EquityRx Health Equity Scholars Program (Virtual)

EquityRx, the nation's first health equity social movement organization, is currently accepting applications for its inaugural class of interns in the Health Equity Scholars Program. Founded in 2012, EquityRx is a grassroots health equity organization dedicated to eliminating health disparities through social engagement, education and policy advocacy. Though the organization's headquarters is in Washington, DC, our scope is everywhere in the United States where health disparities persist.

The Health Equity Scholars Program (HESP)—sponsored by the NIH's National Library of Medicine—was developed as an opportunity to engage and develop the next generation of leaders in eliminating health disparities. For the fall 2013 class, four graduate students will be selected via a competitive application process to complete a six-month internship program and receive a $2,000 stipend. Designed for students currently enrolled in their graduate studies, interns are required to telecommute for a total of 200 hours (10 hours/week) and work on projects spanning the breadth of the organization's programmatic activities. Most importantly, HESP interns will be mentored by national health equity experts, will learn health equity basics from our innovative curriculum, and will even be assisted in submitting their HESP work products for peer review and publication. For additional details regarding eligibility, the application process, benefits, and intern responsibilities, please refer to the Health Equity Scholars Program website (www.equityrx.org/about/work/hesp).

Details:

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Start date: September 1, 2013

End date: February 28, 2014

Application deadline: July 15, 2013

Hours per week: 10

Compensation: Paid

Stipend/Wage: $2,000

Owner's areas of focus: Health and medicine, Volunteering, Men, Youth, Community development, Research and science, Civic engagement, Politics, Education, Network of nonprofits, Race and ethnicity, Women

How to apply:

We invite you to complete the HESP internship application at http://equityrx.org/about/work/hesp/application. The deadline is Monday, July 15, 2013 and late applications will not be reviewed. Please contact HESP@equityrx.orgwith any questions.