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Internships
Looking for a summer research or internship experience? There are tons of opportunities in Connecticut and across the country where you can build real lab skills, explore careers, and make connections in science and healthcare. Many programs are paid and include housing.
Most applications are due in February or March, so start exploring early!
Bristol-Myers Squibb Internships
Summer programs
Choose Development: Summer Undergraduate Research Training Program
Hartford Hospital Summer Student Pre-Med & Research Program
The Jackson Labs Summer Student Program
UConn (Storrs) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
UConn Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program
UConn Medical/Dental Preparatory Program
UConn Health Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program in Biological and Biomedical Science
UConn Summer Research Fellowship Program
Yale Center for Clinical Investigation internships and research experiences
Summer Training as Research Scholars Program (STaRS) at Boston University
Undergraduate Research Program (URP) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
The American Physiological Society (APS) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
MaineHealth Institute for Research Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Biomedical research summer internships list at the Association of American Medical Colleges
Careers
After graduation, BMS students usually head in one of three directions: health professions, graduate school (Master’s or Ph.D.), or jobs in academic, clinical, or industry labs.
The links below are a great starting point to explore your options, learn what different paths look like, and figure out what you will need to apply. And don’t forget to come to our alumni career panels each semester. You will hear firsthand stories about what it is like working in various careers and how our alumni successfully gained entry to graduate programs and landed jobs in their fields. Come ready with your questions, these are great networking opportunities.