Summer Internship Program
The Summer Internship sponsored by the Philadelphia Guild of the Catholic Medical Association is a program whereby medical students and undergraduates may obtain training in the field of medicine with a uniquely Catholic perspective. Students who are chosen may opt to complete the entire 10 week program or if time constraints exist, to participate in selected modules. Click on the link below for the application:
Application for summer internship (PDF) 
The Summer Internship Experience
Training in theTeenSTAR abstinence education program will make up week two of the summer. This intensive 35 hour course will prepare students to act as instructors and mentors to at risk teens. The TeenSTAR program’s effectiveness was shown in a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Students who participate in TeenSTAR training will be encouraged to make themselves available to Archdiocesan schools as well as CORA institute in Philadelphia
Class time in at least one of the NFP methods and instructor training will occur. Students who receive instructor training will be encouraged to make themselves available for classes at Archdiocesan churches.
We will have a one week public speaking course. In this class, students will be trained in how to make a point quickly in conversations and how to avoid common pitfalls during public debates.
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Students will have numerous opportunities to shadow Catholic physicians.
Service
“The poor you will always have with you.” When we reach out to those in need, we are reaching out to Christ.
Research
Students will complete a project in medical ethics or Catholic social teaching using John Paul II’s Theology of the Body as the starting point. The National Catholic Bioethics Center has a large library that will be available for research purposes. Individual projects will be presented the last week of the program and written work will be submitted for publication.
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