Advanced Practice Student Program
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Rotation
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Salem Chest Specialists and the Pulmonary Division at Forsyth Medical Center provide a rotation for Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant students.
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This rotation can include learning experiences in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. The Pulmonary experience can be office or hospital based.
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Stroke and Neurosciences Rotation
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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.
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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.
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Educational Opportunities include:
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Rotations on the Neurocritical Care Unit
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Rotations on the General Neurosciences Unit
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Rotations with the combined General Neurology and Critical Care Neurology
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Rotations in the outpatient center at Forsyth Comprehensive Neurology
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Rotations that include a combination of inpatient and outpatient experiences
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Clinical rotations will include:
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Interdisciplinary rounds
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Grand Rounds
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Daily rounding with attending and mid-level teams
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Standard curriculum to review neuroanatomy, neurologic evaluations, and commonly used therapies for stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular diseases, neurosurgical diseases, and encephalopathy/dementia.
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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.
Student Nurse Apprentice Program (SNAP)
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Program designed for students who have completed their junior year of RN training and have current CNA II Certification
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Opportunity to gain clinical experience and skills by working with a Registered Nurse Preceptor
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Summer program lasting approximately 8 - 10 weeks
Learn more about the SNAP program.
Nurse Internship Program
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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.
