Internships in the US - Healthcare
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Aids Action
- AIDS Action is a national organization dedicated to the development, analysis, cultivation, and encouragement of sound policies and programs in response to the HIV epidemic.
- Pedro Zamora Public Policy Summer Fellowship allows qualified students the opportunity to assist with ongoing research in a variety of public health and civil rights issues related to HIV prevention, treatment and care.
Aids Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
- AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families is a national non-profit membership organization established in 1994 to give voice to the needs of women, children, youth, and families living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
- On offer are their Sexual Health and Juvenile Justice and their Sexual Health and LGBTQ Youth Internships.
American Medical Student Association Internships
American Medical Student Association Internships
- Various internship positions available
- Open to pre-medical and medical students
- Internships are unpaid but housing is provided
American Public Heath Association
American Public Heath Association
- Internships available for people from all majors looking to acquire practical work experience
- Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Unpaid positions
American Red Cross Intern Program
- The American Red Cross offers exceptional undergraduate and graduate college students an engaging 10-week internship at American Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C., and selected other cities through our Summer Internship Program.
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
- The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program seeks to increase the number of minority health policy professionals.
- Scholars gain exposure to health policy issues and first-hand understanding of how the federal government works. Seminars, lectures, and field trips augment the work experience of the Scholars.
- Paid internship opportunity.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- The work will be in the area of legal, policy or strategic communications internships
- Interns are paid $12 an hour
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Open to current students and recent graduates
- Various paid and unpaid opportunities available
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Health and Human Services
- Open to current students
- Paid and unpaid opportunities
Department of Health Internship Program
Department of Health Internship Program
- "Make A Difference: Invest in Health and Improve the Quality of Life" is the theme of the internship program
- Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Unpaid positions
Health Career Connection
- Open to undergraduate students
- Ten-week paid internship opportunities
Kaiser Media Internships in Health Reporting
- 12-week paid internship
Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Internship
- This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain hands on experience implementing cancer prevention research for the Latino community.
- Interns will work with community health clinics that serve Latinos to develop a program to promote cancer prevention and early detection, and with cancer prevention researchers and physicians from Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center.
Men's Health Network
- Internship opportunities could include legislative advocacy, health outreach, and research
- Work hours are negotiable and flexible
National Academy of Social Insurance
- NASI is a non-profit, non-partisan organization devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance programs.
- The program is based at NASI with a rotation to development projects at similar nonprofit organizations such as the National Health Policy Forum and the Association for Academic Health Centers.
- The internship includes an honorarium and the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars and projects.
- Interns receive a stipend for their 12 weeks of work.
- Prospective placements include the House Ways and Means Committee, the AFL-CIO, and the Brookings Institution.
National Institutes of Health
- Several internship, scholarship, and fellowship opportunities available
- Opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduates students and recent graduates
- Positions located throughout the United States
National Women's Health Network
National Women's Health Network
- Two types of internships are offered:
- One aimed at developing young leaders in the realm of reproductive health and focuses on managing health information requests from our members and the public
- One focused on helping the Network fulfill graphic design needs which enable us to make more of our health resources web accessible
- Summer internships are unpaid
NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene Health Research Training Program
NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene
- Eligibility: This program provides undergraduate and graduate/professional students the opportunity to work on current public health issues under the close supervision of experienced professionals for 10 - 12 weeks during the summer and part time during the academic year
- Award: Financial aid is available on a limited basis
