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
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.
