Internships & Fellowships
ORGANIZATION:
The Center for the Study of the Presidency
Organization Description:
This position is located in the Office of former Assistant Surgeon General of the United States, Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. The mission of the Office is to improve health by fostering national and international research, service delivery, and education programs through informed public policy. Dr. Blumenthal currently serves as the Senior Advisor for Science, Health, and Medicine at the non-profit Center for the Study of the Presidency (CSP) where she also focuses on global health issues. The Center is a non-partisan organization that seeks to further the understanding and functioning of the American Presidency and its related institutions to apply lessons learned to educate, illuminate, and inspire future leaders and to enhance public policymaking for the next President and Administration.
An internationally recognized health expert and leader, Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. served as U.S. Assistant Surgeon General, the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health and Senior Science, Medical, and Global Health Advisor in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and as a Senior Public Health Advisor to the White House Domestic Policy Council. As a leading advocate, policymaker, and national spokesperson on critical health issues facing America and the world today, Admiral Blumenthal has been named by the New York Times, the National Library of Medicine, and the Medical Herald as one of the most influential and important women in medicine.
INTERNSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP DETAILS
Position Title:
Health Policy Intern or Fellow
Internship and Fellowship Description:
In this position, the health policy intern or fellow will work closely with Rear Admiral Blumenthal on issues including national health policy and reform, global health, pandemic flu, women’s health, health insurance coverage, health information technology, and other emerging health concerns. Interns must be currently enrolled in a college or university. Fellows have an undergraduate degree or are enrolled in a graduate or medical degree program.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- A unique opportunity to contribute to the Center for the Study of the Presidency’s Agenda Health Care Initiative that is framing health policy recommendations for the new Administration, Congress and the American public to address critical health challenges and opportunities facing the United States and the world. The health policy intern or fellow will help organize briefing sessions of leading experts from medicine, public health, business, and government to inform the health policy agenda of the new Administration.
- Provide research and administrative support to the CSPC Commission on Federal Leadership in Health and contribute to its activities and reports
- Contribute to the establishment of a new global health initiative
- Contribute to the fight to eradicate HIV/AIDS
- Assist in the development and implementation of health policy initiatives and programs, including:
- Conduct research on national and global health and emerging health issues (e.g. pandemic flu, obesity, women’s health, health disparities, disease prevention, mental health, bioterrorism)
- Help organize and attend meetings and conferences with Federal agencies, public health officials, leaders in the health care field, consumer organizations, and international groups
- Attend Congressional hearings and national organization briefings
- Apply organizational and writing skills to the development and implementation of national and global public health programs and initiative
- Build and update a health website and identify new information resources
- Assist in the development and writing of memos, letters, reports, speeches, and slide presentations, etc.
- Assist in the preparation of scientific and health policy papers and news articles for publication and where appropriate, serve as a co-author
- Gather current health and legislative information and data
- Assist in preparing for news interviews on national and global health issues
- Administrative tasks
This internship and fellowship may also include a number of special exposures to Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Government such as visits to the White House, U.S. Capitol, Embassies, Federal agencies and national health organizations.
Qualifications Required:
Applicants must have excellent writing skills, a background in health and science and experience in internet research as well as word processing skills and PowerPoint experience.
Geographic Location:
Washington, D.C.
This internship and fellowship will be full or part-time.
This internship and fellowship is usually not compensated, although stipends may be available in some circumstances.
Internships and fellowships are available year round.
No deadline for application.
What do students need to do to apply?
Please send a resume with relevant coursework, a description of exposures to public health and medicine, SAT and/or MCAT scores, and GPA along with a writing sample and brief description of your interest in the job to healthinstitutes@gmail.com.
For more information, please call Dr. Blumenthal at (202) 872-9800.
