PostGrad Opportunities
There are a range of career opportunities available to recent medical graduates. I'm here to offer guidance that will help you strengthen your leadership skills, expand your clinical knowledge and expertise, and explore strategies to manage and reduce student loan debt.
Internship Involvement
World Health Organization: Internship
Offering technical and administrative program internships in communication, external relations or human resources
Have to have completed 3 years of full-time studies at a university
Not related to a WHO staff member
Minimum of six (6) weeks and up to maximum of 24 weeks (6 months)
Full time internship, only one internship is allowed at WHO
Click on the "WHO Internship" button to the right for more information
National Institutes of Health: Internship
Full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers
Summer interns work in a research group directed by a Principal Investigator (PI)
Opportunities include biomedical, translational, and clinical research
Health-related fields are invited to apply
NIH sponsors a "Graduate and Professional School Fair" in July and "Summer Poster Day" in early August, where the interns are able to share their research with the NIH community
Upcoming
NIH Summer Internship Program Application Webinar:
Natasha Lugo-Escobar, OITE
November 21, 2024
3 PM - 4 PM EST
Virtual
NIH Summer Internship Program Application Webinar:
Natasha Lugo-Escobar, OITE
December 12, 2024
3 PM - 4 PM
Virtual
NIH Postbac and Summar Internship Q & A
Natasha Lugo-Escobar, OITE
January 9, 2025
4 PM - 5 PM
Virual
To apply:
SIP application will open November 18, 2024 at 9 AM EST
SIP application will close February 19, 2025 at noon EST
Reference letters are due February 26, 2025 at noon EST
Click on the "NIH Internship" button to the right for more information
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins San Frontières
Urgent Need for Physicians / Health Promoters / etc.
Click on the "MSF" button to the right for more information
Research
Inquire possible research opportunities in your current hospital in your interested field
Educational Opportunities
Masters of Public Health
May & August start dates, tuition is free
Accredited by CEPH
If you start in May on the fast-track, it will take around 10 months to finish
If you start in August, it will take around 12 months to finish
You can get board certified
Extended Clinical Program (ECP)
This route offers fourth-year medical students the opportunity to extend their training until August of that year at affiliated hospitals. It provides a valuable chance to deepen clinical knowledge, enhance practical skills, gain additional hands-on experience, and build meaningful connections within their chosen specialty.
For U.S. citizens at unaffiliated hospitals, the graduation date can be delayed until December 31 of that year.
Non-U.S. citizens may only extend their graduation date until August of that year, regardless of hospital affiliation.
Master of Science in Biomedical Research (MSc. BR)
Dual degree, tuition is free
complete research in a clinical setting and retain their status as medical students
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Multi-Sector Health Management
one-year, online masters program, tuition is free
2 in-person weeks in Grenada -- one at the beginning and one near the end
students are responsible for books, certain fees, and travel fares to Grenada
Revisit site for more information
career opportunities
ScribeAmerica
In-person / Remote opportunities
TeleScribes Audio / Video is convenient, able to document firsthand account of the patient and the provider, flexible, able to communicate audibly
Orientation is 2 weeks
Medical terminology, system based videos, HIPAA / PHI compliance, case presentations, etc.
Supervisory period 6 days (minimum)
one-to-one personal training, core measures and PQRI documentation, evaluations, etc.
Periodic assessment
charting review and deficiency log, quality assurance, etc.
Career Site.pdf