Medical Student Summer Internship

Medical Student Internship Program

Mission

Established in 2023, as part of our efforts to address the workforce shortage and racial disparities in HIV/STI/HCV prevention and treatment, the Codman Square Health Center HIV medical student summer internship program provides two HBCU medical students with an opportunity to experience the challenges and rewards of HIV/STI/HCV care in community health centers and academic medical centers. Students should have a vested interest in community health, sexual health, and HIV care.

Overview

This intensive 6-week internship will introduce you to providing HIV and STI care in community health centers and academic medical centers and is hosted in collaboration with the HIV and STI programs at Codman Square Health Center, Boston Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.  During the first week of remote study, students will attend didactic lectures online and complete the self-paced National HIV Curriculum.  Throughout the remaining 5 weeks in Boston, summer Interns will shadow primary care and infectious disease physicians and nurse practitioners at the three clinical sites and participate in HIV and STI education community outreach activities and didactic sessions. Students will also visit community-based organizations and meet with local and state public health staff involved in HIV and STI prevention and treatment.  Students should have a vested interest in HIV and STI prevention and treatment. Students interested in participating in a quality improvement project may need to do some preparation prior to the internship in order to maximize the limited duration of the internship.

For the essay questions, we can place them in the description and direct them to email their responses to @Jonathan Pincus

o   Provide a brief statement outlining your interest in sexual health,  HIV care and/or LGBTQ+ health (500 words maximum).

o   Discuss experiences you have had working in or being a part of a medically underserved population and elaborate on how these experiences have impacted your educational path, professional aspirations, and the decision to apply for this internship (500 words maximum). 

Candidate Eligibility Criteria: 

• Eligible candidates must identify as an underrepresented minority medical or pre-medical student* in healthcare and attend an HBCU medical school or have attended an HBCU as an undergraduate • Demonstrated commitment to serving medically underserved communities • Preference will be given to applicants from Boston, MA

Racial/ethnic groups that are designated as underrepresented in medicine include:

• African American or Black
• Hispanic or Latino
• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
• Southeast Asian

Contact inquiries: Send all inquiries to Jonathan.Pincus@codman.org with 2025 Summer Internship in the subject line.