The Tankersley Clinic: Summer and Winter Internships

The Tankersley Clinic will be taking applications for the 2024 Summer Internship beginning Jan 1, 2024.  This is a 3-month Jun-Aug internship typically for gap year students or medical students between their first and second year of medical school.  Upcoming seniors who have successfully completed the Winter Internship will also be considered. Time commitment can be tailored to 3-5 days per week.  Any weekly hours worked over 20 hours are paid. Opportunities include tailored experiences in research, patient care, and practice management under the direct supervision of our board-certified Allergist/Immunologist, Dr. Tankersley.  This is a working internship, not a shadowing experience.

Those interested may email us at questions@thetankersleyclinic.com

Please include your resume, one letter of recommendation from your school faculty and available dates to start/finish based off your school schedule and any days you are not available over your summer break. Current influenza and Covid vaccination are required.  The intern is responsible for their own housing, food and transportation to both our offices.

Graduates of Our Summer Internship

• Summer 2019 Hannah Russell UTHSC Class of 2022
• Summer 2020 Reed Pitts IV UTHSC Class of 2023 
• Summer 2021 Molly Lukas Univ of AL Class of 2021 
• Summer 2021  Catherine Lock UT, Knoxville, Class of 2022 
• Summer 2022 Leah Flettrich Univ of Memphis Class of 2023 
• Summer 2022 Katherine Hidalgo Univ of Memphis Class of 2022
• Summer 2023 Morgan Schrum, TCU class of 2026, Healthcare Management

Where Are They Now?

• Hannah Russell UTHSC Memphis Dermatology Resident Class of 2026
• Reed Pitts IV UTHSC Nashville Emergency Medicine Class of 2026
• Molly Lukas ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Class of 2028
• Catherine Lock UTHSC College of Medicine Class of 2026
• Leah Flettrich Medical Assistant, The Tankersley Clinic, gap year pending med school start fall 2025.
• Katherine Hidalgo Medical Assistant, The Tankersley Clinic, gap year, pending start PA school Jan 2025

Scholarly Accomplishments from Previous Internships

1. Tankersley M and Russell H. SCIT in an academic allergy center: a retrospective review. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019;123:S22(P100).
2. Russell H and Tankersley M. Flying solo: IT works! The first 18 months. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol2019;123:S24(P105).   
3. Russell HG and Tankersley MS. SCIT adherence: making IT happen! J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2019;7:2505-6.
4. Russell HG and Tankersley MS. Increasing clinic efficiency: lean allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2019;7:2946-7.
5. Russell HG and Tankersley MS. Recombinant zoster vaccine administration in an allergy and immunology practice: A medical and economic case. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2020 May;124:517-518.   
6. Bernstein D, Tankersley M, Russell H. Controversies in Allergy: Injectable Epinephrine Should Be Prescribed to All Patients on Subcutaneous Aeroallergen Immunotherapy. (An invited paper). J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Apr;8:1211-1215.  
7. Tankersley M and Russell H. SCIT in an academic allergy center: a retrospective review. Poster presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, 8 Nov 19, Houston, TX.
8. Russell H and Tankersley M. Flying solo: IT works! The first 18 months. Poster presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, 8 Nov 19, Houston, TX.
9. UTHSC IRB Protocol 20-07450-XP Study Title: Injection Therapy in a Private Allergy Practice. Tankersley M and Pitts IV R.
10. Lukas M and Tankersley M. Don’t Stop HPV Vaccine With One Dose Left, Go See An Allergist! Poster presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, Nov 2021, New Orleans, LA (abstract published in Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2021;127:S64.)
11. Lukas M, Martinez D and Tankersley. The potentially deadly scenario of having a single-technician compound allergen immunotherapy in a solitary environment. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022 Sep 22;S2213-2198(22)00953-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.09.017.
12. Flettrich L, Gubin J and Tankersley M. Increasing the percentage of patients that receive the influenza vaccine in allergy shot clinics. Poster presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Meeting, Nov 11, 2022, Louisville, KY.

 Our Winter Internship is an unpaid internship for premed juniors and seniors in college.  It begins each December during the winter college break. The start and stop date are dependent upon the intern's college winter break.  The Tankersley Clinic will be taking applications for the 2024-25 Winter Internship beginning Sep 1, 2024 with a deadline of Friday Oct 18, 2024.  The selection will be announced Friday Nov 1, 2024.  Current influenza and Covid vaccination are required.  The intern is responsible for their own housing, food and transportation to both our offices.

For Winter 2024-25, time commitment is Mon-Fri 7:45-4:30. Opportunities include tailored experiences in research, patient care, and practice management under the direct supervision of our board-certified Allergist/Immunologist, Dr. Tankersley.  Successful completion of the Winter Internship is advantageous to be considered for the Summer Internship typically reserved for medical students.  

Those interested may email us at questions@thetankersleyclinic.com

Please include your resume, one letter of recommendation from your school faculty and available dates to start/finish based off your school schedule and any days you are not available over your winter break. Current influenza and Covid vaccination are required.  The intern is responsible for their own housing, food and transportation to both our offices.  

Our office will be closed Dec 24-Jan 1.

 Graduates of Our Winter Internship

• Winter 2020 Catherine Lock UT, Knoxville, Class of 2022
• Winter 2021 Nicole Savage Harding Univ, Class of 2023
• Winter 2024 pending

 Comments from Our Interns 

"All pre-med students should consider applying for The Tankersley Clinic Winter Internship because of the valuable, in-depth experience Dr. Tankersley provides. You will get hands on experience with patients, understand the business aspect of a private practice, learn how to scribe and perform tests, and discover a passion for providing good healthcare to patients!"

Catherine Lock, UT, Knoxville, Class of 2022

"I would highly recommend The Tankersley Clinic Winter Internship to anyone wishing to gain clinical experience. I was able to interact with patients, gather patient history, perform tests, and learn about the realities of working in a medical setting from the incredible staff at The Tankersley Clinic. I feel more prepared and excited for my future in medicine after my internship. It is a great opportunity and worth taking advantage of!"

Nicole Savage, Harding University, Class of 2023

The Tankersley Clinic will be taking applications for the 2024 Summer Internship beginning Jan 1, 2024.   This is a 3-month, Jun-Aug, internship working at our front desk Mon-Thurs for undergraduate business majors in their junior or senior year desiring to pursue a career in healthcare administration.  Fridays involve interacting with insurance carriers on claim disputes and contacting patients with account balances. Time commitment can be tailored to 3-5 days per week. Any weekly hours worked over 20 hours are paid. Opportunities include tailored experiences in clinic management, coding, billing, collections, and practice management.  This is a working internship, not a shadowing experience.

Those interested may email us at questions@thetankersleyclinic.com

Please include your resume, one letter of recommendation from your school faculty and available dates to start/finish based off your school schedule and any days you are not available over your summer break. Current influenza and Covid vaccination are required.  The intern is responsible for their own housing, food and transportation to both our offices.

 Graduates of Our Summer Internship

• Summer 2023 Morgan Schrum, Texas Christian University, Class of 2026

Comments from Our Interns

"Having the opportunity to work in a real world environment gave me the ability to put textbook knowledge into the real world! Dr. Tankersley is a very effective teacher and gives valuable insight into all aspects of his practice. The connections that I made there and the lessons I learned will benefit me greatly as I continue with my education and professional development."

Morgan Schrum, TCU, Class of 2026