Internship Program

PHIT offers paid research and internship opportunities to gain experience working with organizations that directly work with public health and health informatics. In a world where healthcare is shifting to a more technological route, this internship program is an opportunity to gain the training and experience in health analytics as our healthcare is in need of modernization to prevent more health inequities and to track future outbreaks. PHIT is committed to pipelining students who are historically underrepresented in IT, STEM, and healthcare into the field of public health informatics.

Summer 2025

Who is eligible?

• Continuing UCI undergraduate and graduate students who will not be graduating prior to Summer 2025.*
  *In order to be considered a “continuing” student, you must plan on enrolling in courses either during Summer 2025 or during the 2025-2026 school year. Anyone who has completed their degree requirements before Summer 2025 and not planning to take additional courses before graduating are not considered continuing students.
  
• Students who have US work authorization
  • Students with F-1 Visas
    • Must have CPT/I-20 Work Authorization through the UCI International Center
      • Must enroll in summer internship course for CPT if interning at an off-campus site
    • International students have specific eligibility requirements (see UCI International Center for additional requirements)
    • Must also have Social Security Number (SSN)
      • If not, you will need to apply for SSN verification as well (see UCI International Center for additional information)

Program Dates:

• Summer 2025
  • Internship will run from June 23rd, 2025 – September 12th, 2025

Hourly Expectations:

• Based on previous internship cycles and in order to gain practical experience in the field, the intern may engage in research, projects and tasks for interns for approximately 15-20 hours per week for 12 weeks.
  • Shift schedules and actual work hours may vary by site. Interns will need to discuss their internship schedules with their site supervisors.

Compensation:

• Compensation may vary based on time & effort, as it depends on how many hours worked per week.
  • Undergraduate students – maximum summer pay may be up to $3,600.
  • Graduate students – maximum summer pay may be up to $6,600.
  • Payments will be through UCI Payroll
    • If selected for the Summer 2025 Internship, you will be required to go through UCI HR onboarding.
    • If you hold another UCI/UC Campus job, you cannot exceed more than 19.5 hours total between both your job & the PHIT internship.
      • i.e., if you work 10 hours within another department on campus, you can only work up to 9.5 hours with the PHIT internship.
      • Please reach out to the PHIT team at phitinfo@uci.edu if you have any questions or for clarification.
    • Graduate students will need to inform PHIT of any additional assignments they may have during the Summer during the application process.
      • Please reach out to the PHIT team at phitinfo@uci.edu if you have any questions or for clarification regarding on campus assignments.
  • International Students with F-1 Visas:  
    • You will need to have a Glacier account set up in order to receive payment.
    • Taxes are deducted from your payments, as with all payments through the university, as your home country will take taxes out of any pay you receive.
    • Any additional questions or concerns you may have regarding international students pay/taxes/Glacier/etc., please reach out to the International Center.

Requirements:

• Current UCI Undergraduate Students must have both of the following:
  • Completed and passed IN4MATX 171/PUB HLTH 105 – Introduction to Health Informatics prior to applying to the internship program. 
    • Students who are currently enrolled in IN4MATX 171/PUB HLTH 105 for Winter 2024 can still apply, however, if you do not pass the course, you will not be able to participate in the internship program if selected.
  • Must have formally declared the Health Informatics minor on DegreeWorks.
    • Please reach out to your major advisor regarding how to formally declare the minor.
      
• Current UCI Graduate Students must have both of the following:
  • Completed a foundational course in health informatics (NURSCI 251, IN4MATX 295, IN4MATX 171) or be currently taking a foundational course in health informatics.
  • Graduate students must be working towards the Graduate Certificate in Health and Public Health Informatics.
    • Click here to apply for the Graduate Certificate in Health and Public Health Informatics
      
      
• All students must submit a resume.
• No outside commitments that may interfere with internship projects and tasks (i.e.: Summer class schedule that does not allow for a part-time internship/research position, full-time job, etc.).
• All students must be able to commit to all mid-and-post evaluation surveys.
• All students must be able to commit to required weekly PHIT Intern Zoom Meetings on Wednesdays at 9 AM during the duration of the internship.
• All students must be able to attend the UCI PHIT Internship Orientation.

Application Process:

The application will consist of a 3-step process:

• Step 1: Submit your PHIT Summer 2025 Application.
• Step 2: Students selected for Step 2 will have an opportunity to apply directly to our partner sites*.
  *Please note that being selected for Step 2 does not guarantee placement. 
• Step 3: Students will finalize a placement.

Our PHIT Summer 2025 has not opened yet. Please be on the lookout for announcements from PHIT regarding when applications will open!