Health Career Connection (HCC) is a national non-profit that connects organizations in all health sectors to talented and diverse future health leaders and professionals
Why Partner with HCC
For over 33 years, HCC’s innovative programs have connected health employers with over 5000 talented, underrepresented college students through internship, training, and mentorship opportunities. HCC’s program unlocks the passions and talents of its interns and channels them to advance the priority projects of partner organizations and the health of the communities they serve.
Health Career Connection’s internship program has been growing steadily as Host Organizations participate in our program year after year. Organizations find HCC interns to be highly capable, highly motivated, and skilled resources. Interns add productivity by enabling preceptors to do higher value-added tasks. They bring energy and fresh ideas along with their analytical, writing, and language skills. Projects that were on the backburner get started and others get additional resources. Hosting interns is also an excellent way to develop an organization’s recruiting pipeline and build the loyalty of future employees. HCC places a strong emphasis on providing opportunities to students of color and organizations hosting an HCC intern to help increase diversity in healthcare professions.
Internship Overview
Host Organization’s Role
- Offer a full-time (40 hours/week), 10-week internship from June through August
- Provide interns with meaningful projects & learning opportunities
- Dedicate a preceptor to provide guidance
- Offer exposure to organizational leadership, collaboration, operations, and decision-making processes
HCC’s Role
- Recruit, screen, and match interns with your organization
- Manage structured internship program, which includes internship plan, deliverables, workshops, site visits
- Coach and advise interns
- Organize networking events and provide professional development and skill-based training
- Provide continual monitoring and support throughout the summer Evaluate
Connecting You to Talent
HCC identifies quality interns for your priority projects. Our regional staff works with you to:
- Identify your project needs and intern qualifications, including technical skillset, writing ability, language, and more.
- Identify 2-3 quality intern candidates for you to interview and rank.
- Place a talented intern with your organization for 10 weeks during the summer.
- Coordinate general onboarding in compliance with your organization’s requirements.