SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Community Mapping Research Instructors
MAPSCorps NYC, Summer 2024
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MS-AHC) is a unique organization that breaks down economic and social barriers to healthcare and wellness for young people by providing vital services – high quality, comprehensive, confidential and free – for all who come to us. We advance adolescent health as a national imperative by serving as a leading center of clinical care, specialized training and innovative research.
This summer, MS-AHC will continue a Community Resource Mapping project to engage young people in health advocacy and to identify and categorize community assets throughout the city. The information will be utilized for creating an interactive web-based map for public use and to raise community awareness of what is available in local neighborhoods.
The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MS-AHC) is looking for college students pursuing health- related fields to mentor youth as they map and research community assets in underserved neighborhoods throughout the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn. The data collectedis usedto produce an interactive online map that links youth, families, and health providers to the services they need the most (mapscorps.org).
Research Instructors will oversee data collecting in the field, run seminars for youth development, and help young people design community health research project. We hire college students each summer to work as Research Instructors in fields linked to health. The job is equivalent to 300 hours of summer internship credit. Research Instructors are crucial because they supervise Community Youth Researchers during the morning fieldwork and lead workshops in the afternoon that are centered on helping young people grow. High school students and youngsters not enrolled in school are community Youth Researchers. They are taught how to locate all businesses and organizations (assets) in a given neighborhood that have public-facing operations across all industries using scientific and mobile technology. Together, Community Youth Researchers and Research Instructors strengthen learning objectives, foster connections based on trust, offer academic and professional advice, and guarantee a fruitful overall experience.
Additional Requirements & Responsibilities:
· Critically assess how urban design impacts public health and socioeconomic disparities
· Build relationships with local organizations, stakeholders, and community youth
· Participate in program meetings, conference calls,trainings, and the Symposium
· Respect others’ differences
· Be currently enrolled as a part- or full-time undergrad or Grad student
· Previous work/volunteer experience serving underrepresented communities preferred
Tentative Schedule: Research Instructors Training:
- Review of training modules: May 20th to May 31st
- Training with MAPSCorps: June 3rd to July 28th
- Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm
Mapping Fieldwork (w/ Youth Mappers): HYBRID
- July 1st to Aug 16th, Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Summer Symposium:
- TBD
Field checks and finalization of resource pamphlets:
- TBD
Plan for summer 2024:
We plan to focus on both research and recognizing community assets in light of the Covid-19 outbreak and all of the safety guideline lines being introduced to keep everyone safe. This will include gathering information from community members and analysis. The results will then lead to recommendations for further research, programming and/or policy. Additionally, the youth-created resource guides that emphasize the priceless resources they think the communities they map most urgently need will be the project’s culmination. Training and mapping for this year will be hybrid. The Mount Sinai – Adolescent Health Center, which is located at 320 East 94th Street, will be where we meet in person. Days online will be through Zoom.
If selected to work with us this summer, you will need to complete the following steps for clearance through our volunteer department:
- Drug Screening
- HIPPA & Sexual harassment training
- 2 PPD tests*
- Physical*
- Proof of vaccination dose one and two of Moderna/Pfizer or one dose of Johnson&Johnson.
* Physicals and PPDs can be completed at the Adolescent Health Center or at your own doctor’s office.
Please Note: A positive drug test could result in ineligibility from volunteering at Mount Sinai in the future. If this is a concern for you or if you have questions regarding it, please feel free to reach out to staff prior to testing.
Contact the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center at the number provided if you would like to schedule an appointment for a medical examination and PPD testing.
Phone: 212-426-3000
Located at: 312 East 94th Street (between 1st & 2nd Ave) New York, NY 10128
Hours of Operation:
- Monday- Wednesday: 8:30am – 5pm
- Thursday: 12pm – 5pm
- Friday: 8:30am – 5pm
- Saturday: 8:30am- 4pm
- Sunday: CLOSED
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Young People Need To Be Healthy To Make It In This World.
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