EMORY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM VIRTUAL SUMMER
STUDENT PROGRAM 2021
The Emory Healthcare System (EHC) Virtual
Summer Student program is an 8-week program geared towards High School and
Undergraduate College students. This program will have participants from
all Emory Healthcare Hospitals, Winship Cancer Institute, and The Emory
Clinic. All program participants will participate in a minimum of 10
virtual and interactive webinars with healthcare professionals (clinical and
nonclinical) across the Emory Healthcare system. The summer program will
run from June 1st – July 31st.
VIRTUAL SESSIONS
Below, you will find a list of some of the
great interactive virtual sessions that are confirmed and will be
offered. A full complete list of sessions will be provided to all
accepted participants.
·
Cancer
Biology 101
·
Understanding
Cancer Treatments
·
A
Patients' point of view: An in depth conversation with a panel
of cancer survivors & caregivers.
·
A day in
the Life of a Proton Therapy Patient – A virtual tour and treatment experience
of the Emory Proton Therapy Center
·
Emory
University School of Nursing Simulation Center: A live interactive
simulation & Q&A Session
·
The
Physician Group Practice (PGP) Patient Experience Team: Patient Experience in
the Ambulatory Setting
·
Robotic
Surgery demo & behind the scenes tour of cardiac OR
·
And MANY
more!
VIRTUAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITY:
As part of the EHC system Virtual Summer
Student Program, Winship will also offer its program participants an
opportunity to develop and implement a virtual service project.
Participants will be broken up into groups and the virtual service project will
be created to benefit Winship patients and/or staff.
SERVICE HOURS
Service hours will be granted for all
attended zoom sessions. Sign up and registration will be required for
each webinar, along with the completion of a post survey in order to verify
attendance. In addition, service hours will be granted for the planning and
implementation of the virtual service project.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
·
Applicants
must be an undergraduate college student.
·
Attend
program orientation, as well as the closing ceremony at the end of the program
·
Weekly
webinars will be available. However, all participants are required to attend a minimum
of 10 webinars over the course of 8 weeks.
·
Working
with a group, create and implement a virtual service project that will benefit
staff and/or patients
TO APPLY (Applications accepted March 1st
– 31st)
Utilizing the participating hospitals and
clinics list, click on your preferred location. You will follow the
directions on that site to apply. NOTE: Winship Cancer Institute
is only accepting undergraduate students as part of their program.
Click on this link to apply for the Winship
Cancer Institute Program:
https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/support-winship/volunteer/college-student-volunteers.html