HUMAIIN Internship Program
About the HUMAIIN Internship Program (Human AI and Informatics)
The HUMAIIN Internship is a comprehensive program designed to prepare graduate students and early-career professionals for leadership roles in health informatics, AI innovation, and virtual care delivery. Through integration with the Center for Virtual Care Value and Excellence (ViVE), interns gain hands-on experience in leveraging technology and data to improve patient engagement, outcomes, and enhance care accessibility.
The internship provides a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of healthcare delivery, information technology, and patient engagement. Interns collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, implement, and evaluate virtual care solutions that prioritize patient needs, preferences, and experiences.
This program is ideal for students pursuing a degree in health informatics who are passionate about using technology to transform healthcare delivery and improve population health outcomes. Public health, computer science, nursing, medicine, or related fields will also be considered.
What You’ll Do:
Past and current personnel have worked on projects including:
- Evaluating patient satisfaction with virtual urgent care services and identifying improvement opportunities
- Assessing the effectiveness of chatbots and AI-powered health assistants in patient engagement
- Developing tools to measure community readiness levels regarding digital health services
- Analyzing disparities in virtual care access across rural and urban populations
- Creating patient education materials for digital health tools and virtual care services
- Developing and validating frameworks for dissemination to the informatics domain and translation into practice
Upon Completion of the Internship, Participants will be able to:
- Apply informatics principles to design and evaluate patient-centered virtual care interventions
- Analyze healthcare data to identify opportunities for improving virtual care service delivery and patient engagement
- Understand the regulatory, ethical, and privacy considerations in digital health and virtual care technologies
- Understand and develop human-centered design approaches for health information technology applications
- Assess the impact of virtual care technologies on health access to care
- Collaborate effectively with clinical, technical, and administrative stakeholders
- Communicate complex informatics concepts to diverse audiences through presentations and written reports
Program Details
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program (Master’s or PhD) in health informatics. Applications from public health, nursing, medicine, computer science, or related field will also be considered.
- Strong interest in healthcare technology, patient engagement, and virtual care delivery
- Basic understanding of healthcare systems and clinical workflows
- Proficiency in at least one data analysis tool (e.g., R, Python, SPSS, Tableau) required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Prior experience with research methods, human-centered design, or clinical informatics is preferred but not required
Application Requirements
- Current CV or resume
- Cover letter describing your interest in patient-centered informatics and career goals (500 words maximum)
- Academic transcript (unofficial acceptable)
- See “How to Apply” section to submit your application.
Application Deadlines
- Summer Internship: Applications due March 1st
- Academic Year Internship: Applications due July 1st
- Rolling admissions may be available depending on capacity. Early applications are encouraged.
Format
The internship is offered in two formats to accommodate different academic schedules:
- Summer Intensive: 10-12 weeks, full-time (40 hours per week)
- Academic Year: Part-time throughout fall and spring semesters (15-20 hours per week)
Academic Credit
Students pursuing internship credit through CHIP are responsible for coordinating with CHIP internship manager to ensure all academic credit requirements are met, including an internship program proposal, hour tracking, and course registration.
Students may apply even if they are not seeking internship course credit.
This is a paid internship position. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience and academic level. Interns also receive:
- Professional development opportunities
- Access to UNC Health System facilities and resources
- Networking opportunities with healthcare and informatics leaders
- Potential for co-authorship on publications and presentations
- Letter of recommendation upon successful completion
- $500 one-time stipend upon completion of program
- $500 compensation for the submission of two articles for publication
Submit your application by visiting the link below. A current CV or resume, cover letter describing your interest in patient-centered informatics and career goals (500 words maximum), and academic transcript (unofficial acceptable) are required. The application process is competitive. Final candidates will be invited for interviews. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
About ViVE
The Center for Virtual Care Value and Excellence (ViVE) at UNC-Chapel Hill is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of virtual healthcare delivery. ViVE conducts innovative research, develops evidence-based best practices, and provides education and training to optimize telehealth services and digital health technologies. Our mission is to ensure that virtual care is accessible, effective, and patient-centered.
ViVE collaborates with UNC Health, community partners, and national stakeholders to transform healthcare delivery through technology innovation and implementation science. Our work spans multiple domains including telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, health information exchange, and patient engagement platforms. Visit us at www.vive.unc.edu
Program Leadership
Jenny Kaselak, MEd
Associate Director (Administration), Carolina Health Informatics Program
School of Information & Library Science
Saif Khairat, PhD, MPH
Associate Director, Carolina Health Informatics Program
Professor and Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar
School of Nursing
Director, Center for Virtual Care Value and Excellence (ViVE)
