Extern and Intern Programs

Forsyth Medical Center offers several extern and intern programs for nursing students and graduates.

Student Nurse Apprentice Program (SNAP)

  • Program designed for students who have completed their junior year of RN training and have current CNA II Certification
  • Opportunity to gain clinical experience and skills by working with a Registered Nurse Preceptor
  • Summer program lasting approximately 8 - 10 weeks

Learn more about the SNAP program.

 

Nurse Internship Program

  • Program designed for graduate nurses who successfully complete state boards and are entering their first year of employment as an RN
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    Assists in the transition from the school to work environment by means of didactic and guided clinical experiences

Learn more about the Nurse Internship Program. 

 

Advanced Practice Student Program

  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Rotation
    • Salem Chest Specialists and the Pulmonary Division at Forsyth Medical Center provide a rotation for Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant students. 
    • This rotation can include learning experiences in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.  The Pulmonary experience can be office or hospital based.
  • Stroke and Neurosciences Rotation
    • Forsyth Medical Center is a 961-bed not-for-profit tertiary care facility with a 10-bed Neuro ICU managed 24/7 by three fellowship-trained Neurocritical care intensivists.  Our team includes three Neurointerventional Radiologists, two Neuroradiologists, one Neuroradiation Oncologist, and three Neurosurgeons.
    • Forsyth Medical Center is the first Stroke Center in North Carolina certified by the Joint Commission and is a Gold Plus Performance award winner for Stroke Performance Measures from the American Heart and Stroke Association.
    • Educational Opportunities include:
      • Rotations on the Neurocritical Care Unit
      • Rotations on the General Neurosciences Unit
      • Rotations with the combined General Neurology and Critical Care Neurology
      • Rotations in the outpatient center at Forsyth Comprehensive Neurology
      • Rotations that include a combination of inpatient and outpatient experiences
    • Clinical rotations will include:
      • Interdisciplinary rounds
      • Grand Rounds
      • Daily rounding with attending and mid-level teams
      • Standard curriculum to review neuroanatomy, neurologic evaluations, and commonly used therapies for stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular diseases, neurosurgical diseases, and encephalopathy/dementia.
  • For more information on the Pulmonary and Critical Care Rotation or the Stroke and Neurosciences Rotation, please contact Elizabeth R. Parnell MSN, MBA, RN, Director of Student Programs at 336-718-6082.