Name: Georgina Dominique

Class Year: 2016

Internship Placement: Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. I will not only provide support to the BHCHP clinics, but also the program’s Development Office, Meals Program, and Medical Records Office.

What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going.

The Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is located in the South End neighborhood of Boston, MA. For those who may be more familiar with the South End, the program is right across the street from Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical School. I also intern with the program’s foot clinic within the St. Francis House Shelter in Boston’s Chinatown. In addition to working at two different sites of the program, I work in multiple departments within the program’s South End location. Specifically, I work in the program’s clinic, Development Office, Medical Records Office, Front Lobby, and Cafeteria—alternating between the different departments throughout the week and doing a variety of projects for each. My alternating schedule has given me a really special opportunity to be able to get a glimpse at how the program operates as a whole and the various roles that go into keeping the program running smoothly every day. I was born and raised in Boston so I am especially happy to be able to be a part of a program that does so much for a community that is often overlooked in my city. One of my favorite parts of my internship is a project that I am working on with the director of the clinic in the South End location. In an effort to emphasize and promote preventive healthcare, every Tuesday and Wednesday I call dozens and dozens of patients to remind them of the health screenings and vaccines that they are due for. It may seem tedious but I actually really enjoy being able to connect and, sometimes, reconnect patients to the health services at BHCHP.

How I heard about my internship:

I am a member of the Posse Program and Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is one of their Career partners.

Why I applied for my internship:

I was eager to intern at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program because I am really passionate about health accessibility for minority, underserved, and nontraditional populations.