Boston Medical Center

Intern

May - August 2019 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I got exposure to the many projects of the Autism Program - one on teen mentoring and one on improving the hospital experience for patients with ASD. I also serve on an Advisory Council and this had led me to making connections from people all over the country.

What I wish was different

I wish there were more ways to get involved in the project on improving the hospital experience. Making phone interviews was great but I wish there were more active ways to get involved.

Advice

The position is unpaid and it may seem like you’re not doing much but it all boils down to what you make out of it. See this as an opportunity to learn more about the projects. If there are talks or trainings go to them. This is all a learning experience.

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Patient Access Representative

June 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

This experience was an amazing look into the administrative side of health care. As much as I want to be a doctor and work in medicine, I think having this position opened my eyes to all of the work that goes into medicine behind the scenes. I worked primarily in the referral department under the executive director and learned a tremendous amount of information about patient care, insurance processes, and much more. I think that everyone who is interested in medicine and health care should have at least some experience working in the administrative side of health care! I learned so much!

What I wish was different

Nothing - this internship and position was everything that I could have asked for and more!

Advice

I would highly recommend working with those who are in health care but not with patients - seeing all of the work that goes into charting, referrals, billing, direction of a primary care office, and more was so eye opening to the amount of work that goes into allowing doctors to practice medicine. I think that it really taught me how collaborative the medicine/health care field is, and certainly made me appreciate all of those who do work in health care but not with patients!

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Ambulatory Service Representative

October 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

Flexible hours

What I wish was different

Advice

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Research Intern

May 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

Good experience

What I wish was different

Far from where I live, wish I had been paid for transportation.

Advice

Make sure to figure out all of the expenses and logistics before making a commitment. Don't be afraid to ask for help.

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Intern

June - July 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

The people there and the hours

What I wish was different

Payment

Advice

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

June - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I enjoyed the professional medical environment we were exposed to. I also appreciated the time that our PI spent to introduce the topic to us.

What I wish was different

Advice

Your experience is what you make of it.

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Domestic Violence Counselor

April 2017 • Boston, MA

What I liked

Great supervision/team. Lots of support and training/education opportunities.

What I wish was different

More opportunity for growth within the program.

Advice

Don't be afraid to apply for jobs for which you don't meet all of the posting "required qualifications." Preparation (before an interview) go a long way.

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Intern

May 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

Creating a college guidebook for kids with autism. Conducting surveys on the phone. Being promoted to the advisory board where I evaluate documents

What I wish was different

I wish I did ABA referrals

Advice

Use your insight to help you

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Nurse Intern

August - December 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I liked that I get to shadow a respectable nurse, but also get to perform jobs that the nurse would perform under her guidance. As my internship has progressed, I’ve had a lot of independence and feel better about soon becoming a nurse.

What I wish was different

I am still currently at my internship as of now and feel as though there is nothing in particular I’d change. I’ve had a lot of great learning experiences and have no complaints.

Advice

I recommend that all students going on internship go in with confidence. You have learned so much at this point and now it’s time to show that in the work setting and still continue to learn.

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Research Assistant

June - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I loved being hands on and working with stem cells, as well as performing DNA and RNA extractions and learning how to interpret our data.

What I wish was different

The communications between different departments were frustrating at times.

Advice

Jump into a lab experience - you will learn valuable things!

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volun

June - August 2018 • Boston, MA

What I liked

I enjoyed working in a health care center. I'm a premed student so it gave me a whole new perspective on improving patient care.

What I wish was different

I would have like to shadow a doctor. I only had the chance to work with the administration department.

Advice

Be punctual, dress formal, work extra hard and your bosses see your work everyday. If you want to get a good recommendation show them your work ethic.

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