Summer 2025 HCC Internship Program Application

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Academic Enrichment and Career Programs

There are many programs (e.g. pathway, pipeline, magnet, linked learning, and enrichment) at colleges, universities, high schools or in the local community that provide support and services such as tutoring, mentoring, scholarships and exposure to careers. We are interested in knowing if you have participated in any programs like this before.

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The application for the Summer 2025 HCC Internship and Community Health Leaders Programs Application has closed. The application for the Summer 2025 HCC Internship and Community Health Leaders Programs Application will open in fall 2025. If you have a question about a previously submitted application, contact us at via our applicant support form.
Thank you for your interest in Health Career Connection (HCC)’s comprehensive paid summer internship and community health leaders programs! We are dedicated to empowering students like you to discover and achieve your health career goals. Spend your summer in an experiential learning internship program designed to develop the next generation of health professionals and leaders. We look forward to reviewing your application!

If you run into any issues and need additional support, please submit a request via our applicant support form.

Thank you for your interest in Health Career Connection (HCC)’s comprehensive paid summer internship and community health leaders programs! We are dedicated to empowering students like you to discover and achieve your health career goals. Spend your summer in an experiential learning internship program designed to develop the next generation of diverse health professionals and leaders. We look forward to receiving your application!

This application will ask for information about you as a candidate, your background, experience, and interests. To complete your application, you will need to provide the following information and upload the required documentation, when prompted:
  1. Updated resume
  2. Program preferences
  3. Internship and geographic location preferences (if interested in full-time internship) 
  4. Educational background
  5. Responses to short answer prompts
For additional tips and advice for completing your application, check out this video from HCC Alumni and Staff. 

Thank you for your interest in Health Career Connection (HCC)’s comprehensive paid summer internship program! We are dedicated to empowering students like you to discover and achieve your health career goals. Spend your summer in an experiential learning internship program designed to develop the next generation of diverse health professionals and leaders. We look forward to receiving your application!

HCC and College Track are excited to have you apply to this special opportunity! For the past four years, HCC has provided College Track students with career-launching health internships, and we’re thrilled to continue that tradition. Please note that while the general application may appear closed, this is a unique application just for you. Our program is a 10-week, full-time summer experience designed to give you hands-on exposure to the healthcare field. We look forward to reviewing your application and supporting your journey!

Please note, Emerson Collective/College Track students placed in HCC Internships will receive a stipend of $10,000 for their 10-week internships. All internships must be in-person.

This application will ask for information about you as a candidate, your background, experience, and interests. You should be ready to provide the following information (there will be options to upload relevant documentation):
  1. Updated resume
  2. Program preferences
  3. Internship and geographic location preferences (if interested in full-time internship) 
  4. Educational background
  5. Responses to short answer prompts
For additional tips and advice for completing your application, check out this video from HCC Alumni and Staff. 
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION
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  • You will receive an email notification confirming that your application was successfully submitted.
  • If you don’t receive an email, please contact us via our applicant support form.
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Applicant Name
Please confirm the information is correct for you. This application is only to be completed by the named applicant below. If the contact information is incorrect, do not proceed with completing this application and submit a support request.


Enter the name you'd like us to use when addressing you, whether it's a nickname, shortened name, or any name you identify with. Example: If your full name is "Catherine" but you go by "Cat", please enter "Cat".

Use simple phonetics or familiar words to describe the pronunciation. Example: If your name is "Siobhan", you might enter "Shi-vawn".


Applicant Contact

HCC will use your primary address to contact you regarding a decision on your internship application, as well as send important information about next steps if you are selected to move forward in the application process. We highly recommend using a non-school email address as your primary email address to avoid missing important information in the case your email is disconnected upon graduating from an institution.

HCC will use your primary address to contact you regarding a decision on your internship application, as well as send important information about next steps if you are selected to move forward in the application process. We highly recommend using a non-school email address as your primary email address to avoid missing important information in the case your email is disconnected upon graduating from an institution.

This can be a school email address or any other email that you use.

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PROGRAM PREFERENCES

Summer Availability
HCC offers undergraduate and recent college graduates a comprehensive paid summer internship program that provides exposure, experience, mentoring, and networking in the health field. Please note: While HCC provides these experiences through a wide range of health-related settings and sectors, we do not offer pre-med clinical internships. 

In order to ensure that all interns receive the full range of HCC's benefits, we require all selected interns to be able to complete a full-time internship that meets all of the following criteria:
  • 8 hours per day
  • 40 hours a week
  • Traditional business hours (e.g. 9am to 5pm)
  • 10 consecutive weeks from your start date (i.e. no vacations or breaks during your internship)



Beginning in 2020, HCC launched the Community Health Leaders Program (CHLP) as an alternative to the full-time, internship program. This part-time (20 hours/week), completely virtual, 8-week program includes a robust series of interactive online learning sessions, virtual workshops, and training to help participants develop new skills and increase their knowledge of key issues and strategies to advance health equity. CHLP covers topics such as defining health equity, engaging community and policy stakeholders, patient-centered care, cultural humility, philanthropy, and research. Community Health Leaders learn to recognize geographic, cultural, and social contexts where health inequities occur. Throughout the program, Scholars apply their learning through team-based consulting projects in partnership with health organizations seeking to advance health equity. 

Participation entails 20 hours per week, 9a-1pm PT/12pm-4pm ET Monday - Friday of virtual programming and team-based project work, as well as a $2,000 educational stipend.

Please note that because internships are full time, you cannot participate in the Community Health Leaders Program and the HCC Internship Program simultaneously. Expressing the desire to be considered for the Community Health Leaders Program will not affect your candidacy for the HCC Internship Program.



INTERNSHIP PREFERENCES

Health Career Priorities and Internship Type
HCC interns work in a variety of settings, including:
  • Public Health
  • Health Care
  • Behavioral Health
  • Health Administration and Policy
  • Life Sciences
  • Health Philanthropy
  • And more...
Please select and rank the type of HCC internship experiences that would most align with your interests and goals. Please note that HCC staff uses this information to best identify internship opportunities for candidates that advance to the final interview round. There may be internship opportunities outside of this list of preferences, as our host organizations’ projects may vary year to year. If selected to be an HCC intern, you are not guaranteed one of your choices—HCC staff make the final placement assignments, using both the preferred choices below, and your overall application. (Select  a maximum of 4 options)
Preferred Type of Internship If selected "Other" type of internship, specify below:
1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
4th Choice
Regional Preference for Internship Placement

HCC offers internships in the following regions: 
  • Northern California
  • Central Valley
  • Central Coast
  • Southern California
  • Coachella Valley
  • Detroit
  • Greater Chicago
  • Minneapolis
  • New England
  • New York Metropolitan Area
  • Washington D.C./Baltimore/Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • Remote
The above regions are areas in which HCC partners with host sites to offer paid internships. HCC staff will refer to your regional preferences when assessing where to place you for eligible internships.

HCC offers internships in the following regions: 
  • Northern California
  • Central Valley
  • Central Coast
  • Southern California
  • Coachella Valley
  • Detroit
  • Greater Chicago
  • Minneapolis
  • New England
  • New York Metropolitan Area
  • Washington D.C./Baltimore/Virginia
  • North Carolina
The above regions are areas in which HCC partners with host sites to offer paid internships. HCC staff will refer to your regional preferences when assessing where to place you for eligible internships.

Note: HCC does not offer housing or cover relocation costs. HCC also does not cover transportation costs. Take into account your ability to secure housing and commute to your internship site in your chosen regions and subregions. 

Please indicate the region(s) where you would be most interested and able to complete an HCC internship. If you indicate that you prefer in-person and hybrid opportunities, you must indicate at least one preference and can rank up to 3 total regional preferences. Only rank regions where you can reliably attend a ten consecutive week full-time internship. 

Please indicate only one region per preference. For the regions you rank, please also indicate all the sub-regions where you are interested in interning, the types of transportation you have access to, and the types of housing you have access to.


Placement #1


In the region you've selected, choose your preferred subregions. To add more subregions, click "Add another response" below, and a new "Subregion" section will appear for each selection. Ensure you specify the types of housing and transportation you'll utilize during your summer internship
Subregion(s)

To select multiple subregions, click on "Add another response" below.




Placement #2 (Optional)


In the region you've selected, choose your preferred subregions. To add more subregions, click "Add another response" below, and a new "Subregion" section will appear for each selection. Ensure you specify the types of housing and transportation you'll utilize during your summer internship
Subregion(s)

To select multiple subregions, click on "Add another response" below.




Placement #3 (Optional)


In the region you've selected, choose your preferred subregions. To add more subregions, click "Add another response" below, and a new "Subregion" section will appear for each selection. Ensure you specify the types of housing and transportation you'll utilize during your summer internship
Subregion(s)

To select multiple subregions, click on "Add another response" below.




ACADEMIC AND CAREER PROGRAMS

Grade Point Average


Health-Related Course Work

HCC internships typically focus on public health, health management, health policy, community health, health education, health equity, health finance, consulting, quality improvement, behavioral health, and health IT. HCC also offers internships in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant course work is offered in many different departments. Examples include:
Health Sciences, Community Health, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, Social Welfare, Psychology, Pre-Med / Pre-Health, Pre-nursing, Business, Ethnic / Cultural Studies, Public Policy, Biomedical Engineering, American Studies, etc.

List your relevant coursework below. Include course work relevant to the type of health internship you are seeking. For example, add Business, Finance, and Accounting coursework if seeking a Health Management or Finance internship placement.
  Course Title   Institution Name   Grade
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Course #2
Course #3
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Resume
Attach a current, one-page resume which must include the following information: 
  • Contact information. (Name, email, phone, city, and state)
  • Education
  • Paid experience/internships/volunteer work 
  • Student group membership/leadership or professional affiliations 
  • Relevant skills (e.g. lab skills, if interested in biotech)
  • Any other relevant information

RESUME AND APPLICATION RESOURCES
Consult the resources at the links below if you would like more information about how to write a strong resume.
Resumes must be submitted in PDF format ONLY.  Use the following format to name your resume attachment file:  HCC2024_Firstname_Lastname_resume.pdf

PROFESSIONAL AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

HCC matches students to internship opportunities that align with their skills and interests. Some employers are also looking for special skills. Please list all skills that you have. Having prior skills is not required to be selected for the HCC Internship Program.
Professional and Technical Skills
Our internships are with a wide range of partners and engage in many different priority projects with host organizations. Please select up to 10 skills below that you feel you would contribute to an internship experience. To select multiple options, click "Add another response" and indicate your level of proficiency for each. You may select up to 10.


No competency level is required for this selected skill.
Language Skills
For the following questions, if you are not fluent and/or proficient in a language other than English, please select “Not Applicable".

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SHORT ANSWERS

The questions below are intended to allow you to explain your interest in participating in HCC. We also hope your responses allow us to learn more about you as an applicant, including your interests, aspirations, background and skills that may not be reflected in other parts of the application. 

NOTE: To make sure that you do not lose your work, we strongly advise drafting and saving your responses in another application (such as Microsoft Word, Notes, Notepad, etc.) first, and copying and pasting your final responses into the appropriate prompt field. 

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION



First generation college student is identified as an individual who is the first in their immediate family to attend a 4-year college or university




Michael Drake Health Philanthropy Fellowship Program

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HCC is partnering with The Commonwealth Fund to provide applicants with the opportunity to participate in the Michael Drake Health Philanthropy Fellowship Program. Selected fellows will complete full-time, in-person, 10-week summer placements at the Commonwealth Fund or partner philanthropic organizations in New York. 


Fellows will gain exposure to how philanthropic organizations work to improve health and advance health equity. They will also learn about career paths in health philanthropy and find mentors to help them advance towards their goals. Fellows will gain valuable hands-on experience working on projects and will enhance their professional development and networks through a comprehensive fellowship curriculum, including workshops and events. Fellows will learn and build valuable relationships through participation in Health Career Connection’s New York and national summer cohorts and will become part of HCC’s 5,400-plus alumni network for support throughout their careers. 


Program Overview:

  • Duration: The fellowship program will run for 10 weeks, from mid to late May, through early August 2025.
  • Location: Fellows will be placed at the Commonwealth Fund or partner philanthropic organizations in New York City.
  • Experience: Participants will gain hands-on work experience, receive mentorship, and support projects in health philanthropy. Participants will also benefit from HCC's comprehensive career and professional development programming.
  • Funding and Support: Each fellow will receive an educational stipend of $6,000 and support to attend professional development events in New York City and nearby regions. Support for transportation within New York City will be provided.
  • Eligibility: Undergraduate juniors or seniors, who have a demonstrated interest in health and/or philanthropy and want to gain exposure and experience in health philanthropy are encouraged to apply. Must be available to be a full-time fellow, in person in New York City, on a hybrid basis (at least 2 or 3 days a week) between mid to late May and early August.

Applicants who indicate their interest in being considered for the Michael Drake Health Philanthropy Fellowship below will be asked to complete a few supplemental questions before submitting your application.






COMPLETE APPLICATION


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