Patient Privacy Rights (PPR) was established in 2005 as a non-profit organization that works to ensure patients have control over their medical information. Activities include advocating for strong patient privacy protections in both state and federal legislation; providing patient education and support regarding patients' medical privacy rights; and organizing and hosting the annual International Summit on Health Privacy, which is the only conference dedicated solely to addressing patient privacy issues and policies. We regularly communicate with large corporations, the White House, and national press. We are a small team, but we think big; we are seeking interns who will do the same as they jump in and run with our quickly growing organization!

Skills:

Basic requirements: We are willing to work with any level college student, but we do require that you have completed at least one year of college and are in good academic standing with at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Majors which would best fit the internship include: Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Public Affairs/Public Policy, Information Technology, and Health Care Professions/Services, but we are open to others who may be interested in non-profit or advocacy work. Students must be willing to work for at least one semester.Necessary skills:-Good communication skills-Proficiency with MS Office and Wordpress-Good writing skills-Knowledge of social media websites (knowledge of HTML would be very helpful but is not required).

Application

Students should complete the application on our Internship Opportunities Page: http://patientprivacyrights.org/internship-opportunities. If we are interested, our Internship director will communicate with the applicant and request their résumé. After the resume is reviewed by our directors, the student will be asked to come in for a final interview.

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