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EPA Children's Environmental Health Program

This research provides a unique opportunity to contribute to OCHP efforts by applying science (e.g., review of the scientific literature) to inform children’s health impacts of EPA regulations and risk assessment. Further, the project provides training in current and emerging children’s environmental health issues with an opportunity to develop projects to contribute to the resolution of one or more of these issues. How to apply: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/EPA-OA-OCHP-2022-01 Location: Washington, DC

American Medical International Quality Training

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The clinical rotations offered by American Medical International Quality Training (AMIQT) are designed to allow international medical students and graduates attending schools outside the United States to be able to function within the U.S. health system by observing the delivery of care first-hand. We offer rotations in various specialties in the Washington, DC area. The AMIQT Observership Program is not intended to fill gaps in clinical knowledge or training; it is meant to familiarize and acculturate an IMG to the practice of medicine in an American clinical setting, and provide an introduction to American Medicine as they will experience it in a hospital-based residency program. Dr. Peter Bernad, founder of AMIQT is a board-certified neurologist, who is also certified in internal medicine, He has been in practice in the Washington, DC area for the past 35 plus years. He welcomes students to participate in month-long rotations and observerships with him and highly qualified collea...

Friendship Hospital Veterinary Externship

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Friendship Hospital Veterinary Externship is an opportunity for veterinary students to learn more about their field in a high-quality clinic. The rotating externship provides observational opportunities in Primary Care, Urgent Care and Specialty Services. Externs shadow specialists in various departments, such as Neurology, Specialty Surgery, Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging, Anesthesia and others. Although no direct patient care is included, externs will learn much by shadowing specialists.

American Medical Clinicals (AMC) Internal Medicine Externship Program

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American Medical Clinicals (AMC) Internal Medicine Externship Program is open to ECFMG certified graduate doctors. The externships are offered at The Internal Medicine Department at Providence Hospital in Washington, DC. Throughout the externship, externs will gain experience through four inpatient rotations, including in-patient medical floor, intensive care unit (ICU), coronary/cardiac care unit (CCU) and night float. They will have 3 months of hands-on, in-patient experience, do morning reports, grand rounds and teaching rounds, and noon conferences.

Facebook Public Policy Externship

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Facebook Public Policy Externship is available to college students pursuing a BA or graduate degree in business, law, political science, public policy, international relations, communications, journalism, or equivalent. This is a full-time, contract position for the summer of 2015. Qualified students must be able to work up to 40 hours per week in Facebook's Washington D.C. office. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in politics, public policy, and technology. A passion for Facebook and online communication is required, along with excellent verbal and written communication skills, good organizational and project management skills, and, preferably, experience in Internet technology.

Children's National Health System Externships

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Children's National Health System Externships accepts applications on an ongoing basis. Eligible students include those pursuing careers in pediatric neuropsychology. Externships are 12 months long. Externs will work 16 hours a week. Their work will include assessing children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders and will be in the Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology.

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Externship Opportunities

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Externship Opportunities are available to dental students to help prepare them for careers as dental surgeons. Students must be currently attending accredited dental schools in the U.S. Most externships require that students be in their junior or senior year of dental school in order to apply. Externships are 1-4 weeks in length. Externs will be able to assist oral and maxillofacial residents with surgery and other procedures as well as attend conferences, seminars and other training opportunities.

Children's National Health System Externship Training Programs

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Children's National Health System Externship Training Programs offer clinical externships for medical students in various areas of childhood treatment. Externship opportunities are available in autism, neuropsychology and psychology. The externships are for students who are in their third year of medical school or beyond, who have completed their assessment coursework, and who have had prior externship experience with testing, and direct clinical experience with children. Externs will participate in doing testing, evaluating test results, forming diagnoses, and providing feedback to parents. The on-the-job training will prepare students for careers in autism, neuropsychology and psychology in treating children.

IRS Legal Externships

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IRS Legal Externships are offered to law students who are about to graduate or have already graduated from law school. This program is a non-paid, volunteer externship. Externship applications are accepted throughout the year. Eligible students must be in good standing with their law school and be enrolled in a law school that is accredited by the American Bar Association. Externs will have an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and learn from Chief Counsel attorneys.

Foreign Medical Graduate U.S. Externships

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Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) U.S. Externships offer foreign medical students a hands-on clinical program that matches residency program requirements. It fills the experience requirement for students when they apply for a residency. The externship is different than just observing. Externships provide real, hands-on work experience for medical students. Externs will work with an attending physician and perform clinical duties such as assessing patient histories and performing physical examinations. All extern duties are done at a hospital under the supervision of a U.S. licensed attending physician.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Summer Student Nurse Tech Program

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Summer Student Nurse Tech Program is open to nursing students throughout the U.S. The paid work experience program takes place during the summer and gives nursing students an opportunity to gain skills that will be valuable to their nursing career. The program is held every summer at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. The program lasts 10 weeks during which students will be trained for a career as a Nurse Tech. Every year about 50 nursing students from around the country are accepted into the program which includes educational sessions from all areas of specialty.

U.S. Department of Labor Civil Rights Center Externship Opportunities

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U.S. Department of Labor Civil Rights Center Externship Opportunities are available for law students interested in civil rights. This externship is an unpaid work experience for law students who want to ensure equal opportunity for others. Externs will work with the Civil Rights Center to provide nondiscriminatory opportunities for current employees as well as those who apply for positions with the U.S. Department of Labor. Students applying for externships may volunteer their skills and service in the areas of external enforcement, internal enforcement or compliance assistance and planning.

U.S. Department of the Interior Legal Externship Program

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U.S. Department of the Interior Legal Externship Program offers law school students an opportunity to receive practical experience in the field of law while continuing their education. Programs are offered in the Spring, Summer and Fall. Externs may participate in civil litigation, conduct legal research, assist the Justice Department with legal work, draft legal briefs and motions, and assist with federal legal cases. Applicants must be currently attending a U.S. accredited law school, be in good standing, and have excellent legal research and writing skills.

The University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Washington, D.C. Externship Program

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The University of San Diego (USD) School of Law Washington, D.C. Externship Program offers law students a semester-long externship in Washington, D.C. It is an opportunity for law students to receive legal training and college credit at the same time. Students at the University of San Diego School of Law may choose to work for an attorney, a government or public interest agency, non-profit trade association, or with a judge. The work experience will teach them various aspects of the law at work in real settings. Students must be in their second or third year of law school in order to apply.

John C. Keeney Semester in Washington Program

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Law students at Penn State School of Law can take their education outside the classroom by applying for the John C. Keeney Semester in Washington externship program. This program offers a work opportunity in Washington, D.C. for students in their third year of law school. Students selected for the externship will spend an entire semester in Washington, D.C. What does an externship provide? It gives real-life experience to students who want to practice in the area of federal law. Approved agencies include a federal government agency, nonprofit organization or public interest group.

George Mason University School of Law Supervised Externship Program

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Law students at George Mason University School of Law have many options when it comes to externships. The university's supervised externships give law students a chance to utilize their education by working for various organizations in a legal capacity. Students must have completed at least a third of their courses in law school before applying for an externship. The externship takes them outside the classroom and into real work settings, such as the Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Alexandria Commonwealth Attorney's Office, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Georgetown University Law Center Clinics

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Georgetown University Law Center offers 15 different clinics each year to law students working on their J.D. The clinics give students an opportunity to prepare cases and represent real clients. Clinics combine classroom theory with actual legal practice. Law students will represent actual clients and be responsible for all the legal work performed, including research and investigation, case planning, client representation and pleading the client's case in court. Clinics cover several areas such as women's rights, domestic violence, juvenile justice, prisoner advocacy, federal legislation and more.

University of Pennsylvania Law School Externship Program

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Students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School have an opportunity to gain real-life law experience and get college credit at the same time by applying for an externship program. The program assigns students to work in organizations and government offices to apply their classroom learning in the field of law. Externships are offered to second- and third-year law students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Externships last one semester. Students may work at a government office, non-profit organization or legal firm. The program supplements classroom learning by giving students real experience in the field of law. The program is designed to help students advance their career goals and develop professional values that will prepare them for a career in law.

University of California at Berkeley Externship Program

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An externship program offers students at the University of California a chance to shadow a professional in their field of study and test drive their career. They are short in duration and give students an inside view of their career field. Freshman and sophomores at the University of California may apply for externships. Most of the externships are in northern and southern California. There are also some located in New York, Washington D.C. and overseas. They take place during the winter break. Students may apply for up to three externships. If chosen, they must commit to fulfilling the schedule, which generally lasts two weeks.

Georgetown Law Externships

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Externships are a great way for law students at Georgetown University to experience working in law within the public sector. Training external to the classroom is available through the unpaid externship program that allows students to work in various work environments. Students accepted into the externship program may choose to work for the federal government, on the Hill, in judicial chambers, or in local or national non-profit agencies. Students must have completed one year of coursework before applying. They must also complete the course requirements in order to be eligible to participate in the program.