INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
Internships are programs that provide an educational experience for nursing students. Several internship programs are taking applications for the summer. Information about the different programs can be found online or through Nursing Student Services (SNF 131).

SOUTH DAKOTA
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, Sioux Falls, SD
The Professional Development Program (PDP) is a 10-week summer program designed for the student nurse who is within two semesters of graduation. For questions or more information, please call Human Resources at (605) 322-7850. Application available online. Application deadline: November 7, 2008.

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, SD
The Clinical Enrichment Program (CEP) is designed to facilitate the student nurse’s application of the nursing process to clinical practice within a learning environment. Student nurses who have completed their junior year of a four-year baccalaureate degree program are eligible to apply. Contact Avera Sacred Heart Human Resources for more information: 605-668-8331. Applications accepted starting September 1. Application deadline: November 30.

Avera St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD
Avera St. Luke's Summer Intern Program is a clinical enrichment program designed to allow educational and clinical experience for senior nursing students. This nine-week program was developed for the student who has completed the third year of a baccalaureate nursing program and is two semesters or fewer away from graduation. For an application, contact Avera St. Luke’s Human Resource Department at (605) 622-5258. Application deadline: February 1 of each year.

COSTEP Commissioned Corps Officer Student Training and Extern Program (Junior and Senior COSTEP opportunities).  Application available online.

Department of Human Services, Yankton, SD has staff nurse intern positions available. For more information, call 605-668-3100. Department of Human Services, Yankton, SD

Department of Veterans Affairs, Sioux Falls and the Black Hills, SD has been funded for the VALOR (Veterans Affairs Learning Opportunity Residency) Program. This residency program is available to junior nursing students. For additional information and an application contact: Ardelle Kleinsasser, VA Medical Center, 2501 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 (605)333-6807. Click To E-Mail Ardelle Kleinsasser. For information on the VALOR program in the VA Black Hills HealthCare System, call Sue Sauter at 605-745-2000 extension 2583.

Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD offers a 10-12 week clinical experience that allows the student nurse to further develop the art of nursing practice and promotes additional interaction with health care professionals. The Student Nurse Extern Program typically begins the first week of June. For further information on this program, please contact Pat Sortland, RN, BSN, CEN, Rapid City Regional Hospital Nurse Educator at 605-719-2273 or at psortland@rcrh.org.  

Sanford Health System, Sioux Falls, SD
The Sanford Summer of Excellence program provides the nursing extern an opportunity to gain experience and skill within actual patient care situations in partnership with an RN preceptor, who will serve as your personal clinical coach. Students who are enrolled and within one year of graduating from an accredited nursing program are eligible to apply for the 10-week program. Application available online. For more information, call 605-328-6364. Application deadline: October 20, 2008.

St. Michael's Hospital and Nursing Home, Tyndall, SD
St. Michael's Hospital and Nursing Home Student Nurse Intern Program gives nursing students the opportunity to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse preceptor. Application available online. For more information, call 605-589-3341.

MINNESOTA
Allina Hospitals & Clinics (Locations include Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Medical Clinic, Buffalo Hospital, Cambridge Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, New Ulm Medical Center, Owatonna Hospital, River Falls Area Hospital, St. Francis Regional Medical Center, United Hospital, and Unity Hospital)
Allina Hospitals & Clinics offers a ten-week, paid summer internship to students who will graduate from nursing degree programs within one year. Application available online. For more information, e-mail nurserecruitment@allina.com. 

Camp Kamaji for Girls, Northern MN
A residential summer camp for girls located in Northern Minnesota. Each summer, 160 girls (ages 7-15) and 80+ staff members come together to enjoy the magic of camping.  Qualifications include at least one of the following: RN, GN, LPN, current 3rd or 4th year Nursing Student, EMT, Paramedic or PA. Call 1-800-7-KAMAJI or email Kathy@kamaji.com for more information. Application available online at www.kamaji.com.

Immanuel St. Joseph's, Mayo Health System, Mankato, MN offers a summer nursing internship program for fourth year BSN students to participate in summer learning and work experience that provides a connection between education and real life practice in the hospital setting. Applicants may apply for the student nurse intern position at http://www.isj-mhs.org.  For additional information call 507-625-4031.

The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
The Summer III Employment Experience offers a learning experience during which nursing students participate in direct and indirect patient care. The ten-week Summer III program is offered annually and begins in June. Application available online. Application deadline: January 15.

Rice Memorial Hospital, Willmar, MN.
The Summer Nursing Intern Program is an opportunity for nursing students (BSN, BAN), between their junior and senior years, to participate in a learning and work experience to provide the connection between education and real life practice. Under the direction of a preceptor, interns further their understanding of the practice of professional nursing. Applications available by request (see website). Application deadline: December 12, 2008.

MISSOURI
BJC HealthCare and the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis offers a paid, ten-week, Summer Nurse Externship Program at one of the following BJC HealthCare Hospitals: Barnes-Jewish, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters, St. Louis Children’s and Christian Hospital. This summer externship program is open to nursing students from any ADN/BSN school in the country that meets the admissions criteria. Information and application available online.

MONTANA
Billings Clinic, Billings, MT offers a paid Summer Extern Program. Applications are due in January with interviews scheduled in March/April. (Program begins May 11; must be able to work 32-40 hours/week.) Contact Wendy Dailey 406-238-2713 or wdailey@billingsclinic.org 

NEBRASKA
Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff, NE
Regional West Medical Center offers nursing students the opportunity to experience the "real life" environment of nursing through a Summer Nurse Internship. The ten-week program takes place from June through August at Regional West Medical Center and other community hospitals in the panhandle of western Nebraska. To learn more about the program contact Marilyn Noel at (308) 630-1530.

NEW YORK
Camp Ramapo in Rhinebeck, NY offers RN's, LPN's, EMT's, and students a unique opportunity to work with troubled children in a dynamic, involving, and caring environment. Camp Ramapo serves children with a wide range of emotional and learning programs from preschool to age 16 and is associated with Rhinebeck Pediatric Associates and Northern Dutchess Hospital. For more information, call, write or apply online: Camp Ramapo, P.O. Box 266, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. (845)867-8403 or online at www.ramapoforchildren.org  

NORTH DAKOTA
Innovis Health, Fargo, ND has opportunities for a paid Summer Nurse Internship. Applicants may apply for the Nurse Co-Op Internship at www.innovishealth.com.  For more information, please call 1-800-437-4054 or (701) 364-8169. Application deadline: October 27, 2008.

MeritCare Health System, Fargo, ND is planning to employ Nurse Co-Op Students again during the summer. You may apply online after October 1 at www.nurse.meritcare.com  For more information, contact Teri Dobbs at teri.dobbs@meritcare.com or call (701) 280-4862. Application deadline: November 30.

TEXAS
Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
The Methodist Hospital is pleased to offer baccalaureate nursing students the opportunity to enhance their learning and understanding of their chosen profession through an internship in the Methodist Advancement into Professional Practice Program (MAPP). Application and information available online.

Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, TX is offering a Critical Care and Trauma Nurse Internship conducted annually at Parkland Health & Hospital System. It was established in 1974, and is the most established program in the country. It offers rotations through five specialized ICU's and the Emergency Department, and an in-depth, comprehensive classroom component as well. Enrolled students can earn six hours of credits towards the Masters of Science in Nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington by completing the internship requirements. For additional information contact the Department of Nursing Education at 214-590-8535 or visit www.parklandcareers.com

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
The purpose of the Summer Professional Student Nurse Extern (PSNE) Program is to interest, challenge and provide professional nursing students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of oncology patient care at the nation’s foremost comprehensive cancer center. Application available online. Application deadline: February 12, 2009.

WISCONSIN
Franciscan Skemp, Mayo Health System, La Cross, WI
The Student Nurse Internship provides opportunities, including passing medications, for direct patient care experience in various clinical areas. Qualifications: Must be in the process of completing the junior year of a BSN program, including completion of 2 semesters or 3 quarters of clinical nursing experience. For more information or to request an application packet, please contact: Rhonda Smith, Employment Representative at 608-791-9756. Email: Smith.RhondaL@mayo.edu  

Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse, WI offers a Reality Summer Nursing Internship program. This is a 10-week educational internship program for nursing students who have completed their junior year of a baccalaureate nursing program. See Nursing Student Services in SNF 131 for information. Application and information available online. Application deadline: December 15, 2008.

Ministry Health Care, Wisconsin The Ministry Health Care Nurse Technician (Intern) opportunity is an eight-week program that will enhance your knowledge of nursing practice through active involvement with all aspects of patient care. Application and information available online.

Last Updated: October, 2008 MMP