Health Sciences Paid Internship

Job Description

Health Sciences Paid Internship | ECU Health

The Tone:
This is a paid internship at ECU Health, located in Greenville, NC (in-person). ECU Health is a dedicated, mission-driven academic healthcare system, serving over 1.4 million people across 29 counties in eastern North Carolina. Comprising 13,000 team members and nine hospitals, including the flagship ECU Health Medical Center and Maynard Children’s Hospital, the system partners with the Brody School of Medicine. This internship provides Health Sciences Academy seniors with an invaluable opportunity to gain practical experience in an occupational setting, blending on-the-job training with relevant academic instruction, directly supporting the system’s mission to enhance regional health through patient care, education, and research.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary (Structured for academic credit over specific semesters/year)
• Location: Greenville, NC (In-person)
• Mission: To equip Health Sciences Academy seniors with practical occupational experience and academic instruction, contributing to ECU Health’s comprehensive patient care, education, and research mission across eastern North Carolina.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Training: Engage in hands-on, on-the-job training within a real-world occupational setting to develop practical skills.
• Instruction: Participate in concurrent academic and technical instruction designed to complement and enhance practical learning.
• Credit: Successfully complete a minimum of 360 hours per year (180 hours per semester) to earn two valuable units of academic credit.
• Evaluation: Receive comprehensive performance evaluations from your employer every six weeks, which will contribute to your overall academic grade.
• Placement: Navigate a competitive application and placement process, potentially including interviews, aptitude tests, and screenings, to secure an internship position.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Be a currently enrolled, rising Health Sciences Academy Senior in good academic and membership standing.
• Experience: Commit to working 12-15 hours per week, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to achieve the required minimum of 360 annual hours.
• Skills: Maintain a minimum weighted GPA of 3.0 and possess an acceptable criminal background check, disciplinary history, and attendance record.
• Bonus: Prior coursework in Anatomy and Physiology is preferred for this role.