Project C.U.R.E. Biomedical Engineering Internship: Gain Professional Experience

About

Position Overview:
Project C.U.R.E. is looking for inventive, highly motivated interns to gain hands on experience and assist in sorting, testing, and packing biomedical equipment. Biomedical Engineering Interns are responsible for supporting the Operations team to prepare biomedical equipment and consumables for shipment. Project C.U.R.E.’s Kansas City warehouse delivers 50 shipping containers each year of medical supplies and equipment around the world to strengthen health systems across the globe.

Responsibilities:
The Biomedical Engineering Intern’s role includes to:

• Prioritize and identify incoming biomedical equipment donations.
• Research and organize biomedical consumables to be packed and matched with units.
• Test, certify, and inventory equipment for shipment.
• Manage inventory and coordinate with Operations Director to prepare equipment for outgoing loads.

Project C.U.R.E.'s Internship Program provides students the opportunity to learn about global healthcare, the non-profit sector, and biomedical equipment while gaining hands-on experience.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to set and accomplish goals; is a "self-starter" who is internally motivated and does not require significant supervision.
• Has an attitude of openness, is eager to learn new things, and does not get stuck in a repetitive pattern of doing the same things the same way for too long.
• Preferred candidates are pursuing graduate degrees or are near completion of undergraduate degrees.

Compensation: Unpaid

Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Electronics
• Problem Solving

Requirements

• Time Commitment:The Project C.U.R.E. Internship Program typically lasts a semester with a possibility to extend. This comprises of 160 hours. Those receiving class-credit for internships may be required to work additional hours each week. Work schedules are flexible
• Minimum Age:14

About the Organization

Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) is the registered trademark of the Benevolent Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. Since 1987, Project C.U.R.E. has provided millions of dollars of donated medical supplies and equipment to sick and dying people living in more than 138 developing countries. Project C.U.R.E. serves as a liaison between we who have so much and those who have too little. With its International Headquarters located in Centennial, Colorado, Project C.U.R.E. has major operations in Denver, Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, Nashville, Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia) and Phoenix. Project C.U.R.E. ships millions of dollars in lifesaving medical supplies, sending an average of two to three semi-truck sized cargo containers each week to nearly every continent on the globe.