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  7 Greenhouse Road
  Kingston, RI 02881
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academic programs

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science (B.S.P.S.)

Internships

We recognize that hands-on experience is just as important as the knowledge-based learning gained in the classroom. Required laboratory courses will provide broad and consistent training for all students. Experiences in companies or faculty research labs are optional, but highly encouraged and supported by the program.

To assist students to learn about, understand and apply for internships a new course has been developed at URI, first offered in Fall 2012, titled Pharmaceutical Sciences Orientation. This course is intended for sophomores in the BSPS major, so that they can develop a clear understanding of the scope of Pharmaceutical Sciences early in the 4-year program.

1. Prepare a Company Report, describing one company which conducts some aspect of pharmaceutical sciences. Communicate the findings to fellow students.


2. Prepare a report which explores a potential career path for individuals educated with BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Choose a specific area within pharmaceutical sciences and describe the area, types of employers and jobs in that area, and the specific education or skills needed to prepare for such a position. Communicate the findings to fellow students.


3. Draft and polish a resume highlighting the student's own capabilities relevant to pharmaceutical sciences.


4. Draft and polish a "professional statement" regarding the student's own academic and career goals appropriate for fellowship applications and related purposes.

Most internships require completion of sophomore year of study. Many--especially the larger companies--have minimum GPA requirements.

Links to specific opportunities will be available through the URI site RhodyNet (URI student and faculty access only), and through the following long list of public links to programs at the large pharmaceutical companies.

• Abbott (Abbot Park, IL) Internship Programs
• Amgen (Thousand Oaks, CA)
• Biogen Idec (Cambridge, MA; San Diego, CA; Research Triangle Park, NC)
• Boehringer Ingleheim (Ridgefield, CT)
• Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)
• Genentech (South San Francisco, CA; other CA sites)
• Genzyme (Cambridge, MA)
• GlaxoSmithKline (Research Triangle Park, NC; Boston MA; Philadelphia, PA)
• Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, NJ)
• Lonza Biologics Hopkinton, MA
• Merck & Co. (Westpoint, PA and two NJ locations): Merck's Future Talent Program, summer internship, academic year co-op experience (4 months or more)
• Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (Cambridge, MA; California; Basel, Switzerland, Horsham, UK)
• Pfizer (Groton, CT or other sites): Pfizer Summer Student Worker Program- Internships
• Roche (Palo Alto, CA)
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Deerfield, IL)

• National Institutes of Health (NIH), Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
• NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program for financially disadvantaged students, your financial aid office must have certified you as having "exceptional financial need." (Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 148, August 3, 2010, pp.45628-45629)
• Search for other Federal opportunities

• Just about every University has a summer undergraduate research program. Think about where you would like to go, and then search their websites.
• NSF sponsored Summer Research for Undergraduates at various institutions