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The Daily OrangeProfessor offers research opportunities to medical students
By Steve Sulak
Posted: 4/19/06, 12:23 AM EST Section: News
Working at Upstate gives research experience that will be useful when applying to graduate school, Kates said. Doing research on this level also allows students to see if they want to pursue a field with such work.
"I didn't know if I liked research at first," Awosan said. "After this job, I know I do. It tests if you really want to do (a job with lots of research) along with giving you experience."
Gaining research experience is becoming increasingly important for those who want to attend graduate school, Kates said. This job gives experience, as well as being able to get a letter of recommendation.
Upstate has no official affiliation with SU, but it offers many of its services to SU students, Kates said. She works through the psychology department because her work deals with emotional and physiological aspects.
Because it is based in specific fields, the research is not for everyone. It is computer-based and is oriented more toward clinical psychology. It deals with neurological anatomy, psychiatry and brain relationships, Kates said.
Although Kates publicizes her work through the psychology department at SU, she said she wishes other departments knew more about it.
"The research applies to other fields as well," Kates said. "It especially applies to biology because it deals with many aspects of human anatomy."
Students in SU's psychology department know there is research being conducted at Upstate, as it is publicized through research nights and professors.
A few, such as Hillary Nicolella, a sophomore psychology major, don't know about the work being done.
She said she is considering graduate school, but doesn't know how much experience she needs, as it depends on which specialty of psychology she will choose.
"I wish they would have more info for psychology students to know," Nicolella said.
Colleen Eade, a junior biology major, is considering working at Upstate. Eade said she would like to gain more experience before attending graduate school and might want to work at Upstate after graduation.
"They do a good job offering research at Syracuse with the professors we have here, but I wouldn't mind if they talked about things going on in the area more," Eade said.
Kates' research, which is fully funded by the National Institute of Health, occasionally looks for new assistants and employees. Kates said she likes to have employees make a two-year commitment. Postgraduate students are paid a salary. For students who are still enrolled at SU, part-time positions are available. Kates likes to have a one-year commitment from SU students.
There are other opportunities at Upstate, but Kates' work has many direct links to fields studied at SU.
"I didn't know if I liked research at first," Awosan said. "After this job, I know I do. It tests if you really want to do (a job with lots of research) along with giving you experience."
Gaining research experience is becoming increasingly important for those who want to attend graduate school, Kates said. This job gives experience, as well as being able to get a letter of recommendation.
Upstate has no official affiliation with SU, but it offers many of its services to SU students, Kates said. She works through the psychology department because her work deals with emotional and physiological aspects.
Because it is based in specific fields, the research is not for everyone. It is computer-based and is oriented more toward clinical psychology. It deals with neurological anatomy, psychiatry and brain relationships, Kates said.
Although Kates publicizes her work through the psychology department at SU, she said she wishes other departments knew more about it.
"The research applies to other fields as well," Kates said. "It especially applies to biology because it deals with many aspects of human anatomy."
Students in SU's psychology department know there is research being conducted at Upstate, as it is publicized through research nights and professors.
A few, such as Hillary Nicolella, a sophomore psychology major, don't know about the work being done.
She said she is considering graduate school, but doesn't know how much experience she needs, as it depends on which specialty of psychology she will choose.
"I wish they would have more info for psychology students to know," Nicolella said.
Colleen Eade, a junior biology major, is considering working at Upstate. Eade said she would like to gain more experience before attending graduate school and might want to work at Upstate after graduation.
"They do a good job offering research at Syracuse with the professors we have here, but I wouldn't mind if they talked about things going on in the area more," Eade said.
Kates' research, which is fully funded by the National Institute of Health, occasionally looks for new assistants and employees. Kates said she likes to have employees make a two-year commitment. Postgraduate students are paid a salary. For students who are still enrolled at SU, part-time positions are available. Kates likes to have a one-year commitment from SU students.
There are other opportunities at Upstate, but Kates' work has many direct links to fields studied at SU.
