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The International Health department at Northwestern Medicine is currently accepting applications for our 2024-2025 Graduate Administrative Intern opportunity! We are seeking a graduate student who is available in a full-time capacity (40/hours) in downtown Chicago throughout the summer. Thereafter, this internship opportunity would transition into part-time status (est. 20 hour/week) during the school year.  We anticipate our Graduate Administrative Intern joining the team beginning May, 2024, with the internship concluding around April, 2025. We request that candidates please include a personal statement in the "Message to Hiring Manager" section of their application submission.

The Graduate Administrative Intern reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Administrative Internship presents a valuable opportunity for graduate students (e.g. M.B.A., M.P.H., M.H.A., M.P.P., etc) to gain experiential education and for Northwestern Memorial Hospital to benefit from the service, skills and knowledge that graduate students can offer. 

Graduate Interns are paired with a Director to complete a three month project aligned with NMH's strategic objectives. The internship program includes: orientation sessions, mid-point and final feedback session, lunches with senior executives, management meetings, community service, and executive presentations. Graduate interns interact with the management team, medical leadership, campus partners and are exposed to all aspects of healthcare operations.

The Graduate Intern maintains all duties including but not limited to the following:

• Completion of assigned intern project, submission of final project presentation and completion of program evaluation.
• Participation in Graduate Internship program activities including: shadowing, senior executive lunches, management meetings and orientation sessions.
• Final presentation to senior leadership and project team.
• Completion of tasks and duties as assigned by NMH Director for completion of Intern project.

Required:

• Graduate Interns must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program. Programs can include Master's degrees in Healthcare Administration (M.P.H, M.H.A., M.H.S.A., etc), Business Administration (M.B.A) or equivalent (M.P.A.).

Preferred:

• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, including presentation skills.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.