Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization.

The Patient Solutions and Support team is integral to the mission of the American Heart Association, striving to ensure that all with cardiovascular conditions or risk factors have the care, resources, and support to survive and thrive. This team leads organizational strategy to improve the diagnosis, treatment, condition management, and quality of life for patients living with cardiovascular disease, stroke, or a risk factor.

The Patient Solutions and Support team is seeking an intern with an interest in public health including program development, patient and caregiver education development, implementation, and evaluation. Ideal candidates will possess strong skills in program and project management, communication, and foundational research.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

\#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.org.

Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 20-25
• Internship Duration: 1/21/25-5/2/25
• Location:Remote
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes:

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment
• Opportunity to explore a career-path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others

Responsibilities

Market and environmental research

• Research existing campaigns and initiatives focused on specific patient conditions to assess competitive landscape.
• Monitor environmental trends to identify priority funding opportunities.
• Explore program evaluation opportunities to include in proposals.
• Analyze market gap opportunities for patient and caregiver education opportunities.
• Conduct landscape analysis on specific topics to help gather initiative insights.
• Conduct literature reviews and provide key findings back to leadership teams.

Program and Project Management

• Collaborate with appropriate team lead to identify best practices and develop resources for the team such as handbooks, toolkits, and resources.
• Support the team in development of patient and healthcare professional education resources such as web articles, handouts, infographics, etc. in coordination with marketing and communication leads.
• Develop templates for program and project reporting and assist with quarterly reporting needs.
• Create slide decks and presentations to support team where needed.

Volunteer Recruitment and Management

• Support existing initiative advisory groups with activities such as agenda development, meeting communications, and training opportunities.
• Support existing alliance partner work by identifying best practices across teams and cataloguing relationships for better coordination.
• Identify additional organizations and individuals for potential engagement in new or existing initiative priorities, support onboarding once recruited.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, or recently graduated students in public health or health equity, or a related field of study.
• Demonstrated skills in research such as market research, environmental scans, literature review, website review, etc.
• Demonstrated skills in written and verbal communications, including ability to translate dense content into easy to read and understand versions and formats.
• Ability to build and cultivate relationships with internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in verbal and written community.
• Strong organizational skills and willingness to support administrative tasks as needed.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft suite of programs.
• Minimum availability 20 hrs/week, M-F
• Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.

Compensation & Benefits

The job application window is expected to close: November 8, 2024.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Healthcare Benefits – You will have the opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs. We also provide access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost as a confidential program designed to assist employees and family members with personal issues that affect their relationships at home or at work.

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So, are you ready to intern for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases?

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The size and scope of our organization, along with our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters, allows us to make a real impact on our shared focus of cardiovascular and overall health.