The Global Bioethics Initiative accepts applications for unpaid internships for students interested in bioethics. These internships provide students with the opportunity to learn about pertinent issues in global health and bioethics and gain skills in research, project management, and organizing events. Candidates interested in interning with GBI should contact the Executive Director, Dr. Ana Lita.

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Internships 2015
GBI Interns at the Summer School Closing Ceremony. (L to R: Kristina Jacobsson, Remy Servis, Grace Kim, Yasmine Karma, and Kaitlyn Schaeffer)

GBI Interns exploring Central Park. (L to R: Remy Servis, Eija Lindroos, Jessica Haushalter, Agata Ferretti, Yasmine Karma, Grace Kim, and Andrew Scherffius)

Interns at the GBI Opening Reception. (L to R: Yasmine Karma, Jessica Haushalter, Grace Kim, Remy Servis, Eija Lindroos, and Andrew Scherffius)

The Global Bioethics Initiative has an opportunity for up to five interns to promote its events and assist the director in various activities.

The work will include:

• Promoting an international forum on ethical guidelines in medical sciences
• Guiding medical practice toward a scientific perspective
• Promoting organ donation for transplantation
• Promoting healthy aging and age management medicine

Specific Goals and Objectives for Internships:

• To advance the understanding of  various issues by conducting research
• To learn how to blog recent articles in bioethics
• To learn how to plan events
• To improve ability  to communicate with sponsors and donors

Flexible schedule: design your weekly schedule and length of internship! The Executive Director of the Initiative, Dr. Ana Lita, is a former professor of Philosophy/ Applied Ethics and is willing to work with students to accommodate university or departmental requirements for internship credit.

Past Interns

Summer 2014 Interns, from left to right, Marc Beuttler, Noushaba Rashid, Kaitlyn Schaeffer, Evangelia Lazaris, Chiru Murage

Summer 2014 Interns, from left to right, Abrigul Akbarshoevna, Evangelia Lazaris, Chiru Murage, Rebecca Moore

Summer 2013 Interns, from left to right, Pria Narsiman, Emma Biegacki, Louisa Howard, Alana Deluty.

Summer 2013 interns, left to right, Pria Narsiman, Emma Biegacki, Louisa Howard, Taylor Coles, Alana Deluty.

Summer interns, left to right, Pria Narsiman, Emma Biegacki, Louisa Howard, Taylor Coles, Katarina Lee, Alana Deluty.

From Left to Right – Sebastian Agredo, Ana Lita, Brian Chen, Richard Mezzacappa

Left to Right – Ana Lita, Alejandra Garcia, Brian Chen, Steven Gregory, Nghi Van, Sebastian Agredo

GBI Interns 2010 – Left to Right – Nazia Nayeem (Herricks High School), Christopher Chau, B.A. (Yale University), Marianne Goddard (McGill University), Blake Goodman (Herricks High School), Mark Ho (Princeton University)

GBI Interns 2010 – Left to Right – Christopher Chau, B.A. (Yale University), Marianne Goddard (McGill University), Ana Lita, Ph.D., Blake Goodman (Herricks High School), Nazia Nayeem (Herricks High School)

GBI Interns Summer 2009