Paid Summer Internships throughout Calif. ( $3-4,000 over 10 weeks internship )
Application Deadline February 7, 2011
Health Careers Connection ( HCC ) places largely minority pre-health professional students in 10 week full time internships at health facilities throughout California. HCC also conducts workshops and conferences about how to prepare for health professional careers, the application process and health professional schools. The program has been conducted in California for 20 years and last year placed over 75 students at sites all over California.
Look at the attached flyer for an overview of the HCC summer internship. To find out more about HCC please go to our website at www.healthcareers.org. Students can apply by completing the online application form found on our website, click here to go directly to the application: HCC APPLICATION. You can also find answers to frequently asked questions at www.healthcareers.org-FAQ's.
HCC focuses mainly on students interested in pursuing a Masters in Public Health ( MPH ). Students from any major could have an appropriate background for the dozen or so MPH fields. For example, Business, Sociology, Economics, Political Science and other majors could pursue Healthcare Management or Health Policy. Teachers, Education, Communications and other majors could be appropriate for Health Education. Biology and other majors could pursue Environmental Health or Epidemiology. Students from a wide variety of majors could pursue Community Health. Look over the attached HCC flyer and consider applying for the Summer Internship program.
For any questions about the application process please contact Trisha Lee Garcia, Program Coordinator at tlgarcia@healthcareers.org.
