Program overview

Program Length: 1 semester (15 weeks)

Location: Rochester, Minnesota

This EQUAL (Empower Qualified Underrepresented Administrative Leaders) internship program gives students the hands-on administrative experience they need in a healthcare and administrative setting. It provides an opportunity to complete a paid administrative internship as part of their required education.

Application process

Spring 2023 Administrative internship application timeline

Apply between September 1, 2022 – September 26, 2022.

Internship dates for 2023 have not been confirmed.

Spring 2022 Administrative internship application timeline

The Spring 2022 application deadline closed on September 26, 2021.

Internship dates: January 10, 2022 – April 22, 2022.

Prerequisites

To apply for this internship, students must be enrolled in a Masters, or Graduate degree program at an accredited college or university; prefer MBA or MHA. Typically, this internship would occur after the student has taken most of the courses required by the degree program. The student must be enrolled in the degree at the time of completion of internship.

How to apply

Applications are reviewed as long as the job posting is active, so it is best to submit your application early on in the process.

Typically, you can expect a decision within two weeks after the close date for the application submission.

Application instructions

Applications for Spring 2022 are closed. Please check back for details regarding applications for Fall 2022. Navigate to Mayo Clinic's career site here: https://jobs.mayoclinic.org/ to explore careers and learn more about Mayo Clinic.

Click on Apply to Job and start to work through each section of the application and submit. Please note the additional required items below that should be included in your application submission.

Additional required items

• CV/Resume
• Cover letter or letter of interest (helps to match students with departments and projects that will be a good fit for them)

Interview process

Based on application quality, selected students will be asked to participate in a 1 hour Zoom interview scheduled sometime in October, following the application closure date.

The Zoom interview serves as a screening interview and also helps program administration match students with preceptors.

Application review and acceptance

The recruiter and Internship leadership/preceptor reviews applications upon submission and will schedule interviews for students sometime in October, following the application closure date. The recruiter/preboarding team will contact you with interview details.

The Mayo Clinic HR Recruiter will work directly with accepted students and prepare them for the emails they will receive related to the preboarding process, including: background check, drug screen, TB test, required immunizations, and enrollment verifications.

Final acceptance and rejection notifications will be sent out to students by the end of October, or sooner if possible.

Paid internship details

The graduate students will be paid $16/hr for the internship as well as receive course credit through their college or university.

The student will receive paid housing and transportation to and from Rochester unless they live within 70 miles of the Rochester campus.

Program description

Mayo Clinic Laboratories (MCL) Empower Qualified Underrepresented Administrative Leaders (EQUAL) Internship Program - Graduate provides interns with relevant field experiences.

Areas of emphasis for MCL include strategy development and execution, financial analysis and application, sales, marketing, product management, and operations/logistics. One or more mentors will be assigned to the intern to provide instruction and guidance, and to assess performance.

The intern is responsible for observing the functions and processes of the assigned work unit. In addition, the intern will be given selected work assignments to reinforce the learning experience, to assess the performance levels and to provide benefit to the work unit. The intern will be responsible for completing all internship-related assignments and reports for both Mayo Clinic and their college or university. The duration and timing of the internship will be arranged with the intern.

Schedule

Typical business days are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Internship schedules depend on the specific school's program requirements, but the Internship program requires that all interns commit to 40 hours a week for the duration of the internship.

Currently, there are no available weekend or evening internship opportunities.

Site information

Housing and transport will be provided upon offer acceptance.

Contact information

Jamie Herget

507-266-4444

Herget.jamie@mayo.edu

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