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Health Administration Internship Program

Continuing the Legacy of Success

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Health Administration Internship is a competitively paid, ten week full-time position (40 hours/week) with the University of Florida Department of Surgery in conjunction with UF Health in Gainesville, Florida. Success in the full-time position may lead to an opportunity to continue the internship part-time.

This internship program is directed and precepted by Lonn McDowell, DHA, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE, Vice Chair and Director of Administration for the University of Florida Department of Surgery.

Comprehensive Learning Opportunities

  • Financial Management
  • Budgeting & Accounting
  • Human Resources
  • Clinic Management
  • Academic Research
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • Quality Improvement
  • Marketing & Communications

Program Structure

  • Project-Based: Interns will be responsible for delegated projects and responsibilities. Projects are often tailored to the intern’s strengths and learning interests.
  • Operations: Interns have the opportunity to work and participate in the daily operations and executive meetings of the UF Department of Surgery.
  • Shadowing: Previous interns have been hosted in surgical outpatient practices, the Patient Access Center, sterile processing, and operating rooms.

(From Left) 2021 Intern Savannah Patterson Johnson, MHA; 2025 Intern Erin Solomon Norris, MSP, MHA; & Lonn McDowell, DHA, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE

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APPLICATION INFORMATION

2027 Internship

We are not currently accepting applications for the Summer 2027 internship.

Applicants interested in applying should be prepared to submit a resume/CV and cover letter in the Fall of 2026.

Applicants must be a current student of an accredited graduate program relevant to health administration (i.e. MHA, MPH, MBA).

Previous Interns

  • 2015: Monique Hutchins, MHA
  • 2015: Erica Tanner, MHA, MSF, CHFP
  • 2016: Nathalie Ros, MHA
  • 2016: Athena Tingberg Mira, MHA
  • 2017: H. Daniel Lee, MHA
  • 2018: Christopher Kovacs, MHA
  • 2019: Karolina Golanka, MHA
  • 2020: Kelsey Harrington, MHA
  • 2020: Jackson Hewang, MHA
  • 2021: Savannah Patterson Johnson, MHA
  • 2021: Anu Vats, MHA
  • 2022: Nina Abando Lopez, MHA
  • 2023: Nathalie Sawczuk, MHA
  • 2024: Emily Kintz, MHA
  • 2025: Aurora Marcelo-Schreiber, MHA
  • 2025: Erin Solomon Norris, MSP, MHA
  • 2026: Claire Bodin, MHA Candidate
  • 2026: Allie Shockley, MHA Candidate

A Message from our internship director

Lonn McDowell, DHA, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE

"The MHA administrative interns that our department has worked with over the years have been an integral part of our executive team. They have all been able to help us work towards solutions for our clinical, education and research missions of an academic medical center. Our successful interns have been able to work within the financial, operational, human resources, clinic, perioperative, and general administrative functions of our department. They have also challenged me, and the other members of our executive team, to continue to learn and grow along with them."