1. Undergraduate Internships
Human Biology “Our program concerns man as an organism, his adaptation to other men and to nature, his ability to control and live with his environment and the mechanisms by which these factors relate to his biological and social evolution.” Norman Kretchmer Campus Report of March 18th, 1970
Undergraduate Internships

2. Internship Requirements
Maximum of 4 units earned under Humbio 197
120 hours of a single, outside of classroom experience
Professional on-site supervisor
Related to the student’s “area of concentration” or career goal
Students must submit an internship proposal form to Humbio prior to beginning the internship
Students must submit an internship performance evaluation form and 4-6 page internship report/reflection upon completion of internship

3. Ways to Advertise your Internship
Human Biology Internship Faire (mid-November) Past Participants:
-Child abuse Prevention Center
-Cowell Student Health Services
-Eco Advocate
-Environmental Volunteers
-Haas Center for Public Service
-Palo Alto Medical Foundation
-San Mateo County Office of Education
-Stanford Center for Bioethics
-Stanford Physical Therapy Department
-Wildlife Rescue, Inc.

4. Other ways we advertise your internship to students
dissemination
Humbio website postings:
Contact or
HUMBIO BUZZ, weekly newsletter for majors
Flyers posted on bulletin boards in our Student Lounge/Advising Center

5. INTERNSHIP PROPOSAL Human Biology Internship (Hum Bio 197) Proposal
To the student: Please complete your portion of this form, have your student advisor, faculty advisor, and prospective internship supervisor complete their parts, and return this form promptly to Lia Cacciari, Student Services Coordinator, in Human Biology, Building 80.
Name __________________________ ___________________ _______ SUID ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_______ _____ ___ ____
­­­____________________________________________ ________­ Phone ­­­­­­___ ___________ _____
Area of Concentration ­­­­_______________________________________________ _____ _________ ____
Quarter(s) hours to be completed:______ _ ___ Quarter(s) units to be applied to transcript: __ ___ _ _____
Internship Title ______________________________ _ _____ Start Date:__ _ ____ End Date:____ ___
Description (use other side if necessary):
How is this internship relevant to your A/C or your career goals? (use other side if necessary):
I understand and agree to fulfill the internship requirements.
Student’s signature ________________________ ____________ Date ______________________
The internship must be approved by a Human Biology student advisor:
Student advisor signature __________________ ______________ Date ______ _______________
The internship must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor:
Faculty advisor signature __________________ _______________ Date ____________ _________
To be completed by the internship supervisor:
Name of internship supervisor_____________________ ________________________________________
Department/Organization ________________________ _________________________________________
Mailing Address ______________________________ __________________________________________
_______________________________________ _______ Phone ____ ________________________
I accept responsibility of serving as a supervisor of the above student on the project described. I understand the following: (1) Each unit of credit corresponds to approximately 30 hours of work on the part of the student, (2) I should meet with the student at least twice a month (preferably weekly), (3) I will return my completed evaluation of the student’s work and the student’s written internship report as soon as possible to the student for delivery to his/her faculty advisor. For additional information or questions, please call Lia Cacciari, Student Services Coordinator, at (650)
Supervisor’s signature _____________________________________ Date ________

6. Internship examples Internship Area of Concentration VA Hospital
Health Care Economics
VA Hospital
Neuroscience and Behavior
Salk Institute, Laboratory of Neuronal Structure and Function
Infectious Diseases
Human Nutrition
Research Assistant, SoM Oral Polio virus Vaccine lab
Research Assistant in Stanford Prevention Research Center

7. Ways to make your internship meaningful
Have you and your colleagues share your career paths with the student
Provide opportunities (e.g. conferences, lectures) that would teach the student about the breadth of your field
Explain the purpose and value of even the smallest tasks
Give students a sense of ownership over a project or a piece of a project