The Buckeye Diversity Summer Internship is a 10-week summer enrichment program in which six undergraduate interns are paired with executive directors from across the organization to work on high-level projects and participate in weekly professional and personal development on strengths assessments, networking, creating a personal brand and more.
- Start date: June 2, 2025
- End date: August 8, 2025
- Application deadline: November 15, 2024
Why Ohio State Wexner Medical Center?
As one of America's top-ranked academic health centers, Wexner Medical Center’s mission is to improve lives through innovation in research, education and patient care. Students selected for the Buckeye Diversity Summer Internship Program will experience and participate in that mission every day.
Who qualifies?
Undergraduate rising seniors from The Ohio State University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), minority-serving institutions and other four-year universities who seek to support the mission of our program.
What are the program requirements?*
- Students must be undergraduate rising seniors at The Ohio State University, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), minority-serving institutions or other four-year universities who seek to support the mission of our program
- Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Students must major in Business, Healthcare, Public Health, Psychology or other health care related majors
- Students must have experience with Microsoft Office Suite
- Students must be available 38 hours per week
- Students must submit an application and attach a resume
What’s the program like?
Each of the six interns will be paired with an Executive Director who serve as a mentor throughout the internship. In addition to leadership mentoring, each intern will have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, participate in personal and professional development, volunteer opportunities and lunch and learns throughout the summer.
The project focus areas include, but are not limited to: Hospital Administration, Operations, Human Resources, Ambulatory Services and Mental and Behavioral Health. There will also be shadow and tour opportunities in the Emergency Department, Operating Room, Perioperative Services, the new Ohio State University Hospital inpatient tower and more.
At the conclusion of the internship, students will have the opportunity to present their summer experience to senior leaders.
This is a paid summer internship. Wexner Medical Center will also provide housing to non-local students.
Hear from past interns
What makes this program unique
The Buckeye Diversity Summer Internship offers comprehensive and unprecedented access to multiple senior leaders and functional areas at one of the top-ranked academic health centers in the country. Wexner Medical Center is accustomed to working with learners and will help connect students’ interests with tangible career opportunities in health care.
Students will have the opportunity to work in one or more of the following Ohio State hospitals during their internship:
- Ambulatory centers like Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin and Ohio State Outpatient Care New Albany
- The Ohio State University East Hospital
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The Ohio State University Hospital
Application Information
*Candidates for hire are required to complete a health physical, drug screen and BCI/FBI criminal background check prior to start. Must adhere to Ohio State and Wexner Medical Center vaccination requirements.
For questions about the program or application, please contact:
Franklin Owusu, Program Director
Franklin.Owusu@osumc.edu
Administrator, Hospital Operations
Tracey Boggs, Program Manager
Tracey.Boggs@osumc.edu
DEI Consultant