One Year FT Orthopedic Hand Surgery Paid Internship Opportunity

One Year Full Time Orthopedic Hand Surgery Paid Internship Opportunity for Gap Year Students

A year spent working in a clinical setting before matriculating to medical school can give applicants valuable insight into the field of medicine. The Hand Center in Phoenix, AZ, offers a unique year long, full time (40 hours a week) paid internship to pre-medical students looking to gain experience and strengthen their medical school applications. This program has been in place for 20 years and has helped dozens of students in the past. It involves working directly with two orthopedic hand surgeons to deliver care to a diverse group of patients from various parts of Arizona. My time as an assistant in this office has contributed immensely to my multiple medical school interviews and acceptances. This internship is a tremendous opportunity and I strongly encourage students taking a gap year before medical school to apply.

~ You will be working directly with Dr. Mitchel and Carter Lipton, orthopedic hand surgeons.
~ You will help them directly with in-office surgeries, which include tendon repairs, setting fractures and exploring wounds.
~ You will evaluate patients and review them with the doctor.
~ You will help the hand therapist in the post-operative rehabilitation of patients.

~ You will have the opportunity to observe surgeries in the operating room.
~ You will also act as a liaison between physician and the hospital staff, insurance companies and attorneys.
~ Over the course of the internship, you will not only improve your medical knowledge, but will also gain experience in dealing with injured patients.
* Knowledge of Spanish is needed.

Please email: Mitchel Lipton, M.D. at handdok@aol.com with your resume. If you want to ask me any questions about my experience with this position, please feel free to email icosio@email.arizona.edu

Best of luck in applying for the internship.

Iliana Cosio/ Kaelon Lattomus/ Katharine Ross