GOOD SAMARITAN

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

MEDICAL INTERNSHIP UPDATED 
About the Program

Applications for the Spring 2023 semester (January 2023-May 2023) are OPEN. This application cycle will close on November 25th. Please read the following before submitting an application.

The internship program is designed for individuals pursuing a career as a health care provider; it offers the opportunity to gain experience in the healthcare field, train as a medical assistant, and engage in direct patient care. Our interns work alongside staff, medical assistants and health care providers to deliver high quality primary and limited specialty care to under-served populations throughout Atlanta. The internship includes both direct patient care tasks and
administrative assistance needed to maintain clinic flow and follow up.

This unpaid internship is designed to expose future health care professionals to the medical field and inspire them to care for vulnerable populations. Program benefits include:

  • Training as a medical assistant including vital signs, patient histories, EKG,
    x-ray, spirometry, phlebotomy, and care coordination
  • Direct patient care experience
    Work alongside primary and specialty care providers
  • Opportunities for letters of recommendation
  • Documented health care experience hours

Program requirements include:

  • Vaccination against COVID-19
  • A commitment of one academic semester. This can be extended if mutually beneficial
  • Minimum commitment of one (1) full clinic day or two (2) half clinic days a week. Because this program is built into the actual clinic schedule, we ask that interns make it their priority to be consistent for their shifts.

The internship process is highly competitive because we only have limited capacity.
Due to a large number of applicants, only those chosen for the interview round will be contacted.

Interested applicants are required to complete an application that will be posted here during next enrollment period.

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNSHIP
About the Program

The internship program is designed for individuals pursuing a career in healthcare administration, offering the opportunity to gain experience in the healthcare field, train as Guest Services receptionist, and engage in face-to-face customer service care. This unpaid internship is designed to expose future healthcare administrative professionals to the medical field and inspire them to care for vulnerable populations. Program benefits include:

  • Training on athenahealth electronic health records (EHR)
  • Administrative experience
  • Customer service
  • Multitasking, Phone Etiquette, Insurance verification, cash handling, and scheduling
  • Opportunities for letters of recommendation
  • Documented healthcare experience hours

Program requirements include:

  • A commitment of one academic semester that may be extended if mutually beneficial
  • Minimum commitment of one (1) full clinic day or two (2) half clinic days a week (This program is built into the actual clinic schedule, we ask that interns make it their priority to be consistent for their shifts).

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION | Updated 08.11.2021

Internship applications are currently closed. At this time, we are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 situation and will not open the application until we feel it is safe for interns to be at the clinic. 

Other notes:

The internship process is highly competitive because we only have limited capacity.
Due to a large number of applicants, only those chosen for the interview round will be contacted.

Interested applicants are required to complete an application that will be posted here during next enrollment period.