Medical Internship Program - Nursing, Bio, PA, MD, HealthAt — East West Medical Group
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East-West Medical Group offers a hands-on, medical service-oriented internship program for CSUF (California State University, Fullerton) students who are looking to fulfill their academic/college internship credit requirements.
During the program, students will be exposed to a wide variety of chronic conditions while under the supervision of multiple specialists in the fields of internal medicine, acupuncture, and chiropractic. In addition to shadowing, select individual(s) from our faculty will be giving lectures on various medical concepts.
Most of our interns have been in Public Health, Biology, Kinesiology or any Health-Related Majors who are enrolled in an upper-division internship course (i.e. 495 series). Applicants should be actively pursuing a career as a healthcare professional. Our former interns have been admitted to nursing and medical schools.
Intern volunteers provide non-medical assistance to doctors, patients, and clinic staff. Tasks may include, but are not limited to:
- Directly assisting/shadowing doctors or other health professionals before, during, and after patient encounters
- Seeing patients to their examination rooms from the waiting area
- Providing general information to patients and visitors
- Sorting and stocking supplies
- Assisting with the in-house herbal medicine pharmacy
- Assisting with special projects
- Conducting and presenting a research presentation
Program Requirements:
- \u200bMust be at least 18 years or older
- Commitment to completing an agreed-upon number of hours (90hr Minimum)
- Be interviewed (Phone Interview and In-Person Interview)
- Attend an orientation prior to starting
- A sincere interest in helping others
- Professionalism and a positive attitude about your commitment to the clinic, patients, visitors, and staff
- Ability to perform physical work as some tasks may require some lifting, kneeling, walking, or standing for a few hours at a time
- Shift Hours Are 9 am - 12 pm AM Shift or 1:30 pm - 6 pm PM Shift
- Attend scheduled lectures
- Dress in appropriate attire
We regularly receive far more applications for our program than have room for each semester, so although anyone who meets the program requirements above can apply, applicants with the following will be given preference:
- Current or incoming CSUF Senior
- Enrolled in a course that requires a minimum of 90 internship hours (i.e. BIOL495) or 120 internship hours (i.e. HESCPUBH495)
- Able to fully commit to shifts that are scheduled for 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and/or 1:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (actual days and shifts worked will be based on the intern's availability)
- Prior experience (paid, volunteer, or former long-term patient) in a medical or healthcare environment
- Actively pursuing a career as a healthcare professional following graduation.
*Note: CSUF students should not be required to pay any fees to the site in relation to this internship opportunity
Contacting Us:
Phone: (714) 871-7118; Inquire person in charge of the internship program.
E-mail: edu@eastwestmedicalgroup.com
Training:
General employer orientation, doctor shadowing, one-on-one mentor meetings, observation of medical procedures, back-office duty training, supplies inventory training, herbal pharmacy training, medical note-taking procedures, breakdown of therapy sessions, overview/contextualization of assigned tasks, feedback, and evaluation.
Learning Outcome:
• To learn more about the general internal medicine pathologies and interventions.
• To understand how the role of alternative medicine practices such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage therapy can be used in conjunction with modern medicine.
• To develop proper patient-centered etiquette. The student should demonstrate a holistic, individualized approach to patient care.
• To demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning and application of complementary medicine to future practice.
• To develop professional presentation slides and speaking skills.
• To uphold professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal behavior when working with diverse populations.