Student Trainee (IHS Extern)

Applications are now being accepted for the Indian Health Service Summer 2027 Externship Program. Externships will be from May 2027 to September 2027. These positions are being filled under Excepted Service. Transcripts are required with your application; unofficial transcripts are accepted. The duty location is negotiable; however, the final location will be determined by IHS and must be at an IHS site. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Qualifications

These positions are being filled under Excepted Service. Transcripts are required documentation for this position. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. Indian Preference and Scholarship recipients will need to upload BIA 4432. To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications are based on the student's number of completed semester/quarter hours in their academic program. The ratings listed below are grade levels assigned based on the number of credit hours completed. - GS-3: 30 semester hours/45 quarter hours - GS-4: 60 semester hours/90 quarter hours - GS-5: 120 semester hours/180 quarter hours - GS-7: 18 semester hours/27 quarter hours of graduate education - GS-9: 36 semester hours/54 quarter hours of graduate education or master's degree To qualify for this position: Must be in good academic standing with a 2.0 GPA or above. Must be enrolled in an academic health, allied health professional program, OR career track listed in the Indian Health Scholarship Program Comparison Chart. The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements. If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee will be subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service. You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.