MGH Summer Jobs Program
MGH and satellite MGH health centers in Charlestown, Chelsea, and Revere provide summer employment to Boston-area youth, exposing them to health-related careers and fostering career development.
As the city’s largest health care employer, MGH possesses a unique capacity to provide meaningful employment opportunities to Boston’s youth. As part of Boston Mayor Menino’s Summer Jobs Campaign, MGH is the city’s largest employers of Boston's summer youth. The program offers young people positive summertime activities as they are exposed to health-related careers that could be in their own future.
Since 1991, MGH has employed students from East Boston High School, Timilty Middle School, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers, and other partner programs. Students may work at MGH or MGH health centers in Revere, Charlestown, and Chelsea. Students work in departments throughout the hospital, including nursing, pharmacy, patient transport, research labs, and more. To maximize their experience with young people, students’ supervisors participate in a program orientation and training, and students receive additional support through weekly workshops focused on personal and professional development.
In 2012:
- 150 youth served.
- The students participated in five workshops that focused on health and wellness, and taught students strategies for cultivating healthy, supportive relationships in their lives, as key contributors to their health, well-being and success. On the last week of the program, all of the students came together for a career panel that featured a diverse group of STEM professionals from the hospital.
- To curb summer weight gain, 16 rising 9th graders who graduated from the Timilty Middle School in 2012 and were placed in summer jobs at MGH also participated in a summer fitness club. During the six-week program, this cohort of students met twice a week at the end of the work day with a certified health and fitness coach who had them create personal health goals and led them in interactive dance & yoga activities
Read about Breeze Victor's summer job as a research assistant at Mass General Hospital
Meet Breeze Victor of Boston, a graduate of the John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science who now attends Bucknell University. Breeze participated in MGH Youth Scholar Alumni Summer Program. Students applied for this new program that provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program and Posse Scholars, like Breeze, with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Breeze is pursuing an undergraduate degree in biology.
Read about Liz Centeio's summer job working in the Obstetrics Department at Mass General Hospital
Meet Elizabeth Centeio of Dorchester, an alumna of the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers and a student at UMass Boston. Liz participated in MGH Youth Scholars Alumni Summer Program. Students applied to this new program that provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Liz is pursuing an undergraduate degree in pre-med.
Abdi Ali was an intern this summer in the OR of Mass General Hospital. Read his story.
Meet Abdi Ali, an alumnus of East Boston High School and a student at Denison University. Ali participated in the MGH Youth Scholar Alumni Summer Program. Students applied to this new program that provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Ali is pursuing an undergraduate degree in History and Psychology double major with Pre-medicine concentration
Read about Corey Williams' summer internship in the Radiology Department of Mass General
Meet Corey Williams of Dorchester, an alumnus of East Boston High School and a student at Bunker Hill Community College. Corey participated in MGH Youth Programs’ Alumni Summer Program. Students applied to new program that provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Corey is pursuing an associate’s degree in radiation technology.
Chandani Buchan worked as a Research Assistant at Mass General this summer. Read her story
Meet Chandani Buchan of Boston, an alumna of Edward M. Lennedy Academy for Health Careers and a student at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She participated in the MGH Youth Scholars Alumni Summer Program. This new program provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Chandani is pursuing an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and accounting.
Read about Ivana Maya's summer internship at Mass General Hospital
Meet Ivana Maya of Jamaica Plain, an alumna of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers and a student at Simmons College. Ivana participated in MGH Youth Scholars’ Alumni Summer Program. This new program provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Ivana is pursuing an undergraduate degree in nursing.
Kacthary Sanclemente was a Medical Assistant this summer at Mass General. Read her story.
Meet Kacthary Sanclemente of East Boston and Boston College, who participated in MGH Youth Scholars Alumni Summer Program. This new program provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program and Posse Scholars with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Kacthary is studying nursing.
Before Llanira Ruiz was hired by Harbor COV, she was a summer intern at Mass General Hospital
Meet Llanira Ruiz of East Boston, an alumna of East Boston High School and Wheelock College. Llanira participated in MGH Youth Scholars’ Alumni Summer Program. This new program provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Llanira recently graduated from Wheelock with an undergraduate degree in social work. She now is working as a Case Manager at Harbor COV in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Read about Marta Guerrero's summer working in the GI Endoscopy Unit at Mass General Hospital
Meet Marta Guerrero, an alumna of East Boston High School and student at Bryn Mawr College. Marta participated in MGH Youth Scholar Alumni Summer Program. This new program provided alumni/graduates of the MGH High School Program and Posse Scholars with employment and networking opportunities as part of their continued learning and professional development. Marta is pursuing an undergraduate degree, and is undecided about her major.
Margo McGovern
Phone: (617) 724-3210
