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Student Programming Internships Available
Apply for one of these six internships, or if you have another idea not listed, apply to be a programming intern.
Internships are 4-8 weeks in length and held at the AMSA National Office in Reston, Virginia, just one half-hour outside of Washington D.C. Position dates are flexible and available year-round. Although AMSA does not provide a stipend, free housing is available and we are pleased to offer you a letter of recommendation upon the successful completion of your internship.
Mentorship
Interested in helping to make possible AMSA's first annual Mentorship Institute? As an intern you will work with the Director of Student Programming, the chairs of the Gender & Sexuality and Race, Ethnicity and Culture Committees, and our Executive Director, Carol Williams-Nickelson, to put together the packet of information on mentoring, specifically in underserved populations such as LGBT students and students of color, that will be used for participants in this institute, as well as all of the students that join our mentoring program in the future.
Patient Safety
Interested in helping to improve the quality of medical care in the US? Help AMSA build a platform on patient safety. In this role, you will be working with the Director of Student Programming, and various AMSA Action Committees. As an intern, you will conduct background research into curricula and/or policies related to patient safety, quality improvement, and medical error. Help us to identify how medical students should respond to errors and how they can be advocates for quality improvement. Your work will involve helping to draft AMSA's first primer on patient safety as well as building resources for the first Professionalism and Patient Safety Institute and the full-day Pre-convention program.
Professional Development
Medical and premedical students alike find themselves confused and overwhelmed by the lengthy and convoluted process of medical professional advancement. From the MCAT to specialty licensure, there are at least 50 steps, some with decision points, and many with resources available. AMSA would like to support students by developing a “Roadmap” that outlines the path to becoming a doctor. Help prepare a print and an electronic version of this Roadmap while helping to explore other ways for AMSA to impact professional development (as an example, might entail a lit review on leadership training and leadership competencies for physicians, etc).
Video Editing Galore
AMSA needs someone with the technical talent and creativity to take footage of some of AMSA’s coolest activities and turn them into educational and inspirational videos. We have a handful of projects in this realm, would-be-films ranging from our “Circle of Healers” Retreat to a workshop on skills for political activism to a workshop on how to engage in curricular reform at your school. Help us share this great programming with all of our members.
Improving the Clinical Experience
Many clinical medical students suffer at the hands of what has been termed “the hidden curriculum,” those aspects of the educational process that are unintended and often contradictory to the educational principles taught in the classroom. AMSA would like to develop a program designed to address the hidden curriculum, one that can be piloted at five schools. The first step in this process is soliciting applications from schools desiring to participate. If interested in working on this project as an intern, you will take the lead on writing a Request for Proposals, which will be sent to medical schools. Time allowing, you may also participate in the preparation of a grant proposal to fund this 5-school 5-year program.
Medical Education
Interested in created a survey that assesses the depth and breadth of medical school curricula across the country, assessing how well schools teach topics like public health and patient education? Want to help AMSA develop it’s train-the-trainer materials to enhance the educational experiences of our AMSA Academy Institutes? Want to coordinate a Patient Education module for AMSA students becoming online health counselors? If you have a passion for exploring and furthering medical education … have we got challenging and rewarding work for you!
TO APPLY
To apply as an intern for one of the projects listed above, please complete the Internship Application - Leadership Initiated Project.
To apply to work as an intern on a specific project of great interest to you, please complete the Internship Application - Student Intern Initiated Project.
As the selection process is continuous, there are no deadlines. However, candidates should submit an application at least one month ahead of their desired start dates.
To apply, or for more information, contact:
Director of Student Programming
American Medical Student Association
1902 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191
(703) 620-6600, x202
dsp@amsa.org
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