Internship positions are available across the health policy spectrum in both the public and private sectors. Program graduates in similar programs have pursued careers as health policy analysts, legislative affairs specialists, program managers, health care managers, lobbyists, public affairs experts and health policy consultants. Many careers of our graduates have lead into senior management and executive positions in the health policy arena. Internship and full-time position providers can be found here:
- Aarete Consulting
- Careset Systems
- Baylor Public Health
- James Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
- Codexis
- DavaOncology
- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Science and Technology Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
- AHRQ Training Program in Patient Safety and Quality
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- American Public Health Association
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Lewin Consulting
- American Medical Association
- Food and Water Watch
- Harris County Public Health
- Center for Medical Technology Policy
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Missouri Foundation for Health
- National Institute of Health
- Avalere Consulting
- Families USA
- Government Accountability Office
- Centers for Disease Control
- New York Academy of Medicine
- National Business Group on Health
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- Omnia Health Care Management
- American Cancer Society
- City of Houston
- The City of New York Mayor's Office
- The Urban Institute
- Texas Medical Center
- TMC Health Policy Institute
- UTMB
- USI Insurance
- USDA Children Nutrition Center
Bioscience Professional Associations
Professional Associations are a great source of information about internships, career pathways, conferences, scholarships, opportunities to meet people in your field, and a whole host of career-related topics. Usually associations will provide a discounted membership rate for students enrolled in college.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Association for Women in Science
Federation of American Scientists
The International Association for Science, Technology and Society
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science
Medical/Health
American College of Healthcare Executives
American Health Information Management
American Medical Writers Association
American Public Health Association
The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Association of Genetic Technologists
and others ....