LHSI Intern: Pediatric Diabetes Program and Youth Diabetes Prevention Program
Program Summary:
This internship is offered as a part of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI). This program connects 125 IUI undergraduates per year with internships on campus with faculty and staff in a variety of health and science related campus areas/programs. All LHSI internships start in August 2025 and end in May 2026 and are paid $13/hour for up to 10 hours per week. Work-study is accepted but not required.
Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Hannon
Department/Office: Medicine; Pediatrics
Overview of the internship site: My research and clinical work focuses on the prevention and treatment of diabetes. I am interested in how and why young people develop type 2 diabetes and how best to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. I also study interventions to improve self-care in I am a pediatric endocrinologist (pediatrician who completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology) who specializes in the care and research of people with diabetes. The ultimate goal of my work is to translate what we know about how the body works (findings from the physiology laboratory) to improve treatment outcomes of diabetes. Most of my work centers around diabetes prevention in families who are at increased risk for diabetes. Some of the projects that I do involve using patient-centered design processes to improve how we deliver care in clinic. For my work, data are collected in the clinical laboratory, from computer databases/electronic medical records, and talking with research volunteers.
Website for more information:
- https://medicine.iu.edu/research-centers/diabetes/cores/translation
- https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/4874/hannon-tamarahttps://medicine.iu.edu/research-centers/diabetes/cores/translation; https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/4874/hannon-tamara
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Entering or organizing data in computer databases; reviewing charts; performing research procedures (spinning samples, labeling samples, recording data obtained from human studies, checking blood pressure or other vital signs, measuring blood glucose at bedside); performing data analyses with instruction; calling study participants; completing questionnaires with study participants.
Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in an office setting and a lab setting with dress code: if participating in General Clinical Research Lab activities, will need closed-toed shoes and a lab coat (supplied)
Hours per week: flexible based on student needs, scheduling is flexible within regular work hours
By the end of the LHSI program, you will:
· Carefully consider, explore, and articulate your career goals, including an analysis of how you arrived at that path and what steps you need to take next. (Community Contributor, Communicator)
· Understand your role and strengths on a professional team and analyze who you would like to become as a professional. (Communicator)
· Gain and strengthen skills relevant to next steps after graduation, such as communication, collaboration, teamwork, analysis/synthesis/evaluation, independence, confronting/challenging failure, problem-solving and perseverance, and constructive criticism. (Problem Solver, Communicator)
· Convey ideas and knowledge effectively through an ePortfolio and presentation of your internship work. (Problem Solver, Communicator)
· Set and meet your own additional learning goals identified with your supervisor.
LHSI Qualifications
· must be graduating May 2027 or after (usually a current freshman or sophomore in Spring 2025)
· Current full-time IUI undergraduate
· minimum overall GPA of 2.0
· All majors welcome
To apply:
LHSI accepts at least 125 interns per year. Complete the application for LHSI at lhsi.indianapolis.iu.edu and select 3-4 internship sites on that application. All available sites are listed in Handshake and will start with the position title “LHSI Intern.” You will meet with at least 2 of these if selected for interviews.