LHSI Intern: Administrative Intern; Nursing Intern

Program Summary:  

This internship is offered as a part of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI). This program connects 125 IUI undergraduates per year with internships on campus with faculty and staff in a variety of health and science related campus areas/programs. All LHSI internships start in August 2025 and end in May 2026 and are paid $13/hour for up to 10 hours per week. Work-study is accepted but not required. 

Supervisor: Ms. Harshpreet Dhami

Department/Office: Medicine and IU Health University Hospital; CTSI

Overview of the internship site: The CRC is a 24-room unit in University Hospital where a variety of clinical research (over 200 studies) on campus is performed. We are a complete research facility with research studies from 18 departments on campus. We offer investigators the best in research administration and skilled nursing support. There are a variety of opportunities to enhance your administration and nursing knowledge.

Website for more information: https://indianactsi.org/researchers/services-tools/clinical-research-support/crc/

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administrative Intern: interns will assist with data entry, research protocol tracking for numerous Depts/Divisions using the CRC, creating/maintaining Excel reports and daily functions.
• Nursing Intern (nursing majors only): patient care support activities such as checking patients in/out, serving meals, collecting drugs from Pharmacy, vitals and phlebotomy (if certified).

Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in an office setting with dress code business casual for the office; scrubs for nursing

Hours per week: flexible based on student needs (10 maximum), scheduling is flexible within regular work hours

Project-specific qualifications: An individual who is passionate and eager to learn. No special prerequisites required. All skills and certifications will be completed during internship.

By the end of the LHSI program, you will:

·        Carefully consider, explore, and articulate your career goals, including an analysis of how you arrived at that path and what steps you need to take next. (Community Contributor, Communicator)

·        Understand your role and strengths on a professional team and analyze who you would like to become as a professional. (Communicator)

·        Gain and strengthen skills relevant to next steps after graduation, such as communication, collaboration, teamwork, analysis/synthesis/evaluation, independence, confronting/challenging failure, problem-solving and perseverance, and constructive criticism. (Problem Solver, Communicator)

·        Convey ideas and knowledge effectively through an ePortfolio and presentation of your internship work. (Problem Solver, Communicator)

·        Set and meet your own additional learning goals identified with your supervisor.

LHSI Qualifications  

·        must be graduating May 2027 or after (usually a current freshman or sophomore in Spring 2025)   

·        Current full-time IUI undergraduate

·        minimum overall GPA of 2.0 

·        All majors welcome

To apply:

LHSI accepts at least 125 interns per year. Complete the application for LHSI at lhsi.indianapolis.iu.edu and select 3-4 internship sites on that application. All available sites are listed in Handshake and will start with the position title “LHSI Intern.” You will meet with at least 2 of these if selected for interviews.