Use your education to improve the health of uninsured and medically-underserved Central Texans. No matter your field of study or level of degree, People’s Community Clinic has an opportunity suited for your talents that can prepare you to leap straight into your career.
People’s Community Clinic has an empowering Medical Education and Internship Program serving students who are preparing to have a career in the healthcare field. Our goal is to provide real-world, thought-provoking experience to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral level students. There is no better way to learn than to experience things first-hand.
At this time People’s Community Clinic is affiliated with a limited number of schools and programs. All applicants can find the schools that we are affiliated with on our application.
Please email volunteer@austinpcc.org if you do not find your school or program listed on the application before applying.
PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES
Please review our program opportunity directory HERE. In our program directory you will find information for the roles that we are accepting applications for. Below, we have provided additional information for when our applications open.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
People’s Community Clinic onboards Residents, Research Students, Interns, and Clinical Learners (RRICS) at the beginning of each semester. New RRICS start during the following times each year:
Starting in October applications open | Selected candidates start in January (spring semester)
Starting in April applications open | Selected candidates start in June (summer semester)
Starting in June applications open | Selected candidates start in September (fall semester)
PROGRAM INFORMATION
All RRICS that are accepted into our program are REQUIRED to attend an in-person “New RRICS First Day Training,” prior to officially starting their role. The training will provide them with an opportunity to learn more about our clinic and receive an overview of our program expectations along with providing them with access to the equipment and tools that they will need in order to be successful in their role.
All applicants that are applying will have an opportunity to select a New RRICS First Day Training in their application. Only when selected for the role will a RRICS be approved to attend the training.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Because we are a healthcare facility, we REQUIRE RRICS to complete the following steps:
- Minimum 18 years of age
- Review role description before applying
- Complete Medical Education and Internship Program application
- Consent to criminal background check or submit attestation letter from your school or program
- Ability to function independently with minimal supervision
- Complete online compliance trainings and in person New RRICS First Day Training
- Must provide social security number
- Meet immunization requirements (see below)
- Must submit required immunization documents or provide an attestation letter from your school or program
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
All RRICS at People’s Community Clinic must meet these immunization requirements:
- MMR – Measles, Mumps, Rubella
- Varicella – chicken pox (either history of disease or proof of vaccination)
- TB (tuberculosis) must be a TB blood draw QFT Gold or Tspot within 90 days of application submission
- Current season flu shot is required
- TDAP within the last 10 years
- COVID19 vaccination