I am writing to inform you of a paid summer internship opportunity for undergraduate students and recent college graduates interested in pursuing a health professional career. Health Career Connection (HCC) places talented, diverse undergraduate students in summer internships, providing them with invaluable exposure, experience, and mentoring to pursue health careers. HCC interns are placed in leading health organizations, where they work in a wide range of functions (see partial listing of internship projects). In North Carolina, HCC has placements at several organizations and agencies that have a focus on American Indian health issues, including the American Indian Center, Cherokee Indian Hospital, the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, and other placements in Robeson County, the Triangle, the Triad, and Western North Carolina. Details on the program, application process, and qualifications follow. Description: The Health Career Connection Comprehensive Summer Internship Program includes: • A paid, full-time 10 week placement in a host organization. Interns work under the direction of a preceptor and work on meaningful projects that are educational for the student and benefit the organization and its community. Interns also learn about the how the organization is structured and operates and about the roles of administrative and clinical professionals. • Workshops on key professional and personal development topics including: leadership, advocacy, cultural competence, life and career planning and graduate education preparation. • Site visits to a diverse set of intern host organizations to provide exposure to multiple settings and leaders • Peer support and network among interns within and across regions who share similar interests, passions and career decision dilemmas but come from diverse backgrounds and experiences • Mentoring from HCC’s team • Connections to top graduate schools in public health and medicine for assistance with preparation • Support from HCC’s network of alumni and professionals during and after the internship • Internship stipends range between $3,000 and $4,000. Housing and transportation are NOT provided by Health Career Connection. Qualifications: All majors welcome! Demonstrated career interest in health care management, health policy, health education, community health and other public health options. Past work experience is not necessary, just a strong interest in health and public health and/or working with underserved communities in a health setting. HCC does not provide medical or clinical internships. Students interested in becoming a provider must also have a strong interest in one of the areas described above and be willing to do an internship that is NOT clinically focused. The focus of the Health Career Connection Program is juniors and seniors from undergraduate programs, as well as recent graduates (less than 3 years). Sophomores and freshman may be considered. HCC strongly encourages students of color and those from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply. HCC aims to increase the ethnic diversity of health leaders. To learn more about Health Career Connection, visit healthcareers.org/ It’s not too late to apply. If you are interested in becoming an HCC interns this summer, contact Jimmy Jean-Baptiste, HCC North Carolina Program Manager, by phone at (866) 579-4442 ext 15 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:18:33 +0000