LHSI Intern: Maternal Child Health Research Intern

Program Summary:    

This internship is offered as a part of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI). This program connects 125 IU Indianapolis 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. Brian Dixon 

Department/Office: Regenstrief Institute; CBMI 

Overview of the internship site: Are you interested in participating in a collaborative research team working to improve maternal-child health in Indiana? The Regenstrief Institute and IU Fairbanks School of Public Health have several ongoing research projects that use electronic medical records to study outcomes for patients with diabetes, hypertension, and other medical conditions. In this internship, you will become part of a large team working to improve maternal child health in Indiana, specifically related to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Congenital Syphilis, and stillbirths. Students will conduct chart reviews to evaluate case definitions, participate in literature reviews, analyze data, generate ideas to improve maternal child health in Indiana, and assist with the dissemination of results and public health messages to relevant groups. This may include posters, abstracts, manuscripts or infographics.   

Interns will be supervised by multiple individuals, including Dr. Brian Dixon, the program manager, and project managers working at the Institute. This experience will result in being part of a team science structure common in most laboratories. Interns will also have the opportunity to learn about the broader work of the organization and its partners, including the Marion County Public Health Department and Indiana Department of Health. 

Website for more information: https://www.regenstrief.org/phi/ 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Literature reviews, Medical record chart reviews, Data entry, Scientific writing, Making presentations 

Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in an office setting with dress code: business casual/dressy casual 

Project-specific qualifications: Students who have completed courses on epidemiology or medical records are preferred. However, these skills could be developed while in the position. We are especially interested in students who are eager to learn research skills and pursue careers involving medical/health research. Attention to detail and time management skills would be very important qualities to any students in this role due to the nature of the medical record chart reviews. 

Hours per week: 10; Ideally some in office times on Wednesday are recommended, as well as working in 3-4 hours blocks of time during normal business hours is recommended. We are otherwise quite flexible. 

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 IU Indianapolis undergraduate in 2025-26  

minimum overall GPA of 2.0   

All majors welcome 

To apply: 

LHSI accepts 125 interns per year. All available sites are listed in Handshake and will start with the position title “LHSI Intern.” Complete the application for LHSI at go.iu.edu/lhsi and list 3-4 internship sites on that application. You will meet with at least 2 of these if selected for interviews.