The Ethics Group Internship Program offers candidates first-hand insight to the formation of AMA ethics policy.  Interns provide support for ongoing Ethics Group projects and initiatives. The internship is an unpaid part-time position located at the AMA headquarters in downtown Chicago offering a flexible schedule.

"I'm a graduate student at the University of Chicago, where I study biomedical informatics. My research and career interests are ethical and legal issues in clinical informatics. I enjoy playing ball and cuddling with my mini poodle, Einstein."

Filzah Iqbal, Ethics Group Intern

• Be enrolled in an academic program at the time of the internship
• Receive academic credit

• Conduct primary literature research on a wide variety of medical ethics issues
• Assist in drafting reports of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA)
• Prepare summaries of articles of ethics or policy interest
• Contribute articles to the AMA Journal of Ethics 

• Summer Term
  Mid-May through mid-August
  Application deadline: Feb. 28
• Fall Term
  Mid-September through mid-December
  Application deadline: June 30
• Winter/Spring Term
  Mid-January through mid-April
  Application deadline: Sept. 30

To apply, submit the following materials to Tom Wagner, [email protected].

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Short writing sample illustrative of ethics or health-related work or a 500-word explanation of your interest in bioethics and a desire to work at the AMA.

Applicants will be contacted only if they qualify for an interview.