More than 50 high school, college, and graduate students gained valuable exposure to careers in health care and medicine this summer in administrative internships spearheaded by the Mount Sinai Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Departments across the Health System sponsored a wide range of experiences in fields including ambulatory care, hospital administration and operations, supply chain management, finance, development, digital and social media, information technology, and real estate services and facilities.
ODI supported the internships through partnerships with organizations including America Needs You; the All Stars Project, Inc.; CUNY Summer Corps; the Greater New York Hospital Association; the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity; the New York City Department of Education’s Career and Technical Education Industry Scholars Program; and Prep for Prep. “We are grateful for our internal sponsors and external partners, which allow us to expand opportunities for the next generation of health care leaders,” says Shana Dacon, MPH, MBA, Director, Office for Diversity and Inclusion.
Ive Chowdhury, a Bard High School student, participated in the one-day program and completed a summer internship with ODI. “This has been such a rewarding experience,” she says. “I enjoyed speaking to medical students, meeting new people, and seeing health care from a different perspective.”