looking for summer internship...first time, help!

<p>Hi, I'm currently a sophomore in high school and I'm looking for a summer internship position. I've never had an internship before, so I don't really know what to do/where to start. I'm really interested in med school in my future, so interning at a lab or a hospital (if possible) will be perfect, but other worthwhile internship programs would also be great! I would like to stay around Philly if possible. What are some good internship programs? How would I apply to internships in labs? Thanks so much!</p>

<p>I’m also interested in entering the medical field and a high school sophomore. I live near several universities, so to get my internship I just emailed about 20 or so professors asking them directly for an internship. Be prepared for the rejections, as only 3 of them were taking high schoolers, and only 2 of them had room for me. I didn’t go through a formal program or anything.</p>

<p>okay i’ll try that, thanks. how did you get the contact information for the professors?</p>

<p>All of the professors I contacted worked at a university, so I just went on the university websites and hunted around until I found the professors’ websites.</p>

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