Summer Internship Program

About the Internship

The Patient Insight Institute summer internship program provides undergraduate or graduate students with a unique learning experience to better understand the challenges impacting patients and caregivers today, while also exploring the opportunities to build a more equitable health care system through research and patient engagement.

Our internship program offers four focus areas that allow interns to hone skills that align with their interests and career goals:

  • Technical Writing

  • Qualitative Research

  • Outcome Evaluation

  • Patient Engagement

Students will be assigned special projects that will advance Patient Insight Institute’s work and include presentations to staff as well as creating resources and other content to support our various communities.

Due to an overwhelming response, Summer 2026 applications are now CLOSED.

If you’d like to see work from our previous interns, click here.

If you have additional questions, review the FAQs below or send us a note on the contact us page. Please include in your subject line “Internship INQUIRY” so staff know to prioritize your email.

FAQs

  • The internship program is open to students at an accredited college or university in the United States. The ideal candidate will possess an interest in public health, health services research, and patient engagement.

  • This will be a virtual experience only.

  • Half-day onboarding training session in which we will review PII missions and discuss our infrastructure and relation to Patient Advocate Foundation, research opportunities, and patient engagement. Multiple staff will present accordingly.

    Additionally, interns may participate in one-on-one meetings with various staff to understand their roles in the organization.

  • Your preceptor will be dependent on your selected “track.” Additional staff throughout the organization may also provide mentorship and supervise projects and assignments where appropriate.

  • Interns will be an integral part of our team working closely with Patient Insight Institute staff including organizational leaders and other research colleagues. As such, interns will have the opportunity to join meetings or activities with partners and advocates.

    Further, interns will also have many opportunities to work directly with their peers.

  • Interns will report their progress and receive performance feedback verbally on a regular basis. During presentations, interns will receive real-time feedback from the Patient Insight Institute team. A more formal, written review will be provided by the preceptor at the mid-point of the internship, and then at the end.

  • The internship will last ten (10) weeks – beginning Monday, June 1, 2026 and ending Friday, August 7th, 2026. Our offices will be closed June 19th and July 3rd in observation of Juneteenth and Independence Day, respectively.

  • Yes, a stipend will be available to all interns.

  • Please submit your application using the link above when available. Applications will be reviewed beginning February 27, 2026 and up to two positions are available. You will be contacted within one week after the deadline regarding next steps including interviewing with staff if you are selected to interview. A final decision will be communicated no later than March 27, 2026.

  • You may send additional questions to the contact us page. Please include in your subject line “Internship INQUIRY” so staff know to prioritize your email.