Student Nurse Internship/Externship Opportunities

The opportunities below are primarily in the summer before Junior and Senior year and are PAID! Click each link for more information, including deadlines. 

I recommend reading this article for more information on the benefits of internships and tips for applying: https://www.nurse.com/blog/2016/12/23/how-to-apply-for-nursing-internships-and-why-its-so-important/

ILLINOIS

• Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago - Chicago, IL
• Inroads - Chicago, IL
• Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly: Internship – Chicago, IL
• Millikin University and HSHS St. Mary's Hospital - Decatur, IL
• Northwestern Medicine: Nurse Internship - Chicago, IL
• OSF Saint Francis Medical Center: Nurse Externship - Peoria, IL
• Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, Chicago, IL
• Swedish Covenant Hospital: Summer Nursing Program - Chicago, IL
• University of Chicago S.T.A.R. (Student Transition and Acceleration Residency) Program
  • Program is on hold for 2021. Check back in 2022.
• VA Learning Opportunities Residency Program (VALOR) – Chicago, IL - Application deadline varies. Check your email for updates in February.

CALIFORNIA

• UCLA Medical Center: Nurse Externship - Los Angeles, CA

GEORGIA

• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: Nurse Externship - Atlanta, GA
• Emory Healthcare: Nurse Externship - Atlanta, GA (Deadline: Early March)
• Morehouse College: Project IMHOTEP – Atlanta, GA

KENTUCKY

• Norton Healthcare: Nurse Externship - Louisville, KY

LOUISIANA

• HCA Healthcare Graduate Nurse Residency Program

MARYLAND

• University of Maryland Medical Center: Student Nurse Residency - Baltimore, MD
• John Hopkins: Clinical Nurse Extern - Baltimore, MD
• Maternal Child Health Careers/Resarch Initiative for Student Enhancement - Undergraduate Program

MASSACHUSETTS

• Massachusetts General - Boston, MA 

MICHIGAN

• University of Michigan Hospital: Nurse Externship - Detroit/Ann Arbor, MI

MINNESOTA

• Mayo Clinic: Nurse Externship - Minneapolis, MN
• Allina Health: Nurse Internship - Minneapolis, MN

NEW YORK

• Columbia University: Summer Public Health Scholars Program – New York, NY
• NYU School of Medicine: Nurse Externship – New York, NY
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Nurse Internship - New York, NY
• Hospital For Special Surgery - New York, NY

NORTH CAROLINA

• Moses Cone Health Care System: Nurse Externship - Greensboro, NC
• Duke University Health System: Student Nurse
• REX UNC Health Care: Nurse Externship - Raleigh-Durham, NC

OHIO

• University Hospitals: Nursing Externship- Cleveland, OH

PENNSYLVANIA

• Penn State Hershey: Nurse Externship - Hershey, PA 
• Lancaster General Health: Nurse Externship - Lancaster, PA
• Fox Chase Cancer Center: Nurse Externship - Philadelphia, PA
• Main Line Health System: Nurse Externship - Philadelphia, PA
• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC: Summer Research Training Program- Pittsburgh, PA
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Student Nurses and Clinical Neurophysiology Program

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Greenville Health System: Nurse Externship - Greenville, SC

TENNESSEE

• St Jude: Nurse Externship - Memphis, TN

TEXAS

• Children’s Medical Center: Nurse Externship - Dallas, TX
• Cook Children's Hospital: Nurse Externship - Ft Worth, TX
• St Luke's - Houston, TX
• MD Anderson Cancer Center: Nurse Externship - Houston, TX