Ninth Annual Summer Internship Course

June 13 - July 29, 2016

Internship Awards

Awards of Excellence

Outstanding Problem Solving

Outstanding Leadership

Outstanding Professionalism

Outstanding Service

Outstanding Achievement

Outstanding Dedication

Outstanding Work Ethic

Outstanding Collaboration/Teamwork

Outstanding Demeanor

Outstanding Enthusiasm

Eligibility:

All interns are eligible, one award per intern

Voting Panel:

ACRM Staff, Fellows and Mentors

Selection:Nominations with brief recommendation by Staff and members of ACRM

Kim Dao Ly Award for Volunteerism (5 Awards)

Criteria:

Donating time, energy and talents for the benefit of other interns

Shows willingness to assist beyond normal expectations

Display qualities of enthusiasm and willingness to participate in

improving the functioning of internship

Assist in day to day activities

Eligibility:

ACRM Staff and Fellows

All Interns

Selection:

Nominations with brief recommendation by Staff and members of ACRM

Final decision according to consensus by panel of judges

Best Intern Award (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2 x Honorable Mention)

Criteria

Leadership Qualities

Volunteerism and Service

Professionalism & Work Ethics

Punctuality and Attendance Knowledge of

Subject Teamwork and Flexibility

Research Capabilities

Writing Assignment Progress and Skills

Presentation Skills Productivity

Eligibility:

All interns are eligible

Voting Panel:

All interns are to vote (except for themselves)

All ACRM Staff/Fellows/Mentors can vote

Interns’ vote contribute 30% and staff/fellows/mentors

votes contribute 50% of the final score. 5% will be alotted to intern's adherence to policy. 15% will be assigned to performance in the bench research and scientific writing projects.

Voting Process:

Voting is done via Survey Monkey or Google Docs by interns and mentors. A ranking system is employed to select candidates for

Best Intern

Ambassador Council (4 Awards)

Criteria:

Leadership Qualities

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Donating time/effort to helping fellowinterns by facilitating communicationbetween mentors/faculty and interns

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns vote on which four interns shouldbe Council members

Eligibility:

Council members who have been electedand represent their interns successfullyare eligible

Mentors Choice Award for Scientific Writing (5 Awards)

Criteria:

Nominations by all writing mentors

Criteria will include the following:

- What amount of effort was put into the writing project?

- What are the chances of ultimately succeeding and getting

published?

- Completeness of the outline

- How much of the actual Manuscript has been completed (e.g.

first draft)?

- How did the intern interact with his/her mentor?

- Did the intern communicate regularly with their primary/

support intern and mentor.

Eligibility:

All interns working on writing research projects

Selection:

Each Mentor nominates an Intern from their Scientific Writing

group

Mentors Choice Award for Bench Research (4 Awards)

Criteria:

Accuracy and reliability of techniques performed

Completion of data, compiling of worksheet

Intellectual curiosity

Leadership and responsibility - logistics and efficiency in

conducting the research

Communication

Teamwork and collaboration

Total contribution towards the bench project

Eligibility:

All interns working on bench research projects

One award for each bench research group consisting of 4 to 5

interns

Selection:

Each Mentor nominates an Intern from their Bench Research group

Judges Choice Award for Best Scientific Writing Presentation (1 Group Award)

Criteria:

Rationale (10%)

Literature review quality (10%)Significance and Originality (10%)

Outline and Design (10%)

Relevance and Content (10%)

Quality of Analysis (10%)

Overall Style of Presentation (10%)

Figures and tables (10%)

Effective Use of time (10%)Ability to answer questions (10%)

Judging Panel:

ACRM Staff/Mentors and Invited Faculty

Each of the 5 Scientific Writing Groups

are eligible

1 Group will be awarded

Eligibility:

Judges Choice Award for Best Bench Research Project (1 Group Award)

Criteria:

Rationale and Hypothesis (10%)

Sufficient Background (10%) Significance and Originality (10%) Experimental Design (10%) Results (10%) Quality of Analysis (10%)

Overall Style of Presentation (10%) Figures and tables (10%) Effective Use of time (10%) Ability to answer questions (10%)

Judging Panel:

ACRM Staff/Mentors and Invited Faculty

Each of the 4 Bench Research Groups are eligible

1 Group will be awarded

Eligibility:

Internship Certificates

Graduation Certificates (21 Certificates)

Criteria:

Interns who successfully complete theircoursework throughout the internship program will be awarded.

Eligibility:

All interns

Scheduling Facilitators (2 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Made sure fellow interns wereconstantly reminded of daily scheduleevents and updates

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible

Social Media Liaisons (2 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Took pictures every day regularly andcollated photos to be uploaded onFacebook/Twitter

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible

Presentation Managers (2 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Made sure fellow interns were constantlyaware of their allotted time to presentand collated slides prior to presentations

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible

Audio\Visual Coordinators (2 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Assisted speakers and presenters withany audio or visual technological issues

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible

Presentation Collators (2 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Collected presentations from speakersand presenters to share information withall interns

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible

Social Event Coordinators (2 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Organized social outings and events forinterns to get together and

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible

Service Coordinators (5 Certificates)

Criteria:

Volunteerism and Service

Dedication and Initiative

Organize lab area and work space andmake sure breakfast is received everymorning

Productivity

Judging Panel:

Interns will apply and names will berandomly drawn to select interns for theposition

Eligibility:

Volunteers who have been selected andperform their duties successfully areeligible