The New America Foundation’s Health Policy Program is offering a full-time, unpaid internship for the summer of 2012. After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the program focuses on pushing the policy discussion on the next crucial step in reform: improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of America’s health care delivery system. We are committed not only to discovering best practices in medicine and health promotion, but also to communicating these practices to the broadest possible audience, including policy makers, health care professionals and especially consumers of health care, through scholarly work, convening and original journalism.
Responsibilities
- Frequent research, writing, and editing for our active health policy blog, New Health Dialogue.
- Research for policy papers, newspaper op-eds, and other writing.
- Data entry and analysis for a database on physician conflicts of interest.
- Minor administrative work.
Qualifications
- Exceptional writing skills, and the ability to take editing/direction/criticism effectively.
- An interest in and some knowledge of health policy and delivery system issues.
- An ability to work independently: to find interesting policy stories, go to relevant events, see policy angles, and write with minimal supervision.
- Be current junior or senior undergrads, graduate students, or recent graduates.
- Have a strong understanding of statistical reasoning or medical evidence, with coursework in hard science, math, or economics.
- Have some programming skills and an interest in developing and analyzing a database of payments to doctors and medical researchers.
Application Process
To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, transcript (unofficial is acceptable), and a writing sample (no more than three pages) to internships@newamerica.net. Please put your name and specific position "Intern, Health Policy Program" in the subject line.
