Education Programs
Undergraduate, graduate students with a concentration and interest in health education, complementary and integrative medicine or community and public health may apply for a full-time internship. Our observer program is designed for national and international healthcare professionals and clinicians interested in learning more about integrative medicine in a comprehensive cancer center.
Integrative Medicine (IM) Program Internships:
Internship projects are determined based on both the current needs of one or more of the components within the Integrative Medicine Program as well as individual student interests/needs.
Examples of intern responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Research of medical literature, use of electronic resources, as well as journals and books to retrieve appropriate information (instruction will be given by individual mentors)
- Solidifying information into summary documents such as:
- Background
- CIM options that are mentioned in the literature
- Review of options for positive vs negative information
- Summary of suggestions
- Attending weekly Integrative Medicine Clinic Team Meetings to get the basic idea or complexity of the IM consultation process.
- Participation in regular activities of the IM Program
- Participation of small projects related to the IM Web site maintenance and update
- Additional participation and involvement will be individualized to the student's interests and ability to address issues within the program
- A final project presentation will be conducted by the student for the IM staff detailing their internship projects
Evaluation Process:
Evaluations will be based on the quality of the summary documents, general attendance and participation on assigned student activities.
Travel and Lodging:
Students are responsible for all of their travel arrangements, parking and lodging while participating in the program.