The Pre-Medicine Rural Medicine Clerkship is a 10-week, paid summer experience designed to provide hands-on introduction to rural medicine for college pre-medicine students who graduated high school in Sampson County. 

Duration: Summer 10-week experience (flexible May through August)
Application Timeline: Application deadline 4/15/2025 at 12pm, EST
Stipend: $4,500 (approximately $15 per hour on a 30-hour work week)
Purpose: Hands-on introduction to rural medicine for college pre-medicine students
Concept: Introductory skill development for basic patient care and clinical medicine. This is not a job shadowing experience. All work will be supervised by an attending physician. Students will engage in developing hands-on skills and honing interpersonal communication skills.  

Qualification Requirements:

• Completion of freshman college year
• Minimum GPA of 3.6
• Graduated high school in Sampson County within past 4 years
• CV
• Submission of 500-word essay on: What areas of medicine interest you and what makes you consider practicing rural medicine?

Selection Process: Sampson Regional Medical Center will appoint 0-3 qualified applicants based on its available resources, applicant pool, essay, and its internal needs. Selected candidates will be notified on or by May 15th.