LGBTI Health Internship and Symposium

Happy Holidays,

I know many of us are aware of summer research programs at medical schools, but I wanted to pass this along to you, in case you have any interested students in LGBTI health:

Summer 2018 Internship Application Materials Available 

The Vanderbilt Program for LGBTI Health is hosting a limited number of students for 10-week, full-time internships from late May to early August 2018. Through this internship program, we hope to foster the personal and professional development of future leaders in LGBTI health and research.

For competitive consideration, applicants must:

• Be a current undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral student
• Have a committed interest in LGBTI health and research
• Demonstrate this interest through previous work, research, volunteer, or other experience

For additional information and to download application instructions, click here. Also, be sure to check out this awesome video produced by our summer 2017 interns!

Please share this announcement with your networks to help with recruitment. For questions, email Del Ray Zimmerman, Program Manager, at del.r.zimmerman@vanderbilt.edu

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In addition, Vanderbilt is hosting an LGBTQ Health Symposium that your students are invited to attend:

March 3, 2018:

Save the Date for the Southern LGBTQ Health Symposium

The Vanderbilt Program for LGBTI Health is very excited to announce that we are hosting a first-ever Southern LGBTQ Health Symposium on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in Light Hall at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. We're seeking to engage providers and students throughout the region on a variety of topics to better serve sexual and gender minority patients.

Registration is now live! Please visit this link to sign up today! If you have any questions, please contact Del Ray Zimmerman, Manager of the Vanderbilt Program for LGBTI Health, at del.r.zimmerman@vanderbilt.edu.

We'd like to extend special thanks to the HIV Clinical Trials Program and the Vanderbilt LGBT Policy Lab for signing on as sponsors for this special event.

Take care, Jenn

Jennifer Steffen Kimble, M.Ed.

Director of Admissions

Office of Enrollment Services

School of Medicine

Vanderbilt University

303 Light Hall

Nashville, TN  37232-0740

615-322-2145 (o)