Applications are now closed! Please check back in the fall for information about our 2025 program!
The College Summer Internship Program is a 10 week-long paid internship perfect for undergraduate students looking for hands-on experience and exposure in a healthcare clinical, business, or operational setting. During your internship, you will work on large and small-scale projects and/or day-to-day operational or administrative tasks, gaining work experience, seeing how a healthcare system runs, and making connections with healthcare professionals. Included in the summer experience is a comprehensive professional development curriculum that allows you to learn along with your cohort and experience different healthcare environments and knowledge first-hand.
If you are interested in applying, be sure to choose the internship track that is right for you. Our tracks include:
- Patient Care Internship for Students with an LNA License
- Laboratory and Research
- Examples of past laboratory and research sites include molecular, histology, hematology oncology, otolaryngology/ENT, population/community health.
- Engineering and Technology
- Examples of past sites include biomedical engineering, facilities and maintenance, simulation center, IT, analytics institute.
- Hospital Operations & Patient Care
- Work on day-to-day tasks in one or more operational areas of the facility. Examples of past sites include outpatient clinic operations, inpatient/outpatient rehab, perioperative services, emergency department, neurodiagnostics, patient transportation, pharmacy.
- Healthcare Administration & Project Management
- Examples of past sites include human resources, nursing administration, process improvement team, communications & marketing, general ambulatory services, population/community health, outpatient clinical administration.
| Application Deadline | February 1, 2024 at 11:59pm |
| Interview Notification | Late February, 2024 |
| Interviews | March 4 – 8, 2024 |
| Selection Notification | By March 29, 2024 |
| Internship Start Date | June 3 – August 9, 2024 |
"Working at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center provided a great hands-on experience for me to see how the work I did in the biomedical engineering department directly affected the lives of patients within the hospital.” – Ben, 2023
“As with any job, not every day is ‘exciting’, but as long as you are willing to be a sponge and take away as much as you can from every single day of your experience, you will find that you learn a ton about yourself as an employee, about what areas of healthcare you like and do not like, your strengths and weaknesses, and how you can grow in the future, whether it is by furthering your career in healthcare or somewhere else.” – Alex, 2021
“The work I completed for my internship site gave me the opportunity to gain real world experience while giving my work actual value. Genuine outcomes were created as a result of the work I did, and it was a feeling unlike anything I had been given at the time.” – Chet, 2021
“This internship improved my sense of leadership, and I created lasting relationships with both my mentor and other interns. It opened my eyes to the extensive amount of opportunities that exist in healthcare and public health.” – Ellie, 2021
“My biggest takeaway was being able to witness the importance and intersection of all the different roles it takes to run a hospital and clinic. I learned so much about the value of individualized patient care and I am excited to bring this passion as a future provider.” – Ella, 2023
Click here to watch an informational video about the program!
How to Apply
- Applications are now closed for the 2024 program. Please check back in the fall for information on our Summer 2025 opportunities!
Qualifications
- Must be an undergraduate student with at least one year of completed coursework
- Remain enrolled in an accredited college program for Fall 2024
- Commit to full-time schedule (36-40 hours/wk) for the full 10 week program
- Eligible for employment in the United States
- Successfully complete our pre-employment screening process (background/drug screen/vaccination review/etc)
- Please note you will be responsible for setting up housing and transportation during the program
Housing
- Summer housing may be available at Colby-Sawyer College. Please contact Karin Berthiaume krberthi@colby-sawyer.edu to inquire.