Biology Department Opportunities
Internships:
- University
of Mississippi Medical Center – Student research internships are available for biology majors
interested in gaining practical laboratory experience. Students
have traditionally interned in the departments of Anatomy or
Physiology; others have worked with graduate students in the
Microbiology department.
- Voice of Calvary Family Health
Center – Student
clinical internships are available for biology majors who are
considering a career in healthcare. Interns work in a small,
inner-city walk-in clinic.
- Health Careers & Development
Program – Biology
majors of sophomore standing can apply to the University of
Mississippi Medical Center’s Health Careers and Development
Program. The program consists of three phases: In Phase I,
students shadow a variety of doctors, dentists, or other health
care workers for a total of 30 hours – this provides an overview
of different healthcare career specialties, and allows students
to observe the daily inner workings of a hospital. Phase II
enables students to shadow for an additional five hours in an
area that interests them. Phase III includes CPR training.
Biology & Chemistry Club:
The Belhaven
Biology and Chemistry Club is lead by biology majors, and is
organized to foster the study of science and to introduce students,
via a variety of guest speakers, to the many different career and
scholarship opportunities available to science majors. Club members
also participate in fundraisers and service projects, in line with
the club’s motto: Not to be
served, but to serve.
Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS):
Students who
participate in undergraduate research at Belhaven have the
opportunity to present their results at the Mississippi Academy of
Sciences, an annual gathering of students, scientists, and educators
from across the state (http://www.msacad.org/).
Students have their abstracts published in the MAS journal, and then
compete against other students in the Health Sciences division. In
2005, Belhaven placed second in the division for their research, and
Dr. Robert Waltzer presented his ongoing work on Intelligent Design.
The paper was entitled “Function and Design”. In 2007, we received second place
and in 2006 we received third place for our research in the Health
Sciences Undergraduate Division of the Mississippi Academy of
Sciences.
