Program Details
Start Date: June 16, 2025
End Date: July 25, 2025
Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Stipend: $1,500 for summer ($500 paid 6/23/25; $1000 paid 7/25/25)
Relocation and Housing Assistance available.
Available internships: 3 internship positions will be available in summer 2025


Who may apply: Internship Criteria
- A passion for moving lives!
- Open to current college students of all gender identities.
- Completed at least one year (preference to rising juniors and seniors)
- In a pre-med/ pre-healthcare field, with proven completion of related coursework (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics, math) (attach transcript)
- Demonstrated interest in orthopaedics
- Resume/ CV with evidence of leadership and/or service experience
- Supportive of women in medical careers
- 1-2 letters of recommendation from a professional or educational mentor
During the 6-week summer internship, undergraduate students will:
- Work and support a project in a UTHSC orthopaedic research lab under the supervision of a professor and lab staff to gain experience in basic and translational research and strengthen their skillset for medical school success. Labs include research on osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, skeleton-muscle interactions, and stem cells.
- Shadow orthopaedic surgeons in the clinical and operating room settings to learn about the various sub-specialties, patient needs and approaches to treatment and patient care.
- Tours of UTHSC, meetings with admissions officers, current students and administration to learn about medical school and application/ admission
- Career and practice coaching with staff and faculty
- Learn and attend events alongside medical students and orthopaedic surgery residents
- Read and discuss scientific papers
- Networking with medical and healthcare leaders
- Present their work in a formal presentation and enjoy a celebration at the conclusion of the internship
- Participate in other orthopaedic outreach activities in Memphis community.


“This internship provided a stepping stone in my current career path and helped me develop as a clinician capable of contributing basic science research to the growing body of literature in my field. These early opportunities of consolidating and presenting research on a local stage allowed me to further my professional development in medical school and residency.”
– Alyssa Althoff, MD, Sports Medicine Fellow, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York