OSU Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

We propose a summer internship experience titled: the Interdisciplinary Summer Research Experience (ISRE) in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at The Ohio State University. The ultimate goal of this project is to encourage and support students who are interested in careers in biomedical informatics and data science. We take a unique approach to the internship in two ways. First, we focus on interdisciplinary dual mentorship. This means that each student will have two mentors from different fields with different research experiences. The goal is to help the student gain a broader perspective of the field by exposure to different viewpoints. The second innovation as part of this grant is to offer a mentored experience in an artificial intelligence challenge competition instead of a traditional research experience. AI competitions foster teamwork, creativity, and quick thinking. We will study whether this experience has the same impact as the traditional mentored research experience. We have a supportive departmental environment, institution, and dedicated and engaged faculty members.