Summer Health Care Internship Grant Program

The Summer Health Care Internship Grant Program, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Sec. 144.1464, aims to enhance the health care workforce by providing grants to hospitals and clinics for summer internships. Targeting secondary and postsecondary students, it promotes career exposure in health care fields, addressing workforce shortages and improving access for diverse populations. Funded by the Minnesota Department of Health, this initiative supports collaboration with educational institutions, ensuring a robust pipeline for future health care professionals.

Program Description
Minnesota Statutes Sec. 144.1464 MN Statutes authorizes the Commissioner of Health to contract with a statewide nonprofit organization representing statewide facilities across the state at which secondary and postsecondary summer health care interns will serve. This organization will award grants to hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities and home care providers to establish or expand a secondary and postsecondary summer health care intern program. The purpose of the program is to expose interested secondary and postsecondary students to various careers within the health care profession.
Health Equity Priorities
The Summer Health Care Internship Program seeks to address shortages by introducing secondary and postsecondary students to careers in health care. Summer internships foster interest in pursuing a health care career, thus increasing the likelihood interns will expand the pipeline for Minnesota’s health care workforce.
This grant will serve:

• All Minnesotans, by seeking to expand the pipeline for the health care workforce.
• Grant outcomes will include:

Introducing perspective students to careers in health careIncreasing Minnesota’s health care workforce through internships and potential health care careersImproving access to care for Minnesota’s diverse populations, which may include those based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, income, geography, education, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disabilities, and military/veteran status.
Funding
Estimated Amount to Grant: $300,000Estimated Number of Awards: 1Estimated Award Maximum: $300,000Estimated Award Minimum: n/a
This award will be for 3 consecutive years, as continued funding and grantee performance allows.