Student Placement

Atrium Health is proud to offer student placement programs for education and training with a rich environment for learning opportunities across the system.  

On this page:

• Summer Internships (Non-Clinical)
• Shadowing Observation
• Allied Health Student Placement
• Medical Education Student Placement
• Nursing Student Placement

“This internship affected my future career goals in many ways. I’ve had meetings and spoken with physicians and HR’s via Microsoft Teams and it’s done nothing but make me even more excited to pursue the career I hope to have in the future as a gynecologist.”

-Ashley Adam, MYEP Intern, Rocky River High School (and her leader, Kim Cornellier, Manager, Physician Connection Line)

Summer Internships (Non-Clinical) 

The Summer Employment/Internship Program provides a unique opportunity to invest in the workforce of tomorrow and we appreciate your thoughtful consideration in that investment.

Applications for the 2022 Atrium Health Summer Internship Program will be available March 14 - April 29, 2022 on the Atrium Health Careers site. Search for Student Intern/Summer.

The Summer Internship Program is intended to bring both college interns (undergraduate and graduate level) and high school students from the Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP) to Atrium Health. Students must apply for MYEP through their school.

• Interns will be selected by Workforce Development and hiring leaders.
• Internships last approximately 10-12 weeks for non-clinical, full-time and part-time, paid opportunities. Internships will be expensed to the hiring department or Workforce Development.

Internships include:

• Formalized structure, including SMART goals to be achieved by the end of the internship
• Bi-weekly report of training and projects, to be completed by the intern

MYEP Students will be expected to attend Friday experiences, facilitated by Career Development, to gain further understanding of the System and soft skills training. 

Shadowing Observation

Due to the pandemic, all shadowing and observation experiences have been suspended.

There is no immediate plan to re-open shadowing experiences for students at any level and these experiences remain at a very low system priority during our pandemic response. At this time, we are concentrating on providing experiences to those students that are in pursuit of academic credit at the collegiate level.

Allied Health Student Placement

Allied Health Student Placement Programs are work-based learning opportunities for student participants to develop practical skills that will enhance future healthcare careers and bridge the gap between formal education and practical work experience. This is also an opportunity for Atrium Health to participate in the educational process while receiving valuable work contributions from the student participants, as well as developing essential skills of our own leaders and teammates.

Allied Health Student Placement Programs consist of the following areas:

• Radiology Technology (Rad Tech)
• Medical Assistants
• Phlebotomy
• Exercise Science
• Social Worker
• Behavioral Health
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Laboratory
• Pharmacy

Medical Education Student Placement

Medical Education Student Placement Programs are work-based learning opportunities for student participants to develop practical skills that will enhance future healthcare careers and bridge the gap between formal education and practical work experience.

This is also an opportunity for Atrium Health to participate in the educational process while receiving valuable work contributions from the student participants, as well as developing essential skills of our own leaders and teammates.

Medical Education Student Placement Programs consist of the following areas:

• 3rd Year Medical Students
• 4th Year Medical Students
• Advanced Practice Provider Students (For those looking for NP/PA rotation placement, please contact appstudent@atriumhealth.org)
• Army Personnel
• GI Apprenticeship
• International Visitors
• PATCH Student Program
• United Arab Emirates Fellowship

Nursing Student Placement

Nursing Student Placement Programs are work-based learning opportunities for student participants to develop practical skills that will enhance future healthcare careers and bridge the gap between formal education and practical work experience.

Nursing Student Placement Programs consist of the following areas:

• Nurse Aide
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Pre-Licensure (ADN, BSN)
• Graduate Nursing (MSN and DNP)

Requesting Student Placement

• To be considered for a clinical rotation, there must be an active Clinical Education Affiliation Agreement (CEAA) on file between Atrium Health and your educational institution.
  • If you are unsure if your school has a current CEAA, refer to this CEAA list. 
  • Or please contact studentplacements@atriumhealth.org
• If you are a clinical coordinator for a nursing program and would like to request rotations or preceptors for your students, please contact Phyllis Justus, AVP Enterprise Nursing (Phyllis.justus@atriumhealth.org) or Julie Heim, Administrative Assistant to Phyllis Justus (Julie.heim@atriumhealth.org)