Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Intern for a Day Lite

 

More information: go.umd.edu/ifad


Intern for a Day Lite will match UMD undergraduate students with professionals working in a field

of interest for 30-60 minute virtual informational interviews! Students have access to 270+ professionals 

NEUR majors may be interested in meeting the professionals working at the following

organizations/areas.

 

RESEARCH 

The Brookings Institution, Research Analyst

University of Maryland, Baltimore (GA PhD in Neuroscience)

University of Maryland School of Medicine (Biomedical Research)

University of Maryland School of Medicine-Lab

 

HEALTHCARE

Choice Clinical Services, Owner/ Psychotherapist

Colliver Dental Group Dentist

First Call Urgent Care, Physician Assistant 

Greenbelt CARES Youth and Family Services Bureau, Vocational/Educational Counselor

Johns Hopkins/Howard County Hospital; Kaiser Permanente, Registered Nurse 

Mercy Medical Center, Pediatric urgent care attending physician 

Pfizer, Senior Manager, Communications

Podiatry Associates, Podiatric Surgeon

Riverside Community Care, Clinical Social Worker

Soffer Health Inst, Physician

Straight and Narrow, Sr. Clinical Director of Women's and Outpatient Treatment Programs

University of Maryland, Assistant Professor and Attending Emergency Medicine

Usacs, Emergency Physician

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD/PhD Student

 

SCIENCE 

MRIGlobal, Principal Scientist/Lab Manager

MRIGlobal, Principal Chemist

Self, Pathologist

UMD-ESSIC, Faculty Specialist-Scientist/engineer

USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) The National Identification Services (NIS),

Malacologist- National Specialist

 

HELPING PROFESSIONS

Verbal Beginnings LLC, Clinical Recruiter

Montgomery County Public Schools and Play on Words Therapy, LLC, Speech-Language Pathologist

Prince George's County Public Schools, School Counselor

College Park Academy, School Counselor

 

NON-PROFITS & ASSOCIATIONS

American Psychological Association

Community Advocates for Family & Youth, CAFY, Program Manager 

Community Advocates for Family and Youth, Clinical Manager

Joyful Heart Foundation, Policy and Advocacy Consultant

The Literacy Lab

 

Search for the organizations above and/or view all 270+ professionals participating! 

 

 

Steps to Participate in Intern For a Day, Lite: 

  1. Enroll in and complete this 20-minute asynchronous online orientation between Monday, March 1 and Monday, March 22, 2021 to learn about the program and best practices to conduct an informational interview. It is required to complete the orientation in order to have access to the application.

  2. You will receive the Intern for a Day Lite application on Tuesday, March 23 and you will rank the top 8 professionals you're most interested in talking to through an informational interview.

  3. After you submit your application by the deadline of Sunday, March 28, University Career Center staff members will begin matching students with professionals.

  4. You will be notified of your match by early April 2021!

 

Questions can be directed to ifad@umd.edu. Hosted by the University Career Center.