Med Ex Student Intern

The MedEx student internship is a work-based internship designed to provide patient care experience in a clinical setting, under the appropriate clinical supervision, after successfully completing the prerequisite courses in the Health Science Education Program of Study. The student is a high school senior selected to participate in the MedEx program in either Cabell or Wayne County. The student chooses a health career pathway for in-depth study for a Patient Care Technician or a Medical Assistant. The student intern will be part of the patient care team in the designated clinical location. Student intern must be current high school senior at Wayne High School, Cabell Midland High School or other high school as may be included in the Medical Explorers Program. Student intern must have successfully completed the junior year of the MedEX program. Instruction is career-focused, emphasizing employability skills, career development, and the application of healthcare information technology and technical skills. The curriculum is guided by West Virginia Department of Education standards. The student intern must have successfully completed the following courses: Foundations of Health Science Advanced Principles of Health Science Clinical Specialty

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Clinical Specialty II The student intern must have completed at least 10 hours of job shadowing during their junior year of high school while enrolled in the MedEx Program.