The Emory Clinic Summer Internship Program
The Emory Clinic is a physician practice of more than 980 specialists, subspecialists and primary care physicians who care for patients at one of our many clinics, hospitals and affiliates throughout the Atlanta area. Representing the primary port of access to adult patient care in Emory Healthcare, The Emory Clinic is the largest and most comprehensive group practice in Georgia.
Through The Emory Clinic Summer Internship Program, currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students receive practical experience in health care administration, as well as the opportunity to make a positive impact at The Emory Clinic through innovative and creative project work. This internship opportunity exposes students to the business and administrative components of The Emory Clinic’s practice operations. Since 2008, The Emory Clinic has hosted 90 students from more than 20 different educational institutions across the United States in the Summer Internship Program.
Explore important details about the internship program, including how to apply, via the below links.
Projects may be focused in a variety of functional areas. Projects in previous years have focused on quality, process improvement, strategy, operations, finance, marketing and business development. Students are expected to present a deliverable, such as a presentation or project summary, at the end of their summer internship experience.
Applications for the 2013 Summer Internship Program are being accepted Monday, December 31, 2012 - Friday, February 8, 2013. To apply, please follow these steps:
1. Click here to be redirected to the Employment Opportunities section of the Emory Healthcare Career Center Web site.
2. Go to Search Openings and type Job Requisition ID: 33014BR.
3. Click on the Job Requisition ID to open the position. Select "Apply to Job."
4. Complete all requested fields, including submission of your current resume.
Candidates will undergo the following selection process:
Stage 1: Application review.
Stage 2: Students who are selected to move on in the process after Stage 1 are asked to submit project preference writing samples, ranking their top three project choices.
Stage 3: Students who are selected to move on in the process after Stage 2 will be selected to participate in telephone interviews. Department sponsors select three to six students to interview directly based on best fit and interest for their project.
The Emory Clinic Summer Internship Program typically starts in mid-May or early June and lasts through mid-August. Students work full time during the week with their assigned departments or projects. Students are responsible for keeping their project work on track to meet their respective deliverable deadlines throughout the summer. Additionally, students have the opportunity to attend senior leadership meetings, gain exposure to departments throughout The Emory Clinic, attend lunch and learns to discuss various topics with peers and hear guest speakers, and formally present projects to The Emory Clinic's section and executive leadership.
Compensation for The Emory Clinic Summer Internship Program is determined by the department sponsor and the current level of the student's education (undergraduate or graduate).
The Emory Clinic Summer Internship Program and the department leader can choose to sponsor out-of-town students to live on Emory University's Clairmont Campus. The Clairmont Campus is located in the Druid Hills community of Atlanta, near Emory's Clifton Road campus and just minutes from downtown Atlanta, Atlanta's Buckhead district and Decatur. The Clairmont Campus offers close access to MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) service, the public transportation system of the city. Learn more about the Summer Intern Housing Program.
Students are placed in various departments and clinical sections throughout The Emory Clinic, based on their project interest and the needs of the department or clinical section. Department sponsors for previous years include: Orthopaedics and Spine, Radiology, The Emory Clinic Administration, Patient Financial Services, Radiation Oncology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Office of Quality, Otolaryngology, Finance and Human Resources.
For questions or additional information, please contact Allison Blake at allison.blake@emoryhealthcare.org.
