ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 31, 2025) — Maitreyi Shrikhande, a Biology, Neuroscience major of Davenport, Iowa (52803), was one of fourteen Augustana College juniors selected for the Texas Medical Center Summer Research Internship Program.
Philosophy Professor Dr Heidi Storl said participation in this internship celebrates the achievements of selected students and launches their class-based skills into the world of topnotch labs, clinics, hospitals, and related departments.
"With placements in medical illustration, health care economics, public health, integrated ethics as well as in more traditional areas of biology, biochemistry, oncology, and infectious disease, interns will have the opportunity to explore their chosen areas of interest and build lasting relationships," Dr Storl said.
The selected students will take part in the paid, full-time, ten-week experience at the Texas Medical Center in Houston this summer.
The Texas Medical Center has ten million patients per year and performs over 180,000 surgeries annually. It is home to the world's largest children's hospital and largest cancer hospital, and it is the eighth largest business district in the US.
Internships are available to Augustana students in all majors. Those selected for the opportunity can establish one-on-one mentoring relationships in a variety of areas, including clinical or research medicine, any area of allied health, psychology, neuroscience, or veterinary research. Additional areas of focus include human resources, pastoral care, law, finance, health-care policy, and clinical ethics.
Previous Augustana students have been placed at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the world's leading treatment and research centers; Texas Children's Hospital, an international leader in pediatric medicine; as well as Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center's prestigious Center for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Care.
Interns are selected for their curiosity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and authentic self-reflection. These traits are fine-tuned in a series of spring, summer and fall seminars on campus, with an emphasis on community building, vocational reflection and ethics.
A private college of the liberal arts and sciences, Augustana enrolls 2,500 students on a 115-acre residential campus in the Quad Cities (pop 470,000) along the Mississippi River. Augustana prioritizes engaged learning in 100 majors, minors, and other academic programs, building each student's potential through customized success teams, hands-on learning, 170 student organizations, and 28 NCAA DIII athletic teams. The college also serves forty graduate-level students in a fully-accredited master of science in speech language pathology program. Augustana's location and community partnerships provide students access to internships, jobs, student teaching, and research opportunities.
