A student who desires to become more familiar with a particular health profession may elect to take an Internship course such as Biology 83. To do this properly a student should consult with the Chief Health Career Advisor to fill out a contract before beginning the internship. The components of an Internship in a health profession include:
1. Personally contacting and making arrangements with a practicing health professional.
2. Completing a contract with the departmental Internship Committee.
3. Keeping a log of experiences arranged by the practicing professional.
4. Holding periodic consultations with the faculty member directing the Internship.
5. Researching and writing a term paper dealing with a topic arising out of the experiences and readings.
6. Presenting a seminar or having an oral exam based upon the term paper. Members of the departmental Internship Committee as well as the faculty member directing the Internship well be present.
7. Having the practicing health professional submit an evaluation of the student's potential for success in the field.
8. Spending a minimum of 160 hours on the project.
Students should also contact Dr. Charlie Brock, Assistant Academic Dean, in the office of Undergraduate Research and Internships, Johns Hall 204 (phone 3110) for information on research and internship opportunities. Dr. Brock handles the funding for many of the "off-campus" experiences. But, you must act early, most programs are filled by the beginning of January.
QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT A PROFESSION
The questions below are examples of what can be asked of individuals in the profession and researched through readings.
1. What social policy issues affect the profession?
2. What are some of the ethical issues with which the profession has to deal?
3. With what other health professions does this profession interact?
4. Are there any 'turf wars' or conflicts with other related health professions?
5. What types of job settings are there for individuals in the profession?
6. What are the legal issues most likely to arise in the profession?
7. What are the most obvious trends in the profession?
8. What income level can one expect in the profession?
9. What are the unique qualities necessary to be successful in the profession?
10. What are the strengths & weaknesses of various schools preparing individuals for entering the profession?
11. What are some of the obstacles to achieving successful entry into the profession?
12. What are the most difficult demands of the profession?
13. What are some of the ways by which individuals in the profession update their skills and knowledge?
14. What are the most significant entities influencing the profession? e.g. government, hospitals, HMOs, insurance, unions?
15. What are the organizations most relevant to the profession?
Examples of Recent Internships
| TYPE | CREDIT | SUPPORT | TITLE OF TERM PAPER or PROGRAM | FACILITY | LOCATION |
| Hospital Chaplaincy Internship | Duke Endowment | Hospital Chaplaincy Program | Presbyterian Hospital | Charlotte, NC | |
| Orthopedic Internship | 83 | none | Treatment of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome | Piedmont Orthopedic Clinic | Greenville, SC |
| Family Practice Internship | none | Furman Advantage | Interning in Family Practice Setting | Bridges, Hardy, & Milstead Office | Leesburg, FL |
| Pediatric Internship | 83 | GHS Children's Hospital | Tourette Syndrome | Greenville Mem.Children's Hosp. | Greenville, SC |
| Medical Research | none | Hipp/GHS/Clemson | Disease Diagnosis by Fluoresent Yield Spect | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| Medical Research | none | Hipp/GHS/Clemson | Tumor Biology Program | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| Medical Research | 85 | Furman Advantage | Viral Research | Centers for Disease Control | Atlanta, GA |
| Pharmacological Research | 85 | Furman Advantage | Glucose Levels & Pulmonary Vasculature | Mercer Med.Sch.-Pharmacology | Macon, GA |
| Ophthalmological Research | 85 | Johns Hopkins Funds | Toxicity in Intraocular Drug Delivery Systems | Johns Hopkins U.-Opothalmology | Baltimore, MD |
| Internship/Research | 85 | Furman Advantage | Prevalence of Hemochromatosis in S.C. | Greenwood Genetics Center | Greenwood, SC |
| Dental Internship | 83 | none | Periodontal Disease & Cardiovascular Syst. | Several Dental Offices | Kingsport, TN |
| Physical Therapy Internship | 83 | none | Lymonedema | Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville, SC |
| Occupational Therapy Intern. | 83 | none | OT in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis | Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville, SC |
| Optometry Internship | 83 | none | Evaluation of Methods to Correct for Myopia | Shafran Optometry | Bristol, CT |
| Veterinary Internship | 83 | none | Assessment of Fipronil for Flea/Tick Control | East North St. Veterinary Clinic | Greenville, SC |
| Public Health Internship | 83 | Duke Minority Intern | Interning in Areas of Public Health | S.C. Dept of Health, Greenville | Greenville, SC |
| Health Career Internship | 83 | none | Treatment of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome | Chriopractic & Phys. Asst. Offices | Greenville, SC |
| Hospital Internship | 83 | Summer Enrichment | Antiobiotic Resistance in Hospitals | Promina Hospitals | Atlanta, GA |
| Nutrition/Dietetics Internship | 83 | none | Diet in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease | Newport Hospital | Newport, RI |
| Pharmacy Internship | 83 | none | Drug Interactions | Spartanburg Regional Med. Ctr. | Spartanburg, SC |
National Databases:
Below is a selection of web sites that have links to
summer jobs and internships. For research the two most important ones are
the REU-NSF and NIH sites.
National Institute of Health Summer Research Internships: Research summaries within the individual institutes, centers, and divisions of the National Institutes of Health.
National Science Foundation - Research Experience for Undergraduates : The National Science Foundation runs an extensive program for students all over the U.S.
Mayo Clinic: Summer Research Opportunities
Howard Hughes Search Page for Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Cell and Molecular Biology: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
University of Minnesota Summer Undergraduate Research Programs in Science & Engineering
American Hospitality Academy: Spring and Summer Internships available!
Applied Information Management Systems - internships available, mainly in Nebraska.
Best Bets for Internships Abroad: good site for international internship information
CampStaff : positions at summer camps throughout America.
CareerWeb: internship links from NACE's JobWeb.
Casa Xelaju internship and volunteer positions in Guatemala.
Central Michigan's: site for internship opportunities, accessible by major field.
Cool Works : a site with information from seasonal employers.
Disney's College Program: internship/summer opportunities for college students with Walt Disney World.
Dude Ranches and Guest Ranches : a list of dude ranches and guest ranches in America.
Explorations in Travel, Inc.: web site for international internships.
George Warren Brown School of Social Work: online jobs database
Guide to Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students in Science and Engineering: information on summer research opportunities available to undergraduates studying science, mathematics, and engineering.
Idealist List of social service positions and internships in non-profit organizations across the nation and the world.
Impact on-line: sociology/social services internships.
Internship listings through Tripod:
Internship Resources on the Web (via Colorado College)
InternshipPrograms: includes government and newspaper internships, among others; added to daily.
InternWeb.com Great site covering many fields and lots of listings! Must register (it's free) to access opening for interns.
JobSmart Summer Jobs : summer jobs in the Bay Area.
Johns Hopkins University: (Baltimore, MD)
JoltCamps.com offers students a free and easy way to search for and apply to hundreds of summer camp positions around the country plus a general application that will allow you to apply to several camps with the same information.
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences internships: page developed by academic department at MSU.
Mining Co.: we mine the net so you don't have to extensive list of summer job links.
Mt. Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA)
National Society for Experiential Education
Preserve Net: a national listing of internships supporting a wide variety of academic backgrounds.
Riley Guide (Intern, volunteer, summer)
Rising Star internship your gateway to the future. Search by field.
Russian and Eastern European Internships:
SCA (Student Conservation Association) a national listing of SCA conservation internships.
Seasonal Employment: seasonal/summer jobs in the US and Canada. Well over 37,000 potential positions.
SeasonalEmployment: good site with information on internships and summer jobs.
SeasonalJobs.net: worldwide resource for seasonal employment.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory : information and requirements for 10 week summer intern program.
Southwestern Summer Jobs: summer jobs working for a publisher and book seller company.
State of South Dakota Executive Intern Program (due to minimal responses, the fall positions beginning in September 2003 may still be open. Lots of positions. Lots of variety in multiple fields!
Study Abroad : resource for international internships
Summer Jobs : searchable index for seasonal and part-time job opportunities.
Summer Jobs in the USA: check here for summer jobs for international university students
Summer Jobs: Camp, hotel, resort, and seasonal employment and internships.
The National Assembly Internships
The Washington Center (look under program initiatives for social service/sociology internships).
University of Minnesota at Morris (Morris, MN)
Washington Intern Student Housing (WISH): year-round availability, summer and semester rentals. Currently taking applications for Spring and Summer 2004.
Wetfeet.com powerful search engine devoted to identifying internships in all fields (05/03)
Where Do I Go From Here? Testing the Waters : information about finding internships, including a search for companies with formal internships.
Where to get an internship: a number of sites in non-profit organizations that offer internships.
White Mountain Research Station: national internship program with White Mountain.
Intern Housing: great resource for locating temporary housing, room-mates, affordable living while interning.
Postgraduate
VISTA Web : maintained by VISTA Alumni, VISTA Web contains information about applying to VISTA (Volunteer Service to America), getting VISTA Volunteers for an agency, VISTA Alumni contacts, VISTA Volunteer Opportunities, and links to on-line resources for national service/non-profit workers. VISTA web also contains links to AmeriCorps Information, and Service Learning resources.HEALTH RELATED BIOLOGY INTERNSHIPS
Biology 83
The Bio 83: Internship in Biology is designed for the Biology major to aid in fulfilling the Bio 83/85/75 requirement. Students must have completed Bio 22: Research and Analysis before beginning the Bio 83 project. All Bio 83 students must write a scientific term paper with a minimum requirement of 20 pages with 20 articles from refereed journals. Each student is also required to present their work as a Bio 75: Seminar.
Identify field(s) of interest:
Determine which area of health you wish to investigate e.g. Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Optometry, Physical Therapy, Nursing, etc.
Location for the internship:
Where will you carry out this project? Do you want to work in your hometown, or do you want to work in Greenville, SC
Arrangements for the Internship:
Personal Contacts (family physicians, veterinarians, etc.) You need to start work on finding contacts at least two months before you start your work. Contacts can be made in person, on the phone, or by letter. Be prepared to give the contact your personal C.V. and possibly a copy of your transcript. A good place to start is your family physician.
Volunteer Services Office in the hospital. You may want to work through your local hospital as a volunteer. This is a good way to gain volunteer hours, and learn about the profession.
Furman University Alumni Office: the Alumni Office can help you locate Furman Alumni in your hometown that has the occupation in which you are interested.
Letter to on site supervisor describing his/her responsibilities
Bio 83 Supervisor on Furman University campus will need addresses of contact persons. Your Furman supervisor will send information to your contact persons to let them know what is expected of you during your internship.
Deadline for Arrangements:
January if a stipend or matching funds are needed through Furman Advantage.
Check application deadlines published for special programs run through hospitals and universities.
Contract with Biology Department, Furman University:
Bio 83 Contract must be filled out and signed BEFORE the internship starts. You will need signatures from your Bio 83 Furman University Supervisor, the Bio 75 Committee (3 faculty members). Make copies of the completed form for yourself, your supervisor, and the Bio 75 committee chairperson.
TIME: A minimum of 160 hours for 4 semester hours credit
You should plan to spend at least 10 weeks doing your internship. That would be an average of 16 hours per week (or about three hours per day) shadowing your contact persons. You will want to have three to five different contact persons to observe. Below is a rough idea of how you may spend your time working on your internship.
Observations: 20-100 hours
Readings and/or Interviews (10-50 hours)
Time Spent on Writing Journal (5-20 hours)
Term Paper Research and Writing (20-100 hours)
Seminar Preparation and Presentation (5-15 hours)
Biology 83 Required Materials
#1 Journal Contents:
- Daily Log: During each day you should keep notes on what you observe during your shadowing experience. These notes are to be entered each day into word processor from notes. Also keep track of all other important information obtained during the internship in you daily log.
- Example of a page from a Daily Log:
Date: _________________________
Time Spent: ___________________
Location: ______________________
Mentor: _______________________
Notes On:
Cases Observed
Procedures or equipment used during the observations
Interviews dealing with issues or school programs
Readings dealing with issues or term paper topic
Previously unknown terminology (use of medical dictionary)
Medication (use of PDR)
Seminars or lectures attended
- Appendices: Summaries From The Daily Log:
You will organize the materials in the Daily Log in the Appendices. The Appendices will list cases, procedures, terms, etc. and cross reference them with the pages where they appear in the Daily Log.
I. List of Cases
II. List of Procedures
III. List of Terms (meanings in appendix or in log)
IV. List of Issues (organized by category or alphabetized
V. Table of programs (pros & cons may be in log or in list)
VI. List of Seminars or Lectures Attended
VII. List of articles or books that were read about issues or the profession
VIII. Resource persons (preceptors, speakers, or individuals interviewed)
Time Sheet:
The time sheet can be set up through an Excel program.
| Date |
Observation |
Place and Description |
Library Reading |
Computer |
Paper |
Talk |
Total (Hours) |
Cumulative Time (Hours) |
| 10 Jun |
3.5 |
MD's Downtown Office |
1 |
1 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
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| 11-Jun |
2 |
MD's Eastside office |
2 |
1 |
5 |
10.5 |
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| 12-Jun |
2 |
Greenville Mem. Hospital |
2 |
1 |
5 |
15.5 |
||
| 13-Jun |
3 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
22.5 |
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| Tot. Hrs |
10.5 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
|
| % of Time |
46.4 |
35.5 |
17.8 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
#2 TERM PAPER
Each student will write a term paper on a Biology topic that has relevance to the internship. Hopefully at some point during the internship you will come across a topic that you wish to study in depth. You will need to develop a detailed outline of the topic which includes the heading below:
I. Abstract
II. Introduction
A. Problem
B. Thesis
III. Background
IV. Findings
V. Discussion
VI. Conclusion
VII. References
The outline will be the first written assignment to be turned in for a grade. The term paper will be a minimum of 20 double spaced pages of written material with one inch margins. The Term Paper must have a minimum of 20 article for references. References used in the paper must be from refereed journals of books. No internet (world wide web) material can be used as a reference in the paper. However, you can use the internet to help in finding background information while you are in the planning stages of the paper. Grades will be given on the final rough draft and the final paper. The final paper must be turned in 48 hours before the Biology 75: Seminar presentation. Copies of the term paper are to be given to each member of the Seminar Committee as well as the sponsoring faculty.
#3 SEMINAR
Each student signing up for a Biology 83 will also sign up for Biology 75 in the same term. The seminar will be based on the term paper. The seminar requirements must meet those of the seminar committee for the term in which you sign up for credit. The seminar practice session must be 48 hours before the actual presentation of the seminar.
Biology 80/83/85 Agreement Form
Fill out the information at the top of the sheet
Objectives: what do you want to accomplish with the Biology 83: Internship
Procedures: how will you fulfill your objectives
Reports to your Furman Supervisor:
Turn in copies of the log reports as described in the Bio 83 agreement form. If you are in Greenville, these reports can be turned into your supervisor directly; if you are working out of town, the copies of the reports can be either mailed or faxed. In all cases, keep the original log entries and send only copies to your supervisor. The completed, original log will be turned in at the end of the project.
First Report: includes only the daily log up to the current day.
Second Report: includes the daily log, and a possible term paper topic.
Third Report: includes daily log, term paper topic, outline for term paper, and introductory section including the thesis.
Fourth Report: includes daily log, rough draft of paper, and plans for seminar including visuals (power point presentation)
Fifth Report: includes final paper and practice session of seminar (conducted by the chair of the seminar committee)
Grading:
Bio 80/83/85-committee recommends grad for seminar presentation and the term paper
Bio 83 supervisor grades the journal, and assesses evaluation from the on site supervisor.
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Supervisor's Name _____________________ |
| Hours Credit ____________________________ |
Transcript Title ________________________ |
| Term Registered _________________________ |
Date BIO 75 Talk Given _________________ |
| Term for BIO 75 Talk _____________________ Date for completing BIO 83 ________________ |
BIO 75 Talk Title ______________________
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| BIO 83 Grade & Date Given _______________ |
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Progress Reports: (Check off only those items that apply for each of the report date you decide to list)
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Evaluation: (Fill in a percentage value for only those components you want to make up your final grade)
Off-campus Supervisor(s)
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Contract Validation:
Student: I agree to provide typed copies of my term paper to each of the 3 faculty members on the BIO 80/83/85 Committee, as well as my faculty supervisor, at least 48 hours before my scheduled BIO 75 oral presentation. I concur with the stipulations listed on this agreement and I understand that my grade, given by my faculty supervisor, is subject to the satisfactory completion of this agreement.
Student Signature: ___________________________ Date: ________
Department BIO 80/83/85 Committee Members for 2005-2006:
Dr. Sandra Larson, Chair, Fall Term
Dr. Laura Thompson, Chair, Winter Term
Dr. Nicholas Schisler, Chair, Spring Term
The committee members will read revised papers, be present at a BIO 75 presentation, and review any other student submissions as may be provided by the faculty supervisor. The committee members will provide the faculty supervisor with written evaluations.
Faculty Supervisor:
I agree not to impose additional requirements upon the student and his/her grade will be determined by the quality of work done to complete these items listed in this agreement.
Faculty Supervisor Signature:__________________ Date: _______