Nuka Internship and Nuka Fellowship

Southcentral Foundation is proud to sponsor an 11-month Nuka Improvement Internship and Nuka Improvement Fellowship within the Southcentral Foundation’s Nuka System of Care, which utilizes a relationship-based, customer-owned approach to transforming health care. This internship or fellowship provides an opportunity to participate in the redesign of systems and processes to improve the overall effectiveness of Southcentral Foundation.

The goal of this program is to provide a robust learning experience with an opportunity to work alongside improvement teams and integrated care teams on improvement projects in both rural and urban health care settings. All opportunities begin with and introduction to the SCF Foundations of Nuka: Customer Care and Relationship, Communications and Teamwork, Improvement and Innovation, and Workforce Development and Skills. Through this training, the participants will gain knowledge of the Nuka System of Care, customer-ownership, relationship-based approaches, and how whole system transformation requires multiple facets of operations and community services working together to support a shared vision.

Nuka Improvement Internship

The Southcentral Foundation Nuka Improvement Internship is available for people who have completed their bachelor’s degree and are seeking opportunities to gain hands on introductory work experience in health care improvement. Through mentored experiences and process improvement projects, the intern will have an opportunity to directly impact how care is delivered at Southcentral Foundation.

Nuka Improvement Fellowship

The Southcentral Foundation Nuka Improvement Fellowship is available for graduate students with experience in improvement who are interested in health care improvement opportunities that will augment academic studies with more advanced work experience, intensive training, and promoting opportunities for leadership.

Applications for the Nuka Improvement Fellowship or Internship will be reviewed throughout the year. 

A completed application includes a resume and letter of intent describing why you are interested in a Fellowship or Internship at Southcentral Foundation.