Internship for Pre-Health Graduates

Moon River Senior Care, offers a unique paid internship for Pre-Health college graduates who are in the gap year before Medical School or PA School.  Our licensed home care agency is located in Northern Virginia and offers an internship that includes  training, patient care experience and educational sessions networking with healthcare professionals.  

The internship description:  

It starts with a full scholarship to the 140-hour Nurse Aide training program that is valued at $2,150.00. The course blends online learning with 32 hours in the skills lab and 48 hours of clinical experience assisting patients at a long-term care facility. The in-person requirement takes two weeks to complete. This accelerated course is ideal for Pre-Health students seeking the credential to gain experience in patient care. After completing the training, students may opt. to take the CNA exam at their own expense. This is encouraged but not required to continue in the internship.

Meet with HR Specialist at Moon River Senior Care to be assigned to provide home                 care to older adults in the Ashburn/Sterling/Leesburg area. 

Join the educational sessions on ZOOM once a month that involve learning from                     healthcare experts. Develop leadership and strengthen communication skills by                       participating in discussions with other recent college graduates. 

Lead a presentation on a topic that you are passionate about it. 

Upon completion of your internship, submit a 5-7 page reflection paper about the                    experience. 

Request a letter of recommendation for Medical School or PA School. 

Applicants for the paid internship program are required to work 6-10 months or a minimum of 1,000 hours with Moon River Senior Care, a licensed home care agency.  Past interns have gained 1500+ hours of patient care experience! 

Becoming a CNA opens the door to thousands of jobs in hospitals, assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, home health and Hospice. Students and recent graduates can gain professional experience assisting patients and strengthen their applications to medical school or Physician Assistant school. I personally have written more than 150 letters of recommendation for graduates of internship programs. It is rewarding to see graduates of this program be accepted to prestigious schools and advance in their careers. 

We are currently accepting interns on a rolling basis and will close the program when we have 12 interns. Interested recent graduates should reply to this post and qualified candidates will be invited to attend a ZOOM informational session that reviews the details. Following the ZOOM meeting, we will schedule one-on-one interviews with candidates who want to apply.