Field Placement

Catalog description

(Formerly HCA 400). The internship is designed to give the student direct experience in various health care settings. The experimental component allows the student an opportunity to apply newly acquired normative and cognitive skills in an actual working situation. The areas from which students may choose are hospitals, state and federal government agencies, long-term care facilities, intermediate care facilities, group practices, insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, medical programs, and volunteer agencies. During the 12-week placement, the summer between the junior and senior year, students will be required to submit mid-term and final reports to the Department.