Competitive Internships at Federal Agencies
and Other Organizations
The National Cancer Institute’s Health Communications Internship Program
(HCIP) is now accepting applications for its Spring 2009 intern class.
NEW THIS YEAR:
Applications for the spring session are due no later than September
2nd.
Apply online! See website for further details.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the largest component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
The HCIP was established in 1975 to attract individuals interested in careers in health communications and science writing. The program is open to individuals who are US citizens and who are graduate students or recent graduates of an accredited master’s or doctoral degree program. Recent graduates must have received their degree no more than one year prior to application. Two internship tracks are available –health communications and science writing.
Ideal candidates for the health communications track have some science background as well as experience or background in any of the following areas: public health, epidemiology, public relations, health education, communications, science writing, statistics, social marketing or journalism. Health communication-track interns:
- Plan, develop, and promote cancer education programs and materials (including Web-based) for the public, cancer patients, or health professionals
- Gain experience in pre-testing and evaluating cancer prevention and treatment messages, publications and materials, and programs that reach the American public Participate in professional meetings and training seminars
Ideal candidates for the science writing track have a science background plus experience in public relations and/or news writing with the ability to translate technical information into copy suitable for a lay audience.
HCIP science-track interns:
- Write fact sheets and press releases
- Answer inquiries from the press
- Attend and report on scientific meetings
- Participate in professional meetings and training seminars
Additional information about this program including an online application can be found at http://hcip.nci.nih.gov/.
USAID's Global Health Fellowship Program offers paid internships with the US Agency for International Development’s Global Health Bureau in Washington, DC. USAID seeks outstanding students and mid-career changers who are interested in pursuing careers in international development. These openings are an excellent opportunity to engage in substantive work with the largest government donor organization in the development field. USAID also seeks to attract a diverse, talented group of individuals that will benefit USAID’s Global Health Bureau as it moves into the future.
The annual summer internship program usually has an application deadline some time in the first quarter of each year.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME INTERNSHIPS REQUIRE STUDENTS (see qualification section) TO BE FROM A MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION (MSI). VCU IS NOT AN MSI; THEREFORE, VCU STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE PARTICULAR INTERNSHIPS.
For more information, visit www.ghfp.net. For general inquiries, email ghfpinternship@ghfp..net.
The Global Health Fellows Program is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute (PHI) in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health, Management Systems International and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. GHFP is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
International Center for Research on Women:
Summer internship
in
Washington, DC
http://www.icrw.org/html/jobs/yudelmaninternship.htm
NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical
Research
The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the NIH provides an opportunity to spend
the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world
in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Students sixteen
years of age or older who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are currently
enrolled at least half-time in high school or an accredited U.S. college or university
are eligible to apply. Students who have been accepted into a college or university
may also apply.
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/index.asp
The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Volunteer Internship Internships for fall, spring, and summer semesters.
http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/vol_ppi.html
Maternal and Child Health Bureau Graduate Student Internship Program
Paid internships in and city health departments to graduate students in public health to provide training in MCH epidemiology.
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/gsip/
Award-Winning US-Mexico Border Health Scholars Program
Learn about urgent issues of international health at the crossroads of the Americas, the U.S.- Mexico border near Laredo, Texas. http://steer.uthscsa.edu
