Practicum & Internships

Bridgercare is proud to be a teaching institution. We offer internships and practicums to students enrolled in accredited institutions.

Due to concerns over patient privacy and HIPAA regulations, only medical practicum students are allowed to work directly with patients. If you are a current RN, NP or PA student in need of credit hours as part of your course work, please contact Elly Webster at ewebster@bridgercare.org to learn more about upcoming placement opportunities.
Please send an email to Elly Webster at ewebster@bridgercare.org with the following:
- Resume
- Total number of hours needed
- Total number of hours needed weekly/number of weeks
- Preferred dates for practicum
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Bridgercare’s ability to accommodate you will depend on staff capacity and timing.

Everyone is welcome to apply, but preference will be given to applicants in this order:
1. Applicants who need the internship credit in order to graduate.
2. Applicants who have previously been Peer Eders
3. Applicants who are using the internship to further their career
Regardless of if you fit one of these categories, we would love to hear from you!
We have three internship periods each year. Start and end dates are flexible based on applicant availability:
- Spring Internship: January-May
- Summer Internship: May/June-August
- Fall Internship: August-December
Email a cover letter and resume to Ross McCaslin at rmccaslin@bridgercare.org.
Resumes and Cover Letters must be received by…
Fall Internship: May 6th.
Spring Internship: November 30th.
Summer Internship: March 17th.

For information and internship opportunities in the Integrated Behavioral Health department, please contact Lauren Buxbaum at lbuxbaum@bridgercare.org.
For all Integrated Behavioral Health inquiries, please reach out to Lauren Buxbaum, the BH Care manager, at lbuxbaum@bridgercare.org. Thank you!
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Bridgercare’s ability to accommodate you will depend on staff capacity and timing.

Yes, Bridgercare interns receive a stipend of $1,800 over the course of their internship in 3 distributions of $600. Disbursement is based on adequate project completion and participation.
This internship does not offer any direct medical experience, but we encourage people interested in medicine to apply as it is a great way to get a peek behind the curtain of clinical operations and learn more about community needs!
Interns manage their own time for the most part and are able to set their own schedules (within business hours). Our interns do a variety of projects that change each day and may include stickering condoms, attending tabling events, writing blogs, running errands, attending weekly sex ed trainings, and more.
We consider “full time” to be 8-10 hours a week for interns. We cannot typically accommodate people seeking 20+ hours of internship hours per week but may consider if we have fewer than three interns for that semester.
We take three interns per semester and typically receive 6 or more applications per period. We welcome you to apply more than once, or to indicate that you are available for more than one of our internship semesters (spring, fall, and summer) as we may invite you to interview for a later semester! If we interview you and you are a good candidate, we may invite you for a later internship.