We are in the News: "To be competitive for advanced degrees or jobs, students need internship experiences."
Luz Claudio
Tenured Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at Mount Sinai Health System
It is getting cold outside and the holidays are near. Your inbox will start filling up with charity solicitations and gift catalogs. Incongruent with the season, however, you will also start receiving email announcements for summer internship programs. Internship directors like me will start competing to attract the best candidates for their programs. 'Tis the season.
But many students don't even start thinking about their summer plans until much later. Wishing, searching and applying for a summer internship may be the last thing on a student's mind right now, but students can miss some really great opportunities if they do not think that internships are that important.
I was recently quoted in an article by Marisa Sanfilippo for GoodCall.com as follows:
"Dr. Luz Claudio, author of How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, has been the director of a short-term internship program for more than 20 years as well as the director of an international internship program for 13 years. She’s mentored hundreds of students in their internships and she has determined one of the most important things a student can do before embarking on an internship is to create a detailed plan.
She says, “Students can get the most out of their time as an intern by creating a plan with their internship mentor to achieve something tangible by the end of their time as interns.” She stressed the importance of creating concrete results that can be leveraged in future job applications and on your resume.
She explained one possibility, “For example, if you are doing a research internship, make a plan with your internship director to complete a research report by the end of your stay.”
Other experts were also included in the article. To read the full article, click HERE.
Dr. Luz Claudio is an environmental health scientist and author of the book: How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper: The Step-by-Step Guide. She is from Puerto Rico and her whole family lives on the island. She blogs about life in academia.