Applying for the Health Care Ethics Internship Program

The Health Care Ethics Internship program, sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and O'Connor Hospital, is open to all Santa Clara University sophomores and juniors, and prospective and current graduate students who are interested in health care ethics. Since there are a limited number of placements available, students will be selected based on qualifications and interviews. Application packets are also available at the reception desk in the Markkula Center, which is located in the Arts and Sciences Building.

A commitment of one academic year is required. This includes five hours a week at the hospital plus a biweekly reflection session on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The internship is a five-credit upper-division pass/no pass course for which students register in the spring quarter.

Completed applications are due on or before April 11, 2008. Completed applications should include:

1. The application form
2. A letter of intention (300-500 words): State your objectives and goal for participating in the Health Care Ethics Internship Program.
3. One or two letter(s) of recommendation from a faculty/ staff member
(preferably from your major)
4. A completed health care screening form. Please contact the Cowell Health Center or your healthcare provider if you have questions. (X4501) Please attach proof/documentation of your immunization. Note re: TB Test. You must have proof of TB skin test dated no later than September 2007.

If you are accepted into the program, another TB skin test will be required in September 2008.

Interviews with staff at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and O'Connor Hospital will be arranged after you complete steps #1-4.

You will be notified by mail if you are accepted to the program.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Sister Joan Marie Steadman, CSC, associate director of Health Care Ethics, at (408) 554-5716.