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Irish College Students to Intern with Riley Heart Research Center
03/16/2009
INDIANAPOLIS - The Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research and Indiana University School of Medicine have signed an agreement with the University of Ulster, Coleraine campus in Northern Ireland, to permit bachelor of science honors students from the School of Biomedical Sciences at Ulster to spend a year in a research internship at the Riley Heart Research Center.
"We are so pleased to invite our first students from the University of Ulster to study for a year with our pediatrics developmental cardiology research program," said Anthony Firulli, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics. "This academic collaboration promotes goodwill and an enhanced academic experience for students along with developing cultural ties."
To explore more opportunities Firulli and his colleague Simon Conway, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, both from the Riley Heart Research Center at the Wells Center, will visit Ireland in April and meet the first student participants. Plans call for two students to arrive in Indianapolis in August 2009 for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Only one other university in the United States participates in such an agreement with Ulster, and that is the University of Texas Health Science Centre in San Antonio, Texas.
CONTACT:
Margie Smith-Simmons
317.962.4085 (o)
317.312.4348 (p)
msmithsi@clarian.org
About Riley Hospital for Children As one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana's first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, Riley Hospital and Riley Hospital at Clarian North serve over 215,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health, and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, makes it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana's children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is a national leader. Clarian Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. Visit Riley Hospital for Children for more information.