Dr Andrew Medina-Marino, the faculty advisor for the Global Health for Social Change (GHSC) Internship, wrote us yesterday:

Intern in South Africa with an NGO this summer

The Global Health for Social Change (GHSC) Internship is unlike any other summer program you may be considering. This unpaid field placement program is an opportunity for you to be embedded with a local or international NGO supporting public health in South Africa—while experiencing total cultural immersion by living with a host family.

GHSC 8-week program

ghsci.org

June 24, 2013- August 16, 2013

Tshwane & Vhembe Districts, South Africa

Why South Africa?

South Africa is the epicenter of the global HIV/AIDS and TB co-epidemics. These challenges require an integrative approach to be able to strengthen the tools and capacity to respond effectively. While the sciences and social sciences can explain and measure health in quantitative and qualitative terms, it is the arts and humanities that provide the metaphors, images and language that help us understand the effects of disease on the human condition.

Who can help?

This internship is for students from a wide range of backgrounds and academic disciplines— from science, social science or humanities to communications, nursing or public health. Learn how to apply your critical thinking skills to public health problems through practical experiences and cultural immersion—enabling a more comprehensive look at the role of public health in the community and its effect on social change.

Learn from local experts in the field.

Being embedded with the local NGOs will help you discover:

• How NGO stakeholders help to decrease the burden of disease by supporting local health systems

• What role NGOs play in development of a community by boosting health systems

• How health is a critical driver of U.S. policy toward South Africa and why health diplomacy is vital to the bi-lateral relationship between our countries

• How key historic and political events of pre- and post-apartheid South Africa impact public health and disease dynamics

Find out more.

Be part of a select group of cross-disciplinary students. Learn more about how the GHSC Internship can help you to:

• Gain real-world work experience—by supporting vital public health programs that fight TB, HIV/AIDS, childhood malnutrition, maternal-child health and more

• Expand cultural horizons—by living with a host family in or near the community where you work

• Make a difference in your life and the lives of others—by working with local or international NGOs to strengthen public health systems and human security

We are accepting applications right now for placement this summer. Financial aid is available for students with demonstrated need.  For more information and to apply, visit ghsci.org today.

Summer Internship Highlight: Addison County Poverty Internships:  

Stay Local.  Make a difference.

Info Session:
Wed. 2/27
4:30p.m.
Center for Education in Action (Adirondack House)

10-week paid  internships with the Open Door Clinic, John Graham Homeless Shelter, Addison County Council Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Application Deadline: March 11

Apply on MOJO: Go/mojo — additional internships are listed on MOJO

Questions?  Contact Ashley Calkins, jcalkins@middlebury.edu

Both on MOJO!

1. Public Health Intern: Frontier Nursing University in Wendover, KY

Deadline: March 1 — go to MOJO to apply

Frontier Nursing University aims to educate nurses to become competent, entrepreneurial, ethical and compassionate nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners who are leaders in the primary care of women and families with an emphasis on underserved and rural populations. The Courier internship program is a summer service learning internship distinguished by its legacy and the adventuresome nature of its site placements.  [See previous article, Frontier Nursing Courier Service Learning Internship Opportunity, posted Feb. 7]

 2. Internship Course in Reproductive Research and Medicine: Cleveland Clinic Center for Reproductive Medicine in Cleveland, OH

Deadline:  March 1 — go to MOJO to apply

The Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic has an exciting summer internship opportunity for highly motivated, academically oriented medical or undergraduate students interested in a career in medicine. It offers experience in a state-of-the-art research environment, training in the art and science of conducting basic and clinical research, mentoring by renowned researchers at a world-class medical institution, and developing a solid foundation for a research or clinical track career in medicine.

Undergraduate Student Summer Fellowship Program–
The purpose of this undergraduate summer research program is to identify and encourage students to pursue careers in cardiovascular research. Research projects with broad relevance to cardiovascular biology and stroke will be considered.
Application deadline: February 11, 2013
Award Activation: Minimum of 10 weeks during the summer of 2013

Apply through MOJO!!

An ideal experience for students interested in public health or healthcare in underserved and rural communities. The internships will last about 8 weeks (June 10-August 2nd) including an opening and closing conference that will take place at our Wendover location – the historic headquarters of the Frontier Nursing Service located in Hyden, KY. All of our 2013 sites will be located in Appalachia, and students will have unparalleled access to clinics and birth centers that serve unique and wonderful communities.

Applications for the 2013 program are due March 1st. Application forms and additional information can be found at www.frontier.edu/courier.

[The service sent us flyers about the program: e-mail Annie if you would like one.] Contact me if you have question or if you wish to learn more. I would be happy to talk by phone.

Thank you for your interest!

Nancy L. Reinhart, MPH
Development Officer / Courier Coordinator

132 FNS Drive, Wendover, KY 41775
(502) 713-3129
(502) 836-8100 (c)
SKYPE: nlrein02

An ideal experience for students interested in public health or healthcare in underserved and rural communities. The internships will last about 8 weeks (June 10-August 2nd) including an opening and closing conference that will take place at our Wendover location – the historic headquarters of the Frontier Nursing Service located in Hyden, KY. All of our 2013 sites will be located in Appalachia, and students will have unparalleled access to clinics and birth centers that serve unique and wonderful communities.

Applications for the 2013 program are due March 1st. Application forms and additional information can be found at www.frontier.edu/courier.

[The service sent us flyers about the program: e-mail Annie if you would like one.] Contact me if you have question or if you wish to learn more. I would be happy to talk by phone.

Thank you for your interest!

Nancy L. Reinhart, MPH
Development Officer / Courier Coordinator

132 FNS Drive, Wendover, KY 41775
(502) 713-3129
(502) 836-8100 (c)
SKYPE: nlrein02

Colorado Leaders, Interns, Mentors in Business (CLIMB)
Multiple Internship Opportunities as a Cancer Research Fellow

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Colorado Leaders, Interns, Mentors in Business (CLIMB) is an intensive paid summer internship program for students of Yale, Middlebury, Stanford, and MIT.

The University of Colorado Cancer Center, one of only 41 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers, offers opportunities for students who are interested in exploring careers in cancer medical research through our Cancer Research Summer Fellowship Program.

The ten-week summer fellowships pair students with preceptors from a variety of laboratories and clinics at University of Colorado Hospital, University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado Boulder and other Denver-area health care institutions.

Apply on MOJO!

Received a few days ago:

Greetings!

My name is Katy Montoya, and I am writing on behalf of Pemón Health. Pemón Health is a Swarthmore-founded non-profit that brings together college students, health professionals, and indigenous Pemón villagers in the rural community of Urimán, Venezuela to combat behavioral-based health issues. We offer an annual summer internship for college students looking to transform their passion for global health, education and economic development into social action within a real-world context by implementing cost-effective and sustainable community health initiatives.

We are currently looking for applicants for both Program Coordinator and Intern positions for our upcoming Summer 2013 trip, and we would very much like to extend our organization to students at Middlebury College interested in Social Action.

More specifically, participants in our program will have the opportunity to:

- Live and work in the indigenous village of Urimán, Venezuela for up to two months

- Work to maintain and develop existing public-health initiatives, including an agricultural program, a waste management system, and educational workshops of varying subject matter in the local schools

- Design and implement new, independent public-health projects with the assistance of the Pemón people

- Travel to other remote Pemón communites for additional outreach

- Host fun activities for the community youth

- Make lasting memories and friendships with Pemón villagers and other participants

- Develop interpersonal and leadership skills

All class years and majors are encouraged to apply, however we do require that all applicants participants demonstrate proficiency in Spanish during the interview process. In the past, our participants have had a wide array of academic and personal interests in fields as diverse as linguistics and biology. More information and applications can be found at our website, www.pemonhealth.org. (Look under “Internship” in the left-hand column.)

Any questions about the summer experience or application process can be directed to Katy Montoya, kmontoy1@swarthmore.edu

We look forward to the possibility of hearing from your students!

Regards,

Katy Montoya
Swarthmore College, Class of 2015
Outreach Director at Pemón Health, Inc.

AIDE Abroad is a nonprofit organization with a background of over 19 years of experience operating international exchange programs that have impacted the lives of more than 5,000 people.  AIDE Abroad offers a wide range of internship, volunteer, teach, or work programs.  Some of the programs currently advertised are:

Guatemala—Community Medical Assistant
Peru—Community Clinic Medical Assistant
Costa Rica—Public Health Medical Assistant
Argentina—Children’s Hospital Patient Services

There are more, as well:  here’s a link:  http://aideabroad.org/tag/medical/

This internship offers students the opportunity to see what life might look like if they choose a career in medicine. Students and their assigned physician preceptor will work out a schedule for the student to shadow the physician based on the physician’s work schedule and student availability. Students will have the opportunity to observe the physicians performing their duties as well as speak with physicians about topics of interest. This relationship forms the core of the internship experience and will provide the student with the opportunity to explore issues that may be of interest to them such as medical school, physician lifestyle, and the stresses and rewards of being a physician. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to go on rotations in other departments including surgery, emergency care, labor and delivery and radiology among others.

This is a highly competitive internship, but students can reapply every year after the freshman year . . . for more details, go to http://www.middlebury.edu/studentlife/eia/internships/winter and click on the green title “What is the Porter Hospital internship?”