Undergraduate Education Opportunities

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VaNTH offers two internship opportunities for undergraduates interested in participating in the research of the center and working on projects in bioengineering educational technologies.

• The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program targets juniors and seniors across the country majoring in a number of disciplines including Science Education, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Graphics Arts, Physical Sciences, Engineering or Learning Sciences. The internship includes work on laboratory research projects, training in bioethics and technical communications, seminars dealing with ethical issues in biotechnology, and visits to area industries.
   

•  The Vanderbilt School of Engineering also co-sponsors a two to three month Summer Research Program for Vanderbilt Engineering Undergraduate Students. 

Many of VaNTH’s industrial partners are also seeking summer undergraduate interns.  Typically a student will work on a project for a period of 10 - 12 weeks under the supervision of a senior researcher or engineer at the company. The placement of students is based upon mutual agreement between the company, the student, and the ERC.  For more information, please contact Jean Alley at jean.m.alley@vanderbilt.edu.

Undergraduate students at Vanderbilt University may also enroll in BME 241-Undergraduate Projects in BME Education.  This course offers one to three hours of credit for students to conduct an independent project that explores a selected topic in bioengineering education. The project is to be conducted under the supervision of a biomedical engineering faculty member or another faculty member approved by the course director. 

Students involved in ERC research are encouraged to participate in the VaNTH Student Leadership Council. This group of graduate and undergraduate students is active in promoting many of the outreach activities of VaNTH.