Internship Testimonials
Intern at Autism Research Study at large health institution:
“This internship has solidified my interest in the disabilitycommunity, while highlighting the many issues needed to be changed to make the world a more accepting and accessible place. Families of children with Autism often face financial and social challenges because of the stigma and barriers embedded in the world that make healthcare, housing, and jobs more difficult for these families to obtain.”
Care Navigation Intern at a Community Pediatric Clinic:
“I’m most interested in the intersection between public/community health and direct health care. This internship site was an amazing space to see how these two areas interact and how we can ameliorate the social determinants of health within direct health care.”
Intern in State Government:
“Overall, I am extremely grateful for the ways in which this internship has exposed me to the particular role of government as a vehicle for public health promotion, its limitations, and its strengths. I also am looking forward to taking my new knowledge of community health and
related social service organizations in Boston as I identify work opportunities of interest to me in the future.”
Intern conducting clinical trials at a large hospital:
“I learned a lot about conducting a clinical research trial during this experience. I had never had a research experience before where I was directly interacting with participants so I learned a ton about appropriate communication as well as what administrative stuff goes on behind the scenes to keep the research running.
My greatest takeaway from this experience was that research is incredibly difficult and takes coordination and collaboration from many team members.”
Health Policy Research Intern on Sexual and Gender Minorities:
“The work focused on optimizing health and well-being for sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and those affected by HIV… I learned a lot about the importance of fighting for health justice and doing value-driven work as well as the real barriers that impede progress toward this goal.”
Health Communication Intern in City Government:
“I learned about the innerworkings of a City’s Health and Human Services Department, and how things like budgets need to be considered when planning a project or estimating its timeline. The most valuable skill Ilearned was how to use Canva to design social media posts, and how to think creatively about making public health information engaging to audiences.”
Intern at a Local Food Rescue Organization:
“I really enjoyed seeing more of the work that the organization does behind the scenes. I saw the effort that was being made to make their programs more culturally competent, especially as they serve largely immigrant populations. In one case they had different recipes printed in various languages to hand out with their home delivery boxes.”
Executive Functioning Coach at Youth Mentorship Organization:
“There are ample learning opportunities and resources that an intern could take advantage of, including some professional training and certificates, such as GMetrix and Scrum Master, etc. Other opportunities include
networking events with large companies.”
Intern with the Health Policy Research Group at large hospital:
“I believe that the supervisor meetings were very helpful in clarifying and achieving my personal andprofessional goals. I would talk to my supervisor about my grad school application process for an MPH and
we would also talk about what I am interested in doing in the future.”
Staff Support Intern at Creative Arts Afterschool Program:
“The program provides clinically intensive, trauma-informed services to
empower children to express themselves and learn coping skills through services like art and movement therapy. I co-facilitated the group activates, provided behavioral management-skills to the kids, and provided
daily observations for kids’ behavior. I also attended staff meetings where we would go over each of the kids’ goals and their performance from the previous day as we went over their clinical notes.”
Research Assistant on Health of Incarcerated Population:
“I learned a great deal about incarceration healthcare and what disparities currently exist in the field. This was a subject I did not study much beforehand, but I was still able to contribute to projects while learning more on the
day-to-day work. I also learned about how a professional medical environment functions. I have experience in clinical settings but seeing this office-based research setting broadened my perspective.”