Health System Graduate Administrative Internship Program
UT Southwestern’s Health System Graduate Administrative Internship Program allows students an opportunity to explore career opportunities within health care management.
This Health System Graduate Internship Program offers graduate students hands-on experience within a large academic medical center. Through meaningful projects, mentorship, and exposure to Health System leaders, interns develop skills and explore career opportunities in health care administration and finance.
The program offers two tracks: a General Administrative Internship and a Finance Internship. Each track has a separate application. Candidates may apply to either or both tracks based on their interests.
Internship Tracks
General Administrative Internship
The General Administrative Internship provides exposure to health care operations, management, and organizational priorities. Graduate interns will contribute to projects within a designated department while learning how leaders address operational challenges and advance Health System goals.
Once the intern is selected the Internship Selection Committee will place the intern in a specific department for the duration of the internship. This will be a mutual decision based upon the needs of the institution as well as the interests of the intern. Placement will occur after the intern has been selected. Potential placements include hospital operations, clinical service lines, and non-clinical support services.
Finance Internship
The Finance Internship provides a focused experience in health system financial management. Interns work alongside finance leaders and team members on projects that support financial planning, analysis, and operational decision-making. Depending on departmental priorities, projects may include budgeting, financial reporting, business planning, or evaluation of financial performance.
Timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| December 7, 2026 | Application opens |
| January 14 2027 | Application closes at 5 p.m. CT (all materials must be submitted in a consolidated PDF) |
| January - February 2027 | Application screening and interviews |
| Summer 2027 | Internship start date |
Program Overview
The UT Southwestern Graduate Administrative Internship Program will span 10 weeks in duration. See our application requirements page for details regarding the intern selection process.
Summer interns will:
- Lead one or more core projects
- Attend frequent meetings with a dedicated preceptor
- Observe departmental and executive meetings
- Gain and develop knowledge of organizational dynamics from working with managers at various levels of the health care system
- Improve management, leadership, analytical, and communication skills
- Receive mentoring from a wide array of leaders