Health Administration Internship Program » Department of Surgery » College of Medicine

Celebrating 10 Years of Interns and a 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 by Lonn McDowell, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE and precepted by Savannah Patterson Johnson, MHA.

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.

ELIGIBILITY

Current student of an accredited graduate program relevant to health administration (i.e. MHA, MPH, MBA).

APPLICATION INFORMATION

2025 Internship

We are not accepting applications at this time.

Candidates interested in our Summer 2026 cycle should be prepared to submit a resume/CV and cover letter in Fall 2025.

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 Johnson, MHA
2021: Anu Vats, MHA
2022: Nina Abando Lopez, MHA
2023: Nathalie Sawczuk, MHA
2024: Emily Kintz [Current Intern – UF MHA 2025 Candidate]
2025: TBD

A Message from our internship director

Lonn McDowell, 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."