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MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

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Music Therapy Internship

At Lurie Children's, we treat the whole child, practicing family-centered-care. As a music therapy intern, you are part of a team that plays an integral role in a child's healing process. You are directly supervised by board-certified music therapists through the hospital's Children's Services Department. Learn more about our music therapists. 

Academic Requirements

To be considered for the music therapy internship, you must have the following:

  • Completed all undergraduate, equivalency or graduate-level coursework from an accredited music therapy program
  • A letter from your academic director verifying your eligibility for the internship. For more information on approved academic programs, please visit the American Music Therapy Association 
  • Documented music therapy practicum experience

How to Apply

The application and all required documents for internships are due as follows: 

  • September 2026 Internship
    • We will begin accepting applications on December 1st, 2025
    • Application Deadline: January 30th, 2026

See below for our application and fact sheet:

Please submit applications and direct any questions to our Interim Internship Director, Molly Grettenberger, at mgrettenberger@luriechildrens.org. If you have already submitted your application or any application materials to our previous Internship Director, Sheridan, your application has been received and forwarded accordingly. Please submit all materials moving forward to Molly.

Contract

Lurie Children’s and the intern's school will sign a contract defining mutual rights and responsibilities. The contract will be sent upon acceptance to the internship program. The music therapy internship director will work with the intern's school to communicate progress as required. Acceptance is contingent upon an agreement between the school and Lurie Children’s. 

Questions

Please direct all questions or inquiries to musictherapy@luriechildrens.org.

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