The application period for the Spring 2025 session of the White House Internship Program is open!

The Internship: The White House Internship Program (WHIP) is a public service leadership and development program that provides emerging leaders with an opportunity to gain valuable skills while supporting the work of the White House and furthering the priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration.

• The 16-week program will begin in January 2025. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, it is a paid internship for the first time in recent history.

How to Apply: Online applications are due July 26, 2024.

The Career Center’s Internship Award program provides students with professional guidance and financial assistance for summer 2025 internships.

How it works: Students are accepted into a cohort that will work together throughout the upcoming academic year. Students will participate in group workshops and receive personalized coaching, all designed to help prepare them to find (and succeed at) a summer ’25 internship in their field.

• Monetary stipend: Students also receive a monetary stipend to use in support of their summer ’25 internship.
• The goal of this award is to assist students with professional development while helping to eliminate potential financial barriers for those who otherwise may not be able to pursue an internship experience.

Who should apply: All rising sophomore and junior CofC students in any major seeking a for-credit or non-credit internship for summer ’25.

Applications for the 2024-25 award are open until August 1. The application link and award details are available online.

Calling all future physician-scientists! Learn about medicine, surgery, and academic research through NUTIP, an interactive year-long training program with the MUSC Department of Neurosurgery.

How it works: You’ll shadow MUSC clinicians in the operating room and clinic, learn about neuroscience research topics and techniques, and more! You’ll gain real-world experience and a thorough understanding of the medical field as a whole.

The benefits:

• Accumulate shadowing hours
• Make connections in the Department of Neurosurgery
• Interact with graduate students, physicians, and medical students

Program timeline: This program is a year-long opportunity during both the Fall ’24 and Spring ’25 semester. There’s a minimum time commitment of one day a week, though scheduling is flexible.

Great Fit For: Pre-health students / Aspiring neurosurgeons / Future medical researchers

How to apply: Online application + unofficial transcript + resume by Monday, July 8 at 11:59 p.m.

Calling all future physician-scientists! Learn about medicine, surgery, and academic research through NUTIP, an interactive year-long training program with the MUSC Department of Neurosurgery.

How it works: You’ll shadow MUSC clinicians in the operating room and clinic, learn about neuroscience research topics and techniques, and more! You’ll gain real-world experience and a thorough understanding of the medical field as a whole.

The benefits:

• Accumulate shadowing hours
• Make connections in the Department of Neurosurgery
• Interact with graduate students, physicians, and medical students

Program timeline: This program is a year-long opportunity during both the Fall ’24 and Spring ’25 semester. There’s a minimum time commitment of one day a week, though scheduling is flexible.

Great Fit For: Pre-health students / Aspiring neurosurgeons / Future medical researchers

How to apply: Online application + unofficial transcript + resume by Monday, July 8 at 11:59 p.m.

Who We Are: Advisor Wealth Management (AWM) is a financial firm startup based in Charleston, SC. We launched our business in 2022 and have seen demand for our service that has surpassed our expectations. We are engineering a newer, smarter approach to financial advising and are the antithesis of a stuffy, financial firm. If you have a passion for helping others and being a part of building a truly unique business, this is the place for you.

• Alumni Connection: CofC Honors knows an alumni who works here! Email us and we’ll connect you directly.

Who We are Looking For: A summer intern who wants to learn sales first-hand and isn’t afraid of being held accountable to big goals.

Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional demeanor
• Thick skin – sales can be tough and not everyone loves being called “out of the blue”
• Must be able to work out of Charleston, SC office (Upper King St) majority of the summer

How to Apply: Handshake application; looking to fill the role ASAP so apply today!

Lowcountry OB/GYN is hiring recent graduates for their medical scribe program at their Mount Pleasant location.

The Opportunity: Follows physicians through their workday and chart patient encounters in real-time using a medical office’s Electronic Health Record and existing templates.

Benefits:

• Gain invaluable clinical experience
• Observe gyn surgery and obstetric deliveries
• Master medical terminology
• Set yourself up with a great foundation for a career in healthcare

Great Fit For: Recent/impending grads considering a healthcare career; ideal for students taking a gap year before med school, PA school, or advanced nursing.

How to Apply: Online application through Tenet Health.