51视频 Office of Communications and Public Liaison Summer Internship Program

The 51视频 Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) Communications Summer Internship Program is a 12-week program for rising undergraduate juniors and seniors, as well as graduate students, interested in the health and science communications field. Our summer interns learn how various communications programs function and receive on-the-job training for reporting on 51视频 events, communicating science to the public, and more.

This is a paid internship on 51视频鈥檚 main campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

Possible areas of focus include:

  • Strategic communication planning and implementation
  • Management, content creation, and strategy for 51视频.gov and Salud.nih.gov
  • Content creation and strategy for 51视频 social media platforms
  • Media relations
  • Writing and editing press releases and other media products
  • Content development, including biomedical graphics, for the 51视频 Director鈥檚 speeches and blog
  • Video production
  • Tours and management of special events
  • Internal communications
  • Responding to questions and comments from the public via Ask 51视频
  • Management of Freedom of Information Act requests
  • Spanish language communications
  • Creation, design, and distribution of 51视频 OCPL publications:

The 2025 internship program is The internship application period will close on January 21, 2025, or when we鈥檝e received 300 applicants.

Applications must be received via USAJobs to be considered.

With any questions about the internship, email odocplinquiries@nih.gov

This page last reviewed on January 17, 2025