Currently Available Internships
NOTE: Following is a list of internships which may be appropriate for Science Program Students. Additional internships are also available at the websites below.
Please note that internships being taken for credit hours must be approved, and registration must be completed BEFORE accumulating hours towards internship credit.
No retroactive credit will be awarded for internships.
National Institutes of Health
Below is the link to the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research, as well as the Summer Research Fellowship Program.
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/internship/internship.asp
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/srfp/index.asp
Legacy Hospitals
Emergency Room SCRIBE
Scribes shadow the Emergency Room Physicians at Legacy Hospitals and do all the documentation as well as organize pending lab and x-ray results. Medical students who have scribed say the experience has helped them dramatically with medical school. Many of our scribes get admitted to medical school every year leaving their positions open.- Applicants must be planning to attend medical school or PA school.
- Completion of Organic Chemistry is preferred but not mandatory.
- Flexible schedule: all scribes work days, nights, weekends, some holidays. We will never schedule you to work when you have class. This is an intensive time commitment.
- Part time positions: 2-year commitment and maximum 12 shifts/month (20-24 hrs/week) required.
- Full time positions: 1-year commitment and maximum 18 shifts/month (>36 hrs/week) required. Health insurance provided for full time scribes.
- No prior experience is necessary. Training is provided over a one-month period during the summer.
- Doctors benefit from the scribe program: increases their efficiency, makes their charts more legible, and makes their charts more complete documents.
- Scribes benefit as well, they: learn the responsibilities of being a physician, craft their own style by observing and learning from different doctors, learn what specialty of medicine interests them, prepare for medical school interview, increase time management skills, improve note taking in school, and so much more! Many scribes say their grades improve.
- The worst reason to become a scribe is to have something to put on your resume. Observations and volunteer work accomplish this goal. This job requires a very large commitment of time and energy.
DON'T DELAY!
We will be hiring soon for all positions for the next 12 months.
Contact us today at Info@Physicianscribes.com to receive an application. Be sure to leave your mailing address.
National Cancer Institute
Internship-Science (Full-time & Summer): Open to undergraduate students, bachelor degree holders, graduate students, graduate degree holders, and doctorate degree candidates. Candidates must be in good academic standing (undergraduate degree grade-point-average 3.0 and above highly desired). Stipend range is commensurate with level of education and experience. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (green card) required. The National Cancer Institute is the Nation's primary agency leading the fight against cancer by supporting and conducting ground-breaking research in cancer biology, causation, prevention, detection, treatment and survivorship. NCI's goal is to stimulate and support scientific discovery and its application to achieve a future when cancers are uncommon and easily treatable. The NCI works toward this goal by providing vision to the Nation and leadership for thousands of NCI funded researchers across the United States and around the world, and working to assure that the results of research are translated into reducing the burden of cancer for all people.
For either the full-time or summer internship, candidates must apply online at our Training and Employment website StarCatcher http://generalemployment.nci.nih.gov where you can post your resume for viewing by our principal investigators. Then click on the links to our research divisions and use the index of labs and principal investigators to search for labs that interest you and communicate directly with principal investigators.
Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR
Students interested in learning more about chiropractic will have the opportunity to attend lectures and laboratories, observe in the student and outpatient clinics, and perhaps participate in patient simulations. Interns will get to know faculty members and students and gain a perspective on chiropractic as a discipline and profession. Contact Lee Smith, Director of Admissions, Western States Chiropractic College, Portland, OR (1-800-641-5641 or lsmith@wschiro.edu) for more information.
Oregon Zoo
Educator Intern
Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, Oregon 97221
Salary: Unpaid
Description: The Oregon Zoo offers various internships. Currently available internships are advertised on the Oregon Zoo web page. Here's your chance to work with Pygmy Goats or raptors!
How to apply: Fill out a "Student Information Sheet", available from Dawn Banker (EL230J) and attach a resume. Your application will be forwarded to Roger Yerke, Education Division Manager, Oregon Zoo.
Americorps
Northwest Service Academy
Salary: Unpaid, but education award is given after term of service
For more information, see the following website: http://www.northwestserviceacademy.org./
Association of American Medical Colleges
For the fifteenth year, the Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP) will offer summer educational experiences to help promising, highly motivated students gain admission to medical schools. MMEP gives a critical edge in the intense competition for medical school.
For more information, see the following website: http://www.smdep.org/
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) is the principal Federal agency assigned to the protection, conservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and their habitats. They offer a couple of different student opportunities.
Other Internships
1. Check out the clipboard labeled "Internships" outside ELS 230!
2. Sign up for the WSU Vancouver Science Programs List-serve:
http://lists.vancouver.wsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/scienceprograms
3. Check out the WSU Vancouver "Careers" link:
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/ss/career/joblistings.htm
4. Try this link: http://www.rit.edu/~gtfsbi/Symp/summer.htm#categories
Dawn Banker, Ph.D., Internship Coordinator
14204 NE Salmon Creek Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98686
360-546-9478