FLSA Status: Not Applicable
Position Status: Internship
The American Board of Internal Medicine is pleased to announce its summer psychometric internship program for 2026. The ABIM psychometric internship program is an eight-week summer internship running from Monday, June 8th to Friday, July 31st in Philadelphia. During the program, each intern will take primary ownership of an applied psychometric research project under the guidance of one of the ABIM’s psychometricians. In addition, the internship curriculum includes instructional lectures and opportunities for the interns to gain applied operational experience. As ABIM is the nation’s largest physician certification organization, interns will gain experience with issues unique to professional testing organizations.
The ABIM provides up to $15,000 for the eight-week internship program. This total includes a $10,000 stipend as well as up to $5,000 in housing reimbursement.
Find more information here.
Essential Job Functions:
For their primary research project, each intern should expect to perform all stages of the research process, from literature review to discussion and dissemination of results. At the conclusion of the program, interns will be expected to share their results by giving a presentation to an audience of psychometric staff. Further, interns will be encouraged to submit their summer project for presentation at a professional conference and/or for publication. Each intern will work with their mentor to select an appropriate project for their experience level and interests. Examples of previously completed internship projects can be found here.
Qualifications Preferred:
- Doctoral student in an educational measurement (or related field) program with at least twoyears of coursework completed by the start of the internship
- Preference will be given to applicants who have experience with item response theory
- Ideal candidates will have experience with programming in SAS or R
- Excellent communication skills
- Interest in certification testing
- Eligible to be legally employed in the United States
Application Requirements:
Please submit your curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to Michele Johnson, Research Program Manager (researchintern@abim.org) by Monday, February 2, 2026.
