work with doctors, fellows, residents, hospital leadership and peers who are leaders in the fields of research as well as interventional cardiology and cardiac and vascular surgery.
- You may also have the opportunity to observe many of the procedures and surgeries of focus in your research.
Produce
- Contribute to groundbreaking medical research, showcase your work at a cardiovascular research meeting, and have the opportunity to author a case study or case series.
- Some past interns have even had the opportunity to present their work at a state or national cardiovascular conference.
Apply now
Email your resume and cover letter to Rincy.Rajan@BSWHealth.org and Swapnil.Gupta@BSWHealth.org.
Key dates
- Application status: Open now
- Application deadline: February 10, 2025
- Internship program start date: June 3, 2025
Eligibility requirements
- 18 years of age or older.
- Undergraduate or recent graduate of an accredited four-year college.
- You must have completed your freshman year of college.
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or have Permanent Resident status.
- Available to participate full time in the internship (at least 40 hours a week).
- Must be able to complete 8-12 hours of independent, online CITI training. (This is basic training required to participate in human subjects/clinical research)
Intern experience
"Looking for an opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in research, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano’s Research Internship 100% fulfilled this goal. As an intern, I was challenged to test my medical knowledge of the cardiovascular system, and through these challenges, I gained insight into the rigor of what it is like to a be a physician. I had the opportunity to collaborate with physicians in writing case reports and systematic reviews in addition to collecting and analyzing data for projects related to structural heart disease. My favorite aspect of the internship was the balance between group-learning and independent-learning. Interested in how to interpret echocardiograms, I was encouraged to independently seek information and present the knowledge that I had gained to my fellow interns. Through hands-on collaboration and learning, my experience as an intern gave me a glimpse into my future career in medicine, which has only increased my eagerness to become a physician."
Mary Hoffman, 2020 intern
Research projects
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Sample publications
- Hamandi M, Nwafor I, Hebeler KR, Crawford A, Lanfear AT, Schaffer JM, Al-Azizi K, Potluri S, Brinkman WT, Harrington K, Szerlip MA, DiMaio JM. Bioprosthetic Valve Fracture During Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020, Mar; 33(3): 317-321. Cited in Pubmed; PMID: Pub Status: Published.
- Hamandi M, Kahn Z, Bolin ML, Lanfear AT, Dib C, Khan H, Harrington K. Puzzled by the Pouch: Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia [Abstract]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020, Mar; 75(11): Supplement 1.
- Lanfear AT, Hamandi M, Fan J, DiMaio JM, George TJ. Trends in HeartMate 3: What We Know So Far. J Card Surg. 2020, Jan; 35(1), 180-187. Cited in PubMed; PMID: Pub Status: Published.
- Hamandi M, Lanfear AT, Woolbert S, Bolin ML, Fan J, William M, Khan Z, DiMaio JM, Brinkman WT. Challenging Management of a Patient with Severe Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2020, Jan-Dec; 8(NA): 2324709620910288. Cited in PubMed; PMID: Pub Status: Published.
- Hamandi M, Lanfear AT, Fan J, Bolin ML, DiMaio JM, Smith RL, Dib C. Incidental Finding of a Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm. J Card Surg. 2020, Jan; 35(1): 200-201. Cited In PubMed. PMID: Pub Status: Published.
- Hamandi M, Tabachnick D, Lanfear AT, Baxter R, Shin K, Zingler B, Mack MJ, DiMaio JM, Kindsvater S. Effect of New and Persistent Left Bundle Branch Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Long-Term Need for Pacemaker Implantation. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Jan; 33(2): 157-162. Cited in PubMed. PMID: Pub Status: Published.
- Hamandi M, Bolin ML, Lanfear AT, Woolbert SK, Baxter RD, DiMaio JM, Brinkman WT. A Newly Discovered Genetic Disorder Associated with Life-Threatening Aortic Disease in a 6-Year-Old Boy. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2020, Jan-Dec; 8(NA): Cited in PubMed. PMID: 32102558. Pub Status: Published.
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Articles in press
- Lanfear AT, Hamandi M, Fan J, Bolin ML, Williams M, DiMaio JM, Waters J. Lemierre’s syndrome treated operatively. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Mar; 33(4): 671:673
- Hamandi M, Lanfear, AT, Squiers JJ, George T, DiMaio JM, Harrington K, Szerlip MA, Smith RL. (2020). Double Valve Replacement in Patients with Mitral Annular Calcification and Aortic Stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 .
- Szerlip MA, Tabachnick D, Hamandi M, Caras L, Lanfear AT, Squiers JJ, Harrington K, Potluri S, DiMaio JM, Wooley J, Pollock B, Schaffer JM, Brinkman WT, Brown DL, Mack MJ. Safe Implementation of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Sep; 0(0): 1-7.
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Oral presentations
- Lanfear AT, Hamandi M, Al-Azizi K, Schaffer J, Shutze W. (September 2020). Transcaval Aortic Access for Thoracic Endovascular Repair Poster Presentation presented at: Texas Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Annual Meeting, virtual.
- Hoffman H, Hamandi M, Lanfear AT, Shutze W. (September 2020). Rare Etiology of Ischemic Steal Syndrome in the Left Peroneal Artery Poster Presentation presented at: Texas Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Annual Meeting, virtual.
- Woolbert S, Hamandi M, Dib C, DiMaio JM. (October, 2019). Review of the Devices Used in the Interventional Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism Oral Presentation presented at: Texas Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Annual Meeting; Austin, TX, USA.
- Bolin ML, Hamandi M, Lanfear AT, Woolbert SK, Baxter RD, DiMaio JM, Brinkman WT. (October, 2019) A Newly Discovered Genetic Disorder Associated with Life-Threatening Aortic Disease in a 6-Year-Old Boy Oral Presentation presented at: Texas Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Annual Meeting; Austin, TX, USA.
- Lanfear AT, Hamandi M, Woolbert S, Bolin ML, Fan J, William M, Khan Z, DiMaio JM, Brinkman WT. (October 2019) Challenging Management of a Patient with Severe Bilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis Oral Presentation presented at: Texas Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Annual Meeting; Austin, TX, USA.
Faculty
J. Michael DiMaio, MD
Chairman and Research Mentor
Kristen Chionh, MS, RD, CCRC
Director of Cardiovascular Research
Jasjit Kaur Banwait, PhD
Biostatistician
Sarah Hale, BA, CCRC
Academic Research Manager
Swapnil Gupta
Research Project Coordinator
Preethi Ravindranathan, MS
Research Project Manager
Ghadi Moubarak
MD Research Fellow and Research Mentor
Rincy Rajan
Research Project Coordinator
Contact us
Cardiovascular Research Internship Program
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
1100 Allied Drive
Plano, TX 75093
Email: Preethi.Ravindranathan@BSWHealth.org
Email: Sarah.Hale@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
1100 Allied Drive
Plano, TX 75093