Internships and Summer Opportunities

Internships provide hands-on learning experiences, strengthens personal character and professionalism, and opens the door to greater opportunities upon graduation. Broaden your skills and begin making connections by exploring the internship opportunities on this page. 

Internship Opportunities

Michigan Department of Community Health: Looking for talented, dedicated, innovative students and graduates that want to gain the experience and knowledge of public service.

American Public Health Association Internships: A variety of internships for undergrad and grad students are available.

Center for Disease Control: A variety of hands-on training programs for undergraduate students.

MHealthy Intern: Summer internship opportunities for undergraduate students in the areas of community health, fitness center management, health education, nutrition, tobacco cessation, and marketing.

Van Andel Education Institute Summer Internship Programs: The goal of these programs is to expose aspiring researchers and clinicians to exciting advances in biomedical sciences that will help define their career paths.

College of Natural Science Internships: Information on internships for College of Natural Science majors.

Summer Opportunities

The Association of American Medical Colleges:

• MD-PhD Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: Medical research opportunities for undergraduates on medical school campuses.
• Public Health Training Opportunities: Listing of public health training programs
• Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: Listing of summer programs for undergraduates interested in pursuing careers in medical research..
• Summer Enrichment Programs: Programs located on medical school campuses across the country.

National Institute of Health: The NIH provides a plethora of summer opportunities for students at all levels. Explore the many NIH training opportunities by watching this video and downloading the accompanying slides. 

National Science Foundation: NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists 
of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution.

Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP): The SHPEP program offers freshmen and sophomore students a variety of academic and career experiences that will support their dental and medical school career preparation.

Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP): The Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is a gateway to graduate education at Council on Institutional Cooperation universities.

Dentistry:

• University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Summer Enrichment Program
• University of Michigan School of Dentistry Profile for Success Program

Optometry:

• Indiana University School of Optometry Summer Research Program
• Illinois College of Optometry Focus on Your Future Program
• Ohio State University College of Optometry I-DOC Program

Osteopathic Medicine:

• Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Public Health:

• University of Michigan School of Public Health Summer Enrichment Program
• University of Michigan School of Public Health Future Public Health Leaders Program

Michigan State University:

• Undergraduate Research Office
• Undergraduate Student Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences
• Rural Premedical Internship Program

University of Michigan:

• Undergraduate Summer Research
• University of Michigan Medical School Michigan Health Sciences Summer Institute

Wayne State University School of Medicine:

• Summer Fellowship Research Program
• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience