The External Affairs team offers a competitive, immersive, and enriching internship program for undergraduate and graduate students.
Apply TodayEquitas Health’s Dept. of External Affairs regularly offers internship opportunities, featuring a hybrid work schedule and based out of the agency’s Columbus, Ohio office. Interns should expect a work-load equivalent to a 3-hour undergraduate level course throughout the duration of their internship. Opportunities are generally available in the spring, summer, and fall. Summer positions are the most popular and most competitive. Positions may vary by season, but all internships in the department focus upon the intersections of LGBTQ+ rights, healthcare policy, and governmental relations broadly defined.
Applying for an internship is similar to applying for a college program. The process requires time and effort, including an interview and a demonstration of writing skills. Below, you can learn more about internship opportunities that are regularly offered through the department. The agency’s career page is the best place to learn about new opportunities.
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Working in External Affairs from the agency’s Columbus office and with some hybrid elements, the Legislative Affairs Intern will support public policy and legislative affairs efforts – with a focus on LGBTQ+ rights and healthcare policy – at the state and federal levels. In coordination and with support from professional staff, the Legislative Affairs Intern will monitor committee hearings, track bills, draft summary memos, communicate with elected officials, and engage in other parts of the legislative process. Throughout the internship, the Legislative Affairs Intern will also have a variety of other learning opportunities related to governmental relations work more broadly. Note: This internship will next be offered during fall 2025, spring 2026, and summer 2026.
ApplyWorking in External Affairs from the agency’s Columbus office and with some hybrid elements, the Legal Clinic Intern will support the efforts of gender affirming legal clinics (i.e. the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic in coordination with TransOhio) throughout Ohio. The clinics assist transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive clients with the process of correcting their names and/or gender maker on identity documents, such as driver’s licenses, passports, birth certificates, social security cards, and more. The Legal Clinic Intern will help support various administrative needs for this program. Throughout the internship, the Legal Clinic Intern will also have a variety of other learning opportunities related to government relations work – which is a primary focus area for the department – more broadly. Note: This internship will next be offered during either spring 2026 or summer 2026.
ApplyWorking in External Affairs from the agency’s Columbus office and with some hybrid elements, the Civic Engagement Intern will help to coordinate voter registration and get out the vote (GOTV) activities across the region during Midterm and General Election cycles. In coordination and with support from professional staff, the Civic Engagement Intern will organize and manage voter registration drives with external partners, register voters ahead of the election, and work alongside partners to encourage strong voter turnout for the election. After the election, the Civic Engagement Intern will create data visualizations related to program and related activities. Note: This internship will next be offered during summer 2026 and fall 2026 (i.e. in coordination with the Midterm Election cycle).
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