Careers and Training at UPMC Hamot

UPMC Hamot is dedicated to continuing to advance the health and wellness of the Erie region by achieving clinical quality of the highest national standards and maximizing operational efficiencies. This includes hiring competent and compassionate people to be part of our team and creating opportunities for the health care providers of tomorrow to get the training and experience required to become competent and compassionate caregivers.

Visit our Careers pages to learn how you can become part of our team.

Students: visit our Education pages to learn how you can train with our experienced team of physicians.

Summer Scholars

UPMC Hamot is excited to offer a four-week, hands-on program for rising college juniors and seniors, or graduate students, planning on careers in medicine. The program will be limited to ten students entering their junior or senior year of college, or graduate students. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 and must have applied to or plan to apply to medical school. It is open to residents of Erie, Crawford, Venango, and Chautauqua (NY) counties.

Applications for the UPMC Hamot Summer Scholars program will be accepted for the 2023 session. Click here for the application form (PDF). There is no cost to participate in the program. Participating students will gain a thorough understanding of concepts surrounding medical research and current trends in medicine. In addition, program objectives include helping students:

Refine their presentation, leadership, and communications skills
Learn more about current issues and challenges
Gain a real-world perspective of a career as a physician
Establish relationships with current physicians for future career guidance

UPMC Hamot physicians in both primary and specialty care will serve as mentors to the participating students.

For more information or questions about the Summer Scholars program, call 814-877-4242.

Job Shadowing For High School and College Students

Interested in learning about the day-to-day duties and responsibilities of a specific kind of health care provider? For more information or questions about job shadowing at UPMC Hamot, please call 814-877-2158.

Fill out the form below and someone from the area of your interest will contact you regarding the shadowing process.

Please print and fill out the following documents and take them with you to your scheduled shadowing experience:

For those requesting to shadow an Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant) please visit our APP Shadow Program website.

Note: A flu shot is required for everyone shadowing between September and April. You must bring in documentation along with the forms attached.

First Name * Last Name * Date of Birth * Email Address * Phone Number * School Name Shadowing Interest (Select One) * How many hours does your school require? Is there someone that has agreed to have you shadow them? Yes No If you answered "yes" in the question above, please provide the name of the person.

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UPMC Hamot

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Erie, PA 16550