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The Department of Library and Information Sciences at UNT has a wide range of potential sites from which students can obtain their
internship/field work experience. This range includes academic health sciences
centers, hospitals, Area Health Education Centers (AHECs), health associations,
and consumer health libraries, among others. Opportunities may exist in other
health related environments and with the approval of the health informatics
faculty advisor, the student can meet the internship/field work experience
requirement at these additional sites.
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General
Objectives
The internship/field work experience should be
beneficial to both the student and the institution providing the internship. The
intern will:
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Expand his/her
understanding of a health related environment.
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Gain practical
experience in applying theory and method while working with a health
informatics team.
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Gain experience in
planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating and documenting a significant
project.
- Develop professional relationships.
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Practicum
Waiver
Students who meet the practicum waiver
requirements are encouraged to enroll in the Health Informatics Internship/Field
Work Experience in order to enhance their previous work experience.
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Requirements of
the Internship
- Minimum of 180 hours. These hours are
to be arranged between the student, site supervisor and faculty advisor. (Note: more hours are required in the health informatics internship/field work
experience than in the general practicum.)
The student may or may not be paid for his/her
internship/field work experience hours. The School of Library and Information
Sciences encourages internship/field work experience sites to compensate students
for their work, however this decision is made at the discretion of the
internship/field work experience site.
- Log of activities. The student will
keep a diary of his/her internship/field work experience. This may be in a
narrative or outline form.
- Project. The site supervisor and the
student will select a project for the student to complete within the term of
the internship/field work experience. Note: The student may have additional
duties.
- Other. Generally, the above
requirements apply to all internships. In special cases, the student may be
assigned additional requirements. These additional requirements must be
agreed upon by the student, site supervisor and faculty advisor.
- Health Informatics Internship/Field Work Experience Form. Complete the Health
Informatics Internship/Field Work Experience Form with the advice and
collaboration of the site supervisor and the Health Informatics
faculty advisor. In this form, the student will list the objectives of
the internship/field work experience, project descriptions, as well as
other specifications as determined by the faculty advisor, the site
supervisor, and the student. The form will be signed and dated by the
student, site supervisor and faculty advisor. It must be submitted to the Health Informatics
faculty advisor within the first two weeks of the internship.
- Evaluation of Site Form. At the
conclusion of the internship/field work experience, the student must
complete the Evaluation of Site Form.
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Responsibilities
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Forms
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Health
Informatics Faculty Advisor
Dr. Ana D. Cleveland
Office: UNT, Discovery Park, E297A
Phone: (940)565-2445 or 1-877-ASK-SLIS
E-mail: ana.cleveland@unt.edu
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