What the internship is for
Your main goal is to help more people find and join EIMI. Focus on:
- Getting new chapters
- Recruiting ambassadors
- Sharing EIMI resources
- Finding partner organizations
- Tracking progress
Weekly tasks
Find chapter leads
Find schools or clubs that may want to start an EIMI chapter. Good targets:
- HOSA chapters
- Pre-med clubs
- Biology clubs
- Public health clubs
- Health science programs
- Volunteer clubs
Weekly goal: Find 20 possible chapter leads and add them to the tracker.
Send chapter outreach
Send short messages to student clubs or leaders about starting an EIMI chapter.
Weekly goal: Draft or send 10 chapter outreach messages.
Find ambassador leads
Find students who may want to represent EIMI. Good targets:
- Pre-med students
- HOSA students
- Medical volunteers
- Public health students
- Students interested in healthcare or advocacy
Weekly goal: Find 10 possible ambassadors.
Send ambassador messages
Send short messages inviting students to become EIMI ambassadors.
Weekly goal: Draft or send 10 ambassador messages.
Make simple posts
Turn existing EIMI ideas into short posts. Easy ideas:
- “3 ways to make patients feel heard”
- “Why clinical empathy matters”
- “How to start an EIMI chapter”
- “Become an EIMI ambassador”
- “What patients wish doctors understood”
- “Questions to ask your doctor”
Weekly goal: Make 3 simple post drafts.
Find partner leads
Find organizations EIMI could work with. Good targets:
- Nursing homes
- Clinics
- Hospitals
- School nurses
- Counseling offices
- Patient advocacy nonprofits
- Caregiver organizations
Weekly goal: Find 5 possible partner leads.
Follow up
Check who has not replied yet and send a short follow-up.
Weekly goal: Draft or send 5 follow-up messages.
Update the tracker
Keep one simple spreadsheet with these columns:
- Name
- School or organization
- Type
- Email or Instagram
- Date contacted
- Reply status
- Follow-up needed
- Notes
What is required each month
At minimum, complete one task from this list each month. Any one counts: finding chapter leads, sending outreach messages, finding ambassador leads, making simple posts, finding partner leads, sending follow-ups, updating the tracker, or writing a short summary.
Your monthly update
Each month, send a brief update showing what you completed. File it by the 5th through the monthly report form. It can be this simple:
- Task completed
- What was done
- Any replies or results
- Next step