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Music Therapy Internship 

Primary Children's Hospital offers a competitive and challenging internship for students completing their undergraduate degrees in music therapy.

Little girl with guitar and guitar teacher

Our Music Therapy Internship is a national roster internship, and we accept applicants from any accredited music therapy program.

Music therapy interns will have opportunities to work on every inpatient unit in the hospital during their internship experience:

  • Pediatric ICU
  • Cardiac ICU
  • Neonatal ICU
  • Children's Medical Unit
  • Children's Surgical Unit
  • Neuroscience/Trauma Unit
  • Cancer and Transplant Unit

Interns will also have the opportunity to co-facilitate music therapy sessions with other hospital personnel, including the rehabilitation team (OT/PT/Speech), palliative care, child life, social work, education, chaplaincy, and medical staff. It is a challenging and comprehensive internship that will stretch your musical, personal, academic, emotional, and clinical skills.

Hadley in music therapy

Two internship start dates are available per year in January and July, with two interns accepted per start date (4 total slots/year). Internship applications are due nine month in advanced of start dates, in April and October. To receive an internship application or for more information please contact the Internship Director, Katie Lahue.