<p>My daughter is a sophomore premed major, with a special interest in public health issues. She has applied for several summer internships, primarily in the Washington D.C. area, and has begun to hear back from a few.
This is her first internship experience; she normally has had paid summer jobs, having worked in a hospital last summer as a surgical assistant. She therefore is unsure how to weigh the various options, so I offered to enlist the help of this board, where so much information abounds!
Is anyone familiar with the American Academy of Pediatrics internship program? Apparently, this involves a good deal of congressional liason work, which appeals to her. How would this compare to working in the office of her homestate Senator, who is quite involved in health care. Any other spots she should focus on, or any experience your own children have had that could be useful?
Also, what are the best housing options? At this point, she knows of no one from her school who will be in D.C. this summer, although that could change. We assume most economical option would be summer housing at a local university.<br>
We would be grateful for any suggestions.</p>
<p>My daughter interns for the feds every summer but Metros from our DC suburbs with the rest of the commuters. Before she worked for the federal government, she interned at a health care NGO (also in DC) for 2 summers.</p>
<p>GW offers housing for summer interns. My D’s friends said the location was expensive but convenient since it’s in Foggy Bottom. The only problem is that GW ended the leases around the middle of August to get the dorms ready for their own students. This was a problem for kids who wanted to maximize their internship times whose schools start later. We hosted 2 of my D’s sorority sisters for a week so they could continue to work until their school reopened for the fall semester.</p>
<p>My son interned on Capitol Hill in DC last summer and lived in GWU housing. It was expensive, but if offered me peace of mind for him to be on a campus with “security” and a few subway stops from work.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. At this point she is leaning toward summer housing at Georgetown Law. Does anyone have any experience with this location?</p>