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STRUCTURE: Application and Interview Process In order to become an intern, students must submit an application and be interviewed by a panel of HCMP coordinators, program directors, and healthcare professionals. Interested students are encouraged to attend the information sessions held during the spring and fall semesters. The applicants must have completed several requirements after which applications are reviewed. Students are selected to be interviewed from which the new interns will be accepted for admission to the program. Intern The students are first challenged with a team building experience. Before beginning their rotations, the students must have an updated TB screening and begin if not continue their Hepatitis B vaccination. The TB screening can be done at the UT Student Health Center or at Brackenridge Hospital. The Hepatitis B vaccination can be done at the UT Austin Student Health Center. They must also have completed a biological hazards and safety training course as well as received CPR certification. The program consists of twelve weeks of actual rotations during which interns devote eight hours per week attending clinical and non-clinical rotations. In the clinical rotations, students engage in a variety of activities with their mentors, which include-- attending rounds, observing patients, interacting with health professionals and staff in clinical setting, accompanying mentor to surgery, and sitting-in on consultations. Interns shadow adult, pediatric, and specialty physicians. The non-clinical rotation at the Texas Department of Health broadens their perspective of medicine by gaining experience in the public health sector. Students have the opportunity to gain an insight into the professional life of the various health care workers as well as acquire non-clinical exposure in the field of health care administration. The interns complete their rotations in groups of three. The adult rotation at Brackenridge Hospital consists of four hours with a family practitioner and four with an adult specialist. The non-clinical rotation at DSHS involves spending eight hours in a public health area of their choice. At the same time the adult and DSHS rotations take place, other interns participate in pediatric rotations. They spend four hours per week with a pediatrician and four more hours in specialty areas. Interns also attend weekly HCMP meetings with other interns and coordinators. At times, there is other program business that has to be attended to throughout the week. Upon completion of the program, the students prepare an end-of-semester presentation to a panel of physicians, administrators, and other professionals that is followed by a Q & A session. They will be required to conduct the seminar using their experiences, journals, and creativity. Coordinator In order for this program to remain functioning, HCMP is created as a self-perpetual program. The interns are expected to participate as coordinators of subsequent semesters of the Health Careers Mentorship Program after their semester of internship, supporting and guiding the new interns. The coordinators must manage the program. This involvement requires interaction with hospital and clinic directors, faculty, and staff. They must also try to improve the program and envision new directions for the program. |
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