Health Professions Internship
The Health Professions Internship is accepting applications for Interns. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Dr. James Chen at jchen@aosportsmed.com
The internship program begins each year on June 1st. However, we have accepted interns at other times provided they make a 1 year commitment. Qualifications are students who have graduated from a college or university and plan on attending medical school, nursing school, or physician-assistant school. An interest in Orthopaedics is preferred but not required.
Teaching Staff
- James L. Chen, MD (Director)
- Patrick J. McGahan, MD
- Edward C. Shin, MD
- Neil P. Pathare, MD
Program Address
Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
450 Sutter Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94108
Phone: (415) 900-3000
Fax: (415) 900-3001
The Health Professions Internship is designed to provide hands-on practical experience to college graduates bound for medical school, physician-assistant school, or nursing school. Interns work directly under the supervision of physician to learn essential skills necessary for a career in health care. These skills include how to take a medical history, how to document and chart an electronic medical record visit, how to document and recorsd a physical examination.
The interns learn how a medical office is operated and essentials that will help them whatever specialty or practice they choose. Interns learn how to present a patient history to a physician, how to review xrays and MRIs, and how to develop a differential diagnoses.
Interns have the opportunity to observe surgery of the shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, ankle, and soft tissues. Interns will engage in two research projects with the goal of publishing their projects in peer-reviewed journals or national conferences. The goal of the internship is to help the intern gain admission into professional school.
To this end, the intern will receive period admission counseling sessions with staff, have their professional school application reviewed, and participate in two mock admissions interviews.
Our intership program began in 2012 and has a 100% acceptance rate into professional school.
Our Program Alumni
2013
Wilson Lai - UCLA School of Medicine
Garwin Chin - UC Irvine School of Medicine
2014
Krystal Miziguchi - Tuoro University Physician Assistant School
Alan Tam - Southwestern Nursing School
Johnson Wong - Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kathy Vo - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Allan Chan - Virginia Commonwealth Medical School
2015
Maverick Jubane - Oregon Health Sciences University Medical School
Paul Conlon - Medical College of Wisconsin
Jonathan Charlu - St. Louis University Medical School
Tracy Dodge - Oregon Health Sciences University Physician Assistant Program
2016
Jack Luo - Quinnipiac University School of Medicine
Chase Fong - Albany Medical College
Sara Tong - Tuoro University
Jane Lee - Stanford University Physician Assistant Program
Stephy Liang - San Francisco State University Nursing School
Current Interns
- Vann Luong
- William MacHale
- Emily Ly
- Asher Mirvish
- Danoush Paborji