Human Science Internships/Independent Research

Hands-On Experience

With our faculty of renowned human science experts and Washington, D.C. as our classroom, the possibilities for hands-on human science experience at NHS are nearly endless. It all begins with our Discovery Center—NHS’ new, state-of the-art teaching laboratory and research facility—where students have the opportunity to further investigate the biological and chemical principles learned in the classroom. Students also can conduct original health science research alongside Georgetown faculty researchers in the Discovery Center or in other laboratories on campus.

The human science internship or independent research is a senior course in a health-related setting where students gain professional experience in their field of interest. This may be a period of archival, laboratory or experiential research during which the student explores in depth a topic or area of their choosing. As undergraduates, NHS Human Science students work alongside and learn from the world’s leading health experts.

Human science seniors have held internships at MedStar Health’s Washington Hospital Center or Georgetown University Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health, the National Academy of Sciences, Congressional and other U.S Government Offices and Agencies and many of the 200-plus health science, medical and healthcare agencies and organizations in the Washington, D.C. area.