What is a sub-internship?

• Seeing and evaluating patients

• Writing orders

• Performing medical procedures

• Participating in conferences and medical rounds

The main objective of a sub-internship is to give medical students a well-rounded experience in a specific medical specialty or subspecialty. In essence, they represent a crash course that is meant to prepare them for the intensity of their residency programs. Sub-internships are often offered in highly competitive medical specialties, such as:

• Internal medicine

• Surgery

• Gynecology

• Obstetrics

Sub-internships allow medical students the opportunity to display their knowledge and clinical skills. They also can play a very important part in the residency application process for medical students.

Sub-internships see medical students working under qualified and licensed physicians and other members of medical teams. Students are expected to exhibit a high level of professionalism, collaboration, teamwork, and clinical skill.

When a medical student successfully passes their sub-internship it can be a very important stepping stone in their medical career, enabling them to apply and be accepted to more competitive residency programs and also higher-level future job opportunities.