Northwell Health

Physician Assistant Intern

June - August 2018 • Great Neck, NY

What I liked

the physician assistant was very hands on and always taught me something , no matter how small or big.

What I wish was different

i would have been able to see more surgeries. some days were slow and i wouldn’t get to see any.

Advice

stay calm in high stress situations and ask yourself “can i see myself doing this?”

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Research Assistant

May - August 2017 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I had an amazing opportunity to do research on what I am passionate about, while being closely mentored by an amazing healthcare provider and advocate.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had learned of my acceptance to the internship program earlier-- if I had, I could have applied for funding through Wellesley.

Advice

I would really encourage a future intern to network with all of the different professionals in the hospital!

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Administrative intern

June - August 2019 • New Hyde Park, NY

What I liked

Dealing with patients on the daily while handling non clinical tasks.

What I wish was different

Association more with the other interns.

Advice

Great way to get your first step into administrative duties in healthcare.

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Nursing Assistant

May 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Very helpful, hands on nursing experience. Staff is very knowledgeable and are experts in their field.

What I wish was different

More respect for the nursing assistants.

Advice

I would advise students to start a nursing job as a student to gain more experience early!

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Healthcare Administrator

June - August 2019 • Lake Success, NY

What I liked

Got a lot of executive exposure.

What I wish was different

Honestly I loved this position and the people I had worked with

Advice

Even though you might be observing and not doing a project Those are the times that I learned the most.

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Student Nurse Extern

June - July 2019 • Manhasset, NY

What I liked

Employees were helpful and open to teaching

What I wish was different

Longer externship - enjoyed the learning, wish I had more time

Advice

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Nursing Student Intern

June 2018 • New Hyde Park, NY

What I liked

Working with Nurse educators and learning more about other roles in nursing (non clinical roles)

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Know how to use Microsoft office and have communication skills

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Nurse Extern

June - August 2018 • New Hyde Park, NY

What I liked

I liked getting hands on nursing experience outside of the clinical setting. It really made me feel independent and i learned so much

What I wish was different

I wish it was longer!

Advice

APPLY!!! one of the best experiences i’ve ever had. i feel so much more confident in clinical at school now

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Finance and Operations Summer Associate

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Great experience with immense learning opportunity and mentoring built-in. You really get to do real work!

What I wish was different

I wish communication had been better about return offers

Advice

If you want to have a hands on project management experience - no matter your field - and help people along the way, APPLY!

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Pharmacy Intern

August 2019 • New Hyde Park, NY

What I liked

Great staff! Great training program. Beautiful Pharmacy.

What I wish was different

Nothing.

Advice

Be very open minded and ask a lot of questions.

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Disaster Recovery Intern

June - August 2018 • Melville, NY

What I liked

I have acquired an abundance of information from my internship so far such as hard skills as well as soft skills. Working closely alongside with Disaster Recovery Specialists on my team has allowed me to gain knowledge on how an application is structured and all of the recoverable options that are available for them. Depending on the criticality of an application, there is a Tier assigned to it. Tier 0 are the systems supporting underlying backbone or core infrastructure layer services. These systems need hot site recovery. Tier 4 are considered non-essential systems supporting standalone or departmental functions, operations, non-core clinical care services, non-critical business functions and infrastructure utilities. These systems are generally recovered through cold standby. A hot site means that a system has high availability, and is of Active/Active status. Active/Active is an expensive model of infrastructure which allows a server environment to be duplicated with another. Multiple servers generally host the same application and are in constant replication with one another so that the database servers that point to the application server are in sync. A piece of networking equipment known as a load-balancer monitors the traffic between the environments (if they are in separate data centers) and redirects clients to which ever server is less congested with other end users. Cold Standby-Build from Scratch refers to a system that needs to be built and started on request when a backup environment does not exist. This is the cheapest option of recoverability. Hot sites have minimal RTO’s (Recovery Time Objective) and cold sites have higher ones. The RTO is basically the time it takes for a system to recover and be back online. I have also learned a great amount about DRaaS (Disaster Recovery as a service), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), and PaaS (Platform as a Service).

What I wish was different

Perhaps getting exposure to different aspects of information security other than disaster recovery.

Advice

Any internship is what you make of it. Its important to ask a ton of questions and be persistent when it comes to work flow. You have a better chance of someone wanting to develop you if they know you are passionate.

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Visiting Scholar

May - August 2019 • New York City, NY

What I liked

Northwell provided a fantastic environment to work. I felt like what I did there was useful to my whole institute, and not just like I was doing busy work.

What I wish was different

I wish I had taken more time in the beginning to get to know the people in my office.

Advice

Be social and outgoing! Ask for help, and ask how you can help other people.

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Healthcare Management Summer Associate

June - August 2018 • Long Island City, NY

What I liked

The people were so welcoming and made work fun

What I wish was different

The beginning was slow, so I wish there had been more guidance from the start

Advice

The more initiative you put in, the more you'll learn

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Volunteering at Northwell Glen Cove Hospital

January - August 2018 • Glen Cove, NY

What I liked

Getting to meet patients and build rapor with them.

What I wish was different

Advice

Ask questions!

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Nursing Assistant

July 2019 • Bayshore, NY

What I liked

Gives me the hands on experience to be a nurse.

What I wish was different

The hiring process should have been faster.

Advice

Everyone as a nursing student should do this.

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Summer Associate, Healthcare Management Program (HMP)

June - August 2018 • New York City, NY

What I liked

I loved everything about my experience interning at Northwell Health. I learned hands-on about hospital finances and operations, gained amazing mentors, and worked on many interesting projects I could call my own. I would highly recommend this position for anyone interested in hospital management or the healthcare business.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Nurse Extern

June - August 2018 • Forest Hills, NY

What I liked

Rotating to different floors

What I wish was different

Longer externship

Advice

Come prepared, be as hands on as possible

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Pca

June 2018 • Manhasset, NY

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

This is a great job if you are a nursing student. Working with RNs can help you with school and apply theory into practice.

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Administrative Intern

June - August 2018 • New Hyde Park, NY

What I liked

The interactive and hands on experience.

What I wish was different

nothing.

Advice

Networking is very important and staying connected with these people.

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Healthcare Management Program (HMP) Intern

June - August 2017 • New Hyde Park, NY

What I liked

My internship offered incredible opportunities to engage with clinicians, staff, patients, and upper-level hospital administrators in a way that made me feel like I was a valued, productive member of the team. The company culture at Northwell Health is unsurpassed, and I was encouraged to refine my interests in healthcare management and learn more about the healthcare industry as a whole. I also came away with many quantitative new skills that would be applicable to any business-oriented setting, as well as some great memories and new connections.

What I wish was different

Since I was working in the Finance and Operations Suite, using Excel was a big part of the job. As someone who came into the internship with little finance background/Excel experience, the first couple of weeks on the job were intimidating, and I felt slightly overwhelmed. That said, my mentors were excellent resources, and before I knew it my skillset was exactly where it needed to be. The internship program coordinators were incredibly receptive throughout the process, and an Excel training program may be integrated into future programs.

Advice

This internship offers both breadth and depth of exposure. I was able to shadow clinicians, visit other Northwell hospitals off-site, and even got to see a few surgical procedures. The best piece of advice I could give to a future HMP intern would be to listen well, pace yourself, and ask questions. In my eyes, there was very little I could have done to prepare for this internship, since it is such a specific niche within the healthcare industry. When all was said and done, I was amazed by how much I had learned, and how "hospital jargon" had turned into something familiar and exciting to me.

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