An internship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital gives you a unique training experience while helping children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. St. Jude offers internships, externships and other short-term training opportunities in areas as diverse as the hospital itself: from patient care and scientific research, to volunteer services, law and information technology.
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The Cancer Education internships are project focused with exposure to various applications of scientific concepts in the cancer research setting. Interns will translate the world-class research taking place at St. Jude into usable teaching tools and strategies that enhance science and cancer education in the K-12 classroom.
Learn more about Cancer Education and Outreach Academic Internships
Learn more about Cancer Education and Outreach Summer Internships
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Interns in the Child Life Department work closely with experienced child life specialists and families coping with chronic illness. The 16-week internship includes clinical rotations and educational seminars and is designed for college seniors, college graduates and master's students with backgrounds in child development, education, psychology or related fields.
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The Communications and Public Relations Internship will be project-focused with exposure to various components of the public relations working environment. Interns will work side-by-side with communications experts and practitioners in a professional environment to gain insight and experience into the inner workings of a health care communications team.
Learn more about the Communications and Public Relations internship program
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Facilities Operations and Maintenance interns will work side-by-side with professionals on projects in a professional environment to gain insight and experience into the world of Facilities Management. The internship is project-focused with exposure to various components of our working environment.
Learn more about the Facilities Operations and Maintenance internship program
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The Housing and Patient Services Internship offers a motivated individual an opportunity to spend a summer placement within the Housing and Patient Services department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Learn more about the Housing and Patient Services internship program
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The Human Resources Internship offers a motivated individual an opportunity to spend a summer placement within the Human Resources department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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The Information Services internship program offers motivated individuals an opportunity to spend a summer placement within the hospital’s Information Services Department. Interns work side-by-side with experienced information technology professionals and gain insight into the fast-paced world of health care IT.
Learn more about the Information Services internship program
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The Office of Legal Services offers immersive legal internships for second- and third-year law students. Interns work closely with in-house and outside counsel on substantive projects in many aspects of the law, with excellent mentoring, opportunities and client interactions.
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The renowned Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program offers funded summer internships in laboratory or clinical research for some of the country's top undergraduate, medical and graduate students.
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Predoctoral trainees may pursue pediatric psychology and neuropsychology rotations in the St. Jude Department of Psychology. These internships are part of the APA-approved University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Internship Consortium.
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The Quality of Life/Palliative Care internship will provide a qualified undergraduate or master’s level student exposure to palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care for patients and families at St. Jude. The intern, working with the bereavement coordinator, will have the opportunity to interface with pediatric palliative care practitioners and will work collaboratively with multiple departments.
Learn more about the Quality of Life/Palliative Care internship
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The Security Management Internship is project-focused with exposure to various components of the working environment within St. Jude’s Security department.
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The Volunteer Services Department offers funded full-time internships for qualified undergraduate and master’s students. Interns gain well-rounded experience in many areas, including organizing programs and events, motivating and supervising volunteers, writing print materials, and performing office and data management functions.
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ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude, offers internships in a variety of areas, including communications, finance, fundraising, marketing, technology and more.
Careers
At St. Jude, your career makes a difference. We offer outstanding opportunities in the basic and translational sciences, clinical research, patient care and many other areas for talented individuals.