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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 TDH involves spending eight hours in a public health area
of their choice. At the same time the adult and TDH 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.
To
discover what the life of an intern entails, watch the documentary.
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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