Research Internship at the Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine

The Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine encompasses the specialties of cardiovascular, pulmonary, internal-oncological, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, combining outpatient, inpatient, and telemedical services from the Inselspital and the Bern Rehabilitation Centre. It is one of the leading providers in the field in terms of service, teaching, and research, with national and international reach and networking. At the Inselspital, patients with cardiovascular diseases can complete outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation also as digitally supported rehabilitation, whereby they perform part of the physical training at home instead of at the centre. For this purpose, they receive special wearable devices (e.g. fitness trackers and/or heart rate monitors) to collect digital biomarkers such as heart and respiratory rate, steps per day, and sleep data. The collected training data enable monitoring and form the basis of training advice for patients by the sports scientists. Through weekly teleconsultations, patients receive individual advice regarding suitable training types, frequency, duration, and intensity. Additionally, their barriers and motivators are addressed. Patients are thus optimally prepared to remain sufficiently physically active even after rehabilitation. Educational videos as well as various training videos and a training app are available to the patients. The video material is constantly expanded and updated. As part of the digitally supported rehabilitation and associated research studies, we continuously offer research internships. This internship can also be combined with an internship in our performance diagnostics or supplemented by a master’s thesis.

What to expect

• Supervision of patients with cardiovascular diseases undergoing digitally assisted rehabilitation
• Instruction and advice for patients on the use of mHealth devices and applications
• Needs assessment and counselling on physical activity and structured training, creation of home-based training plans, and evaluation of completed training to adjust training plans
• Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of training

What you bring

• Studies in health sciences or exercise and sports sciences or comparable
• Good German skills, French is an advantage
• Open and approachable personality with good communication skills, enjoyment of working in a multidisciplinary team and direct contact with patients
• Interest in telemedical issues, mHealth applications and devices, and scientific evaluation of biological data

Our offer

• Exciting insight into outpatient rehabilitation and sports medicine
• Work in a multidisciplinary team
• Participation in the weekly research meeting
• A master’s thesis can be attached upon request

Questions about the position?

For further information, please contact Dr Prisca Eser, Head of Research Inselcampus

prisca.eser@insel.ch

+41 31 632 43 98