Medical Student Summer Internship
Program Description
Penn CHIPS offers a summer internship opportunity for one or two, Perelman School of Medicine first-year medical student(s). During the 6 – 8 week program, the selected candidate receives an introduction to the field of healthcare quality and safety, and participates in a quality improvement project under the direction of a fellow or faculty member. Compensation is a $3,000 stipend.
Previous interns have been able to author abstracts, present their findings at local, regional, and national quality and safety meetings, and engage in meaningful improvement work to improve health care processes and outcomes across Penn Medicine and/or the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
QI Education
PIIA ( Performance Improvement in Action) Training:
A two-day bootcamp in Quality Improvement that offers exposure to models and approaches used to tackle problems in healthcare delivery systems.
Complete the Basic Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety through the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
QI Experience
Hands-on work with HUP and/or CHOP faculty & fellows on one or more Quality Improvement projects
QI Mentorship
Clinical and non-clinical shadowing with your mentor and other hospital leaders
Weekly or biweekly meetings with your mentor
Department & System level meetings in QI and patient safety
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and their CVs to Stacey.riley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu and will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants must be a current (year one) University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine student.
Any questions should be directed Stacey Riley at Stacey.riley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or to Dr. Jessica Hart at HARTJS@chop.edu