Summer Internship Program
The summer internship program is an intensive 8-week experience as an introduction to different career opportunities in oncology, specializing in melanoma and other skin cancers. The goal of the program is to expand the pipeline of students interested in pursuing a career in biomedical sciences. The program is currently being offered to undergraduate students at our partnering institution, Randolph-Macon College. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented communities to apply including first-generation college students, women, and people of color.
Participants of the program can expect the following:
- orientation into melanoma (prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship)
- rotation in a research lab
- clinic shadowing with providers (physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, and others)
- human biobanking research
- clinical data entry and management
- clinical trials research
- attending research & clinical conferences and seminars
Students will have the opportunity to meet with a multidisciplinary group of faculty and staff members to gain exposure to various career paths in basic science and clinical/translational medicine. The internship culminates in a presentation by each intern on a topic of their choice.
The Tara Miller Melanoma Center (TMMC)’s Summer Internship Program is generously supported by the Peggy & Neil Spiegler Melanoma Impact Fund. This endowment was established in 2025 through the generosity of the Peggy Spiegler Melanoma Research Foundation. For more than 15 years, the foundation has supported melanoma research at TMMC in addition to providing critical funds for our outreach and education mission. Thank you to Neil Spiegler whose leadership of the foundation and generous commitment ensures that future generations of melanoma physicians and scientists will carry forward Peggy’s legacy of compassion and dedication. Her influence will be felt in every patient helped, every question explored, and every breakthrough achieved.