Internships/Externships/Medical Student Rotations
When it comes to hands-on learning and gaining real-world experience, UCFS offers interns and students an opportunity to learn and grow in a dynamic environment. Our team is passionate about the services we provide and is committed to making a difference for our clients and community. At UCFS, a Federally Qualified Health Center, we specialize in integrated care which means having access to essential services to meet the complex needs of those we serve. We work collaboratively across programs at our agency to remove barriers and streamline access to services including behavioral health services, primary care, dental, case management and more.
UCFS offers a broad range of outstanding opportunities for students across clinical disciplines, and we look forward to helping you make the transition from academics into a professional role.
Behavioral Health
UCFS offers placements for Master’s Level Clinical Internships in our Outpatient practices. Interns “shadow” staff clinicians during the intake process and gradually build up to a caseload of their own. We offer individual, couple, family and group therapy, and interns have the opportunity to learn and participate in all of these areas. The intern experience here is valuable in many ways; interns have access to the senior staff clinicians during team meetings and become a part of the dialogue, formulating case hypothesis, increasing familiarity with the DSM-IV language and usage, preparing referrals for psychiatric evaluations, learning about psychotropic medications, case management and collaborative approach to systemic behavioral health treatment. Our team includes LCSW’s, LMFT’s, LPC’s and LADC’s, who provide a collegial environment that is multi-faceted and diverse, and the learning atmosphere benefits from the multi-disciplinary input of the staff.
Please click here to submit your application for a Behavioral Health clinical internship.
Primary Care & Psychiatry
Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants
UCFS offers clinical placements for Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant students currently enrolled in an accredited program. Interns can gain hand-on experience, develop their clinical skills and expand their knowledge working side-by-side with our dedicated team. UCFS offers clinical placements for Nurse Practitioner students in Primary Care and Psychiatry and for Physician Assistant students in Primary Care.
Please click here to submit your application for an NP/PA clinical internship.
Externships
Medical Assistant and Dental Assistants students can receive hands-on training with experienced staff in your field to meet the clinical requirements for your school. Please click here to submit your medical assistant externship application and click here for your dental assistant externship application.
Medical School Rotations
UCFS offers rotations for medical students offering to gain hands-on experience with our Pediatrics and Adult Medicine teams. Please click here to submit your application.