Summer Research & Internship Opportunities
As a pre-health applicant, there are numerous activities that you can involve yourself in during the summer to continue building yourself as a competitive applicant. These activities include: taking summer courses, shadowing, volunteering, research, internships, etc. The following Texas programs would be great experiences to get relevant and unique experiences that can set you apart from other applicants, help you network with current professionals and/or future colleagues, and develop or improve transferable skills.
MEDICAL
Program Name Location Field/Focus Eligibility Pay Important Dates Houston: Currently enrolled This program is not Baylor College of Ben Taub undergraduate, pre- accepting applicants for a Medicine-DeBakey St. Luke’s Surgery None medical student 2021 internship. Summer Sugery Tx
Childrens App Open: Now Freshmen must have lab Baylor College of $5,000 Deadline: Jan 10th, 2021 Houston Research experience outside of HS Medicine-SMART stipend Program: June 7th – Aug th & college coursework 2021 *Resident of Dallas Dallas: County $13.00/hr App Open: Now Elly Feldman Parkland Various Rotations *Age: 19+ 40 Deadline: Feb 1, 2020 Collegiate Fellow Hospital *GPA: 3.0+ hrs/wk Program: June-August *30+ college credit
Houston: Mary Ann Lunsford *Junior (completing 3rd yr) App Open: Now Memorial $1,000 Cardiology Summer Cardiology Deadline: April 1, 2021 Hermann *GPA: 3.6+ stipend Externship Program: Six weeks Hospital
*Currently enrolled undergrad student App Open: Dec 1, 2019 Up to McGovern Freshmen may apply if Deadline: Feb 1, 2020 Houston Research * $3,000 MedSURP Program: Ten weeks from they have at least 12 credit stipend hours by 2/1/19 May until July *Age: 18+ *Currently enrolled undergrad student This program is not Rosenberg Summer *Competitive science $5,000 accepting applicants for a Houston Surgery/Shadowing Surgical Fellowship courseload stipend 2021 internship. *Strong desire to attend medical school *TX Resident *GPA: 3.25+ Texas Tech Health Shadowing, This program is not SAT 1050+ or ACT 24+ Science Center Anatomy, MCAT * None accepting applicants for a Lubbock Premedical Prep, Mock *Interest in Primary care 2021 internship. Enrichment Interviews and/or rural health *Own transportation
This program is not $3,000 accepting applicants for a UT Houston Houston Research stipend 2021 internship.
VETERINARY
Program Name Location Field/Focus Eligibility Pay Important Dates
App Open: Now Varies upon internship American Paint Horse Varies upon Deadline: March 15 Ft. Worth Check out the “Good To Association internship Program: Two weeks in Know” Section summer *Current enrollement in college App Open: Check website Dallas Zoo College *Pass background check & Dallas Varies None Deadline: Check website Internship TB test Program: May-August *U.S. National *Lift upto 50 lbs *At least 2 yrs UG: Wildlife Fossil Rim Wildlife $300/mo App Open: Now SW of Glen Management, Conservation Center Animal care Onsite Deadline: March 1 Rose Biology or related housing Program: May-August *Valid driver’s license *2yrs undergrad in ZOOL, Stipend, App Open: Check website International Exotic Feline & BIOL, or related field housing Deadline: Check website Boyd Animal Sanctuary bear species *Work in varying conditions, & Program: June 1st – Aug 31st lift 50 lbs vehicles (for summer) *18+ credit hours (current Check current postings page, Texas Parks & Varies enrollment) Varies Varies follow instructions, and Wildlife across Tx GPA: 2.5+ * watch important dates given. *Valid driver’s license App Open: Check website See “More Information” tab Texas Zoo Internship Victoria Varies None Deadline: March 31, 2021 for each internship Program: ~12 weeks *Age: 20+ *2 yrs UG in related field App Open: Now GPA: 3.0+ Tiger Creek Tyler Big cats * Housing Deadline: Feb 1, 2021 *Lift upto 60 lbs Program: May-August *Tetnus shot ( within last 3yrs) San App Open: Check website Wildlife Rescue & Antonio: *Age: 18+ Native TX Deadline: Check website Rehabilitation Sherman None wildlife *Own transportation & valid Program: 12 wks beginning in Internship Animal Care driver’s license May Complex
DENTAL
Program Name Location Field/Focus Eligibility Pay Important Dates
*Currently enrolled undergrad This program is not Up to Freshmen may apply if they have accepting applicants for McGovern MedSURP Houston Research * $3,000 a 2021 internship. at least 12 credit hours by 2/1/19 stipend *Age: 18+
*60 credit hours of college $600 Exposure *Completed 8 hrs of gen chem, stipend App Open: Now Texas A&M-Dentistry Dallas dental field, ochem and biology Deadline: Jan 31, 2021 Collegiate II DAT prep *GPA: 2.75+ Meal Program: May 17-June 25 *Demonstrate financial need tickets
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) National Association of Advisor for Health Professions (NAAHP) National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) (These may include dental, medical, nursing, pharmacy, physicial therapy, physician assistant)
• Columbia University (New York) • Howard University (Washington, DC) • Rutgers (New Jersey) • UCLA & Charles R. Drew Univeristy (LA) • UTHealth Houston • University of Alabama @Birmingham • University of Florida (Gainesville) • University of Iowa (Iowa City) • University of Louisville (KY) • University of Nebraska (Omaha) • University of Washington (Seattle) • Western University of Health Science (Pomona, CA)
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