MEDICINE INTERNSHIPS
"We judge well the thing we know."
–Aristotle
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Encompassing a range of medical topics our online research internships in medicine provide students with the unique opportunity to work jointly with a world-leading medical expert. On your internship you will advance the boundaries of knowledge in healthcare, and coauthor an original research paper in collaboration with other student colleagues and under the guidance of your expert mentor.
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Deepen your understanding of medicine while acquiring practical research skills and hands-on experience into what it is like to undertake advanced study in the field. Become a published author when you submit your completed research paper to our open-access academic journal or an external scholarly publication.
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World Scholars Academy medical internship programs are an exceptional opportunity to demonstrate your unique talents, substantiate your commitment to excellence, and individuate yourself from peers so you can stand out when applying to top universities.
WORLD MEDICINE
INTERNSHIPS
World Scholars Academy medicine internships for ages 15-18 explore cutting-edge issues in healthcare including; nutrition, the mind-body connection, epidemiology, and neurochemistry. On the internship you will work with fellow World Scholars to research and coauthor a state-of-the-art medical paper on your topic with the close support of your mentor, a world-leading medical expert.
During your internship you will learn specialist research techniques, survey the extant literature of the discipline, and conduct original research on your topic. You will contribute your own ideas to the project's successful completion, and will build technical skills and practical know-how to excel in the medical field. Your final paper will be reviewed by your mentor and submitted to either our open-access academic journal or another scholarly medical publication.
Internships take place on either Saturday or Sunday over four weeks, allowing you to participate in an internship during your normal school year or simultaneously with a World Scholars Academy academic summer course. Interns should expect to spend several additional hours outside of their live contact time each week to complete their research project. World Scholars Academy medical internships include:
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Collaborative group work
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Individualized feedback and academic guidance
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Co-authored research paper submitted for publication
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Entry into the annual WSR Best Review Award competition
Please note that places on World Scholars Academy medicine internship programs are extremely limited and currently listed research topics may not recur. Upcoming medical internship opportunities are listed below.
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Internship Details
Cancer remains one of modern society's most deadly and poorly understood diseases. Despite incremental improvements in the standard of care for cancer patients over the decades, a cure has not been forthcoming. Furthermore, current treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy entail serious physical and psychological effects, and generally have low probabilities of long-term success.
Natural medicine provides an alternative to such treatment modalities, but how does the effectiveness of such therapies compare with mainstream medical approaches? Furthermore, does an integrative approach combining natural and mainstream therapies provide any demonstrable benefits over and above the use of a single treatment paradigm alone?
During this month-long Internship you will conduct original research on the current state-of-the-art in cancer treatments. Collaborating with your fellow interns, you will critically evaluate the effectiveness of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation versus alternative natural cancer treatments, respectively and in combination. In addition, with your mentor's guidance you will co-author an academic research paper on this topic for publication. No previous knowledge of medical science is required to participate.
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Location: Online
Type: Academic Research Internship
Eligibility: Ages 15-18
Days: Saturdays from 11am-2pm PT | 2pm-5pm ET
Dates: Four weeks: July 1st, July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd
Price: $1895
Requirements: Interns are expected to be present for all four sessions. However, if an intern is unable to attend a particular session they will receive an update on the project progress and will be assigned additional work to complete in order to make up for their absence. Interns are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per week working on their project outside of the live contact hours.
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Internship Details
While pharmaceuticals have many crucial medical applications, they also have limitations. Explore competing paradigms of care for one of the fastest growing global illnesses, type 2 diabetes. Compare long-term health outcomes of applying pharmaceutical-based chronic models of care, with potentially curative lifestyle changes. Additionally, learn also how the medical field is advancing beyond chronic models of care to curative approaches more generally.
During this month-long Internship you will conduct original research on type 2 diabetes treatments. Collaborating with your fellow interns, you will critically evaluate the extent to which type 2 diabetes is indeed a lifestyle choice, and the consequences of not treating it as such. In addition, with your mentor's guidance you will co-author an academic research paper on this topic for publication. No previous knowledge of medical science is required to participate.
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Location: Online
Type: Academic Research Internship
Eligibility: Ages 15-18
Days: Saturdays from 11am-2pm PT | 2pm-5pm ET
Dates: Four weeks: August 5th, August 12th, August 19th, August 26th
Price: $1895
Requirements: Interns are expected to be present for all four sessions. However, if an intern is unable to attend a particular session they will receive an update on the project progress and will be assigned additional work to complete in order to make up for their absence. Interns are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per week working on their project outside of the live contact hours.