HMS MEDscience Moonshot

Lead Intern

Summer Internship Application

Applications Close January 31, 2024

Dear Applicant,

We are delighted to hear of your interest in interning at MEDscience this summer! We rely heavily upon our wonderful interns in order to provide a richly engaging program for our high school students. If you have not done so already, please explore our WEBSITE to learn more about our mission as well as our semester and summer programs.

Moonshot is an innovative initiative providing high school students with a unique deep-tech immersion experience. This program is designed for students interested in biomedical engineering, computer science, and medicine, offering them the opportunity to prototype their own AI surgical robots to address complex medical challenges.

The optimal candidate is either a student currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or a working professional with a demonstrated interest in education, biomedical engineering, computer science, or robotics, , and strongly values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The candidate should be organized, enthusiastic, and willing to learn. Our intern’s primary role is to be part mentor for the students and part teaching assistant for the staff. We count on our lead intern to act as a liaison between students, interns and staff and allow for the seamless transition between activities throughout our day. In the mentor role, we expect our intern to develop and lead team building activities to encourage group comradery. Additionally, we expect interns to mingle with students throughout the day and orient and lead onboarding junior and senior interns throughout the summer. On the teaching side, our staff will need your assistance in setting up and breaking down classrooms and robots, and managing student groups. The lead intern position is a paid position, either through your university, a scholarship, or through HMS MEDscience. Interns need to be available for all weeks of Moonshot programming from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm each day. The internship will take place at our simulation lab located in Harvard Medical School’s Armenise building. 

If you would like more details about the position, please email us at elu_tatis@hms.harvard.edu.

Tentative session dates are listed below. The internship duration can vary between 3 to 6 weeks, with a guaranteed minimum of a 2-week program.  Applicants are required to be available for the entire duration, and specific dates will be communicated by March 1st for scheduling clarity.

MEDscience Moonshot Foundations

Session 1: June 10-14

Session 3: June 24-28

Session 4: July 8-12

Session 7: July 29-August 2

Session 9: August 12-16

MEDscience Moonshot Visionaries

Session 5/6 (2 week): July 15-26

Please complete and submit both parts of this application.

Part 1

Part 2

Please click “Submit Resume” below. An email prompt will open where you will be able to attach and send your Cover Letter & Resume.

Thank you and please do not hesitate to get in touch about the status of your application.

The HMS MEDscience team

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.