Thank you for your interest in the 2024-25 Markkula Center For Applied Ethics Health Care Ethics Internship. The internship is designed for students interested in ethical dilemmas faced in healthcare and biotechnology. It provides exposure to health care providers and leaders, as well as an opportunity to reflect on and discuss classic and emerging issues in bioethics.
The topics covered by previous HCEI classes include:
Racial Health Disparities; Reproductive Ethics, Pediatric Ethics, Neuroethics, Genetics and Personalized Medicine; Transgender Ethics; Palliative Care, Physician Assisted Death.
Details
- The Internship meets all three quarters and fulfills the Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ) requirement. Students register for the Internship (ELSJ 198) during the spring quarter. The Internship is a 5-credit, upper division, pass/no pass course.
- The Internship is associated with the Applied Ethics Pathway. Students who declare a Pathway in this area may use a representative piece of work from this course in their Pathway Portfolio which is completed during their senior year.
- The internship consists of community-based experiences as well as a weekly meeting for reflections and discussions. The weekly meeting is on Monday, 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM on the Santa Clara University Campus (or by Zoom, to accommodate our guest speakers). There will be required reading for each session.
- Because of the time commitment, Interns can not study abroad during the year of their internship.
Requirements
- Admission is open to students who will be Juniors or Seniors in the Fall Quarter of 2024 (current Sophomores and Juniors).
- Applicants must have taken and passed an ethics class at Santa Clara University, or an approved equivalent, prior to the start of the internship in September 2024. Please review the list of approved courses for the ethics pre-requisite.
- Applicants must undergo a health screening process prior to starting their community-based experience. The Markkula Center will provide instructions. Interns are responsible for completing the health screening and can not be allowed to start their experiences until all requirements are met.
- Completed application packets, including student application, Statement of Purpose, university transcript(s), and two (2) Letters of Reference are due at 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 at the latest. Late or incomplete applications can not be considered.
How to Apply:
- Complete an Application Form.
- Write a Personal Statement. This can be uploaded into the Application Form.
- Submit two (2) Letters of Reference, one of which is from a SCU faculty or staff member.
- Submit current copies of all of your college and university transcripts, beginning with your first year. These can be uploaded into the Application Form.
- Completed application form, which includes the student application, Statement of Purpose, university transcript(s), and two (2) Letters of Reference are due at 11:59 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, March 14th, 2024 at the latest. Late or incomplete applications can not be considered.
Selection process
- Application packages will be reviewed by members of the Health Care Ethics Internship Admissions Committee.
- Selected students will be invited to interview with committee members. Unfortunately, we are not able to interview all the applicants.
- Admission decisions will be based on academic achievement, dedication to social justice, quality of Personal Statement and Letters of Reference, potential for enriching the Internship, and interviews.
- Internship admission offers will be announced early May via email. Students are asked to confirm their plan to be part of the internship no more than one week after being offered admission.