INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
SOCKs Health Communications Intern
Paid internship $10-12/hour (depending on experience and background) 10 hours a week

JOB SUMMARY
Develop and maintain website and social media content, write and edit blogs, develop electronic
mailers, and develop materials for pediatric subspecialties to share with families and community
members. This is a highly visible internship that will allow you to work with leaders across
Monroe Carell Junior Children’s Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Prepare educational material/pamphlets for distribution
• Write and edit blog posts regarding medical topics
• Write and edit researcher spotlight posts for website and social media
• Create and distribute Community Advisory Board monthly newsletter
• Maintain website & social media presence for the Surgical Outcomes Center for Kids
(SOCKs)
• Work with leadership and physician scientists to identify scientific content and physician interest
stories for all methods of media dissemination
• Must be able to work in a high paced, deadline driven team environment
• Must be self-directed
• Must have previous writing experience (sample provided upon request)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Current Full- or Part-time upper level Undergraduate or Graduate level Communications
Student

ABOUT SOCKS
• Our Mission: Impact patient lives through discovery, quality, and research
• Our Goals: Assess surgical and patient-centered outcomes that can 1) inform future clinical decision
making, 2) identify standards of excellence and best practices that can improve overall patient
health, and 3) implement quality improvement initiatives creating opportunities for effective
resource utilization for the healthcare system as a whole. The SOCKs team is made up of
Neurosurgery, Urological Surgery, Otolaryngology, Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery and Trauma,
Craniofacial and Plastic Surgery, and Biostatistics

To apply:

please contact the center leadership and include a resume.
Dr. Chevis Shannon, Center Director chevis.shannon@vumc.org
Stephen Gannon, Program Director Stephen.r.gannon@vumc.org