Dates: July 29 to August 27: Mandatory orientation is July 25-26; DVISD immunization clinic is tentatively scheduled for August 6 and 7. The rest of schedule is variable. Students will work approximately 12 hours/week.
Note: If you would like to receive course credit for this internship, please also complete the Independent Study Form and follow the instructions to register and pay for the course.
Program description: Student interns will be trained to analyze shot records, administer immunizations, practice physical and developmental assessment, and care for children seeking well child care and care for acute and chronic illnesses, including sports physicals in a primary care setting. The Children’s Wellness Center (CWC), located in Del Valle, is a nurse-managed school-based clinic serving newborns to adolescents and working in the community to promote health and prevent illness. Since many of the families served by the CWC are Hispanic and low-income, the interns will have the opportunity to practice cultural and linguistic skills.
Program objectives:
- Demonstrate knowledge of childhood immunizations and perform patient /parent teaching
- Administer pediatric medications via oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intra-dermal routes
- Determine necessary immunizations to meet community and school district requirements
- Practice history taking and physical examination skills
- Provide culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate health care to underserved and indigent populations
- Practice nursing in a primary care setting
Activities to achieve objectives:
- Orientation and practice with immunizations, physical exams, patient teaching, acute and chronic disease management.
- Students are required to meet the same professional expectations and responsibilities as in any clinical course, including attendance and completion of internship.
*All students completing internship will receive $1000 stipend. Funding is provided by the UTSON’s St. David’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations (CHPR).
To apply, follow the instructions on the CWC Summer Internship application. Application Deadline is 5/3.