2025 Summer Internship Applications are now closed.
Check back in the fall for information on our 2026 program!
The College Summer Internship Program is a 10 week-long paid internship perfect for undergraduate students looking for hands-on experience and exposure in a healthcare clinical, business, or operational setting. During your internship, you will work on large and small-scale projects and/or day-to-day operational or administrative tasks, gaining work experience, seeing how a healthcare system runs, and making connections with healthcare professionals. Included in the summer experience is a comprehensive professional development curriculum that allows you to learn along with your cohort and experience different healthcare environments and knowledge first-hand.
Internships are available for in a number of different tracks:
- Patient Care Internship for Students with an LNA License
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- If you are a nursing student or other pre-med/pre-health undergraduate student with your LNA license, click here! (Applications for this program remain open until March 2nd!)
- If you are a nursing student or other pre-med/pre-health undergraduate student with your LNA license, click here! (Applications for this program remain open until March 2nd!)
- Long-term Care Geriatrics
- Contribute to various geriatric care initiatives with an emphasis on dementia-friendly care. Click here to read a full description.
- Laboratory and Research
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- Examples of past laboratory and research sites include molecular pathology, histology, hematology oncology, otolaryngology/ENT, population/community health.
- Engineering and Technology
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- Examples of past sites include biomedical engineering, facilities and maintenance, simulation medicine, IT, analytics institute.
- Hospital Operations & Patient Care
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- Work on day-to-day tasks in one or more operational areas of the facility. Examples of past sites include outpatient clinic operations, inpatient/outpatient rehab, perioperative services, environmental health & safety, emergency department, neurodiagnostics, patient transportation, pharmacy.
- Healthcare Administration & Project Management
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- Examples of past sites include human resources, finance & accounting, nursing administration, process improvement team, communications & marketing, general ambulatory services, population/community health, outpatient clinical administration.
| Application Open | December 16, 2024 |
| Application Deadline | February 2, 2025 at 11:59pm |
| Interview Notification | Late February, 2025 |
| Interviews | March 3 – 7, 2025 |
| Selection Notification | By March 28, 2025 |
| Internship Start Date | June 2 – August 8, 2025 |
Qualifications
- Must be an undergraduate student with at least one year of completed coursework
- Remain enrolled in an accredited college program for Fall 2025
- Commit to full-time schedule (36-40 hours/wk) for the full 10 week program
- Eligible for employment in the United States
- Successfully complete our pre-employment screening process (background/drug screen/vaccination review/etc)
- Please note you will be responsible for setting up housing and transportation during the program
Housing
- Summer housing may be available at Colby-Sawyer College.
Please contact Amanda Spears amanda.spears@colby-sawyer.edu to inquire.
“I loved coming into work every day to be greeting by the smiling faces in my department. I worked closely with the OB/GYN director and performance improvement consultant, and while the project wasn’t finished by the end of my internship, the work I did will be helpful to improving clinic flow in the long-term!” – Gabby, 2024
“My biggest takeaway is that nobody’s life goes as planned. All of the wonderful people I met never expected to be in the role they are currently in. So, I would encourage future interns to try everything! Having an open mind can take you further than you think” – Ava, 2024
“My host department was great. I completed a number of tasks/projects, mostly pertaining to managing the radiation dosimetry program. The work culture was tight-knit and I felt like I belonged. Such support helped elevate my learning experiences in the realm of environmental standards and policies.” – Finn, 2024
"My biggest take away is that there are many different people that make up the Healthcare team. From x-ray techs, to nurses, to transporters, and doctors. I didn't realize how many people it takes to run a hospital and give the best patient care.” – Emilie, 2024
“Participating in this internship allowed me to earn the value of making connections. Every individual I had the opportunity to meet made it a point to mention how they benefited from networking, and encouraged me to reach out to them at any point in my future.” – Eliza, 2024
“My biggest takeaway from the internship has been how important teamwork and understanding is. Though it sounds cliché, teamwork is really the foundation of an efficient and happy hospital even if coworkers are not best friends. I have learned the value of working with people that are like me and who are not like me and to receive both criticism and gratitude in a variety of ways. All of these experiences have helped me grow as a worker, healthcare nerd, and as a person in general and I will cherish the advice I have received.” – Samantha, 2024
"Be open to whatever opportunities you are given, express your gratitude to the wonderful people who have taken you under their wings and been kind enough to show you their work and speak about their experiences. Also write down your experiences and how they made you feel in order to determine which jobs, environments and expertise draw you in and make you want to learn more about them.” – Meg, 2024