Internship Guidelines

GUIDELINES

Eligibility

At the time of application the applicant must be at least a 4^th year bio-medical doctoral student (post-qualifying exam) or postdoctoral research scientist conducting bio-medical research at Boston University.

Applicants must:

Attend the pre-internship workshops or view previously recorded workshops
- Workshops include: Professionalism 101, Intellectual Property: What YOU Should Know, Communication, Managing Up
When applicable, attend the experience-specific workshops described in the Experience application.
Have all required compliance approvals and/or certificates
A completed IDP on file in BU’s BEST office (myIDP or BU IDP)
For graduate students, have satisfactory academic performance defined by PI sign off

Application

To apply for an internship, an applicant should fill out the application. You will be asked to upload the following documents as a single pdf file with your name in the file-name to the end of the application.

Approval Form signed by PI, including confirmation of satisfactory academic performance for graduate students
Tailored one or two page resume (example resume). You can have your resume reviewed before the application by Lauren Celano (schedule a time).
Summary page of a personality assessment (free Myers-Briggs test)
Pre-internship Evaluation

Selection Process

Candidates will be selected based upon the EXPERIENCE site requirements. Qualified applicants will receive an interview with BU’s BEST leadership. BU’s BEST will present qualified applicants to the EXPERIENCE site. The EXPERIENCE site will make the final decision.

Requirements to Maintain the EXPERIENCE

Fulfill the PI agreement
Fulfill all duties assigned in the Experience site

Reporting Back

Mid-term and Post-internship evaluation that includes an evaluation of all learning objectives and EXPERIENCE site
All internship and externship participants will give a presentation/participate in a panel to their peers and BU’s BEST leadership to give feedback about the EXPERIENCE
The EXPERIENCE site will also be surveyed midterm and at the end of the EXPERIENCE