Summer Internships

and Opportunities
Contents

1. Reasons for seeking summer enrichment opportunities

2. Enrichment opportunities and how to take advantage of them

3. Searching: where to look

What are reasons for seeking enrichment
opportunities?
● Improve upon certain skills

● Be a more competitive applicant

● Network/make connections

● Gain a better understanding of your goals

● Less pressure
Main categories of summer enrichment
opportunities
● Shadowing/patient care

● Discovery (and skill development)

● Coursework

● Research
 Shadowing/Patient Care
Taking care of/being exposed to the treatment of an individual in a
healthcare setting
Patient Care Assistant

Description: providing patients with basic Skills preferred:

care in collaboration with family, nurses ● Effective communication
and other healthcare providers ● Soft skills
Requirements: state license ● Technical skills
● Critical thinking

Where to look:
-https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCareers/job/Patient-Care-Associate_R1433
-https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/
-local hospital site
Emergency Medical Technician EMT

Description: “ provide out of hospital emergency Skills preferred:

medical care and transportation for critical and ● Effective communication
emergent patients who access the emergency ● Soft skills
medical services (EMS) system ● Technical skills
Requirements: state license ● Critical thinking

Where to look:
-https://www.nremt.org/EMT/Certification
-https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/
-local hospital site
EMT Education:

https://www.google.com/search?q=emt+courses+near+me&oq=emt+courses+&aqs=chrome.0.
0i457i512j69i57j0i402l2j0i512l3j69i60.3155j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Discovery (and skill development)
Finding out more about your interests and passions
What does that mean?

● What are some skills you want to improve upon?

● What is an experience you want to have?

Where to look?

-https://ugresearch.osu.edu/research-postings

-professors
Coursework
Catch up on courses or be ahead
Where to look:

● -https://courses.osu.edu/psp/csosuct/EMPLOYEE/PUB/c/COMMUNITY_ACCE
SS.OSR_CAT_SRCH.GBL?
● -https://classes.osu.edu/class-search/#/
● -major site (https://microbiology.osu.edu/)
● -degree audit
● -academic and financial aid advisor
 Research
Utilizing the scientific method in any field to answer certain questions
Important questions to consider:

● What are you interested in?

● What type of environment do you want to learn in?

● What skills can you highlight and what are your shortcomings?
Where to look?

-https://ugresearch.osu.edu/research-postings

-professors