Curriculum

Clinical
As a medical social services intern, you will:

• Conduct psychosocial assessments and clinical interventions that include psychosocial diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
• Participate in patient care management and discharge planning.
• Make referrals to community resources.
• Provide patient and family education.
• Coordinate support groups.

You will be assigned a field instructor who is a staff member with two or more years of clinical experience. Your field instructor will supervise your clinical assignments. A master's level social worker coordinates the program and supervises the field instructors and students. The coordinator also is the liaison to each intern's academic institution.

Didactic
During the Medical Social Services Graduate Internship Program, you will participate in:

• Patient-care rounds
• Multidisciplinary patient care team conferences
• Staff and committee meetings
• Program and policy development and implementation
• Weekly seminars with the senior social work staff

Grading or Evaluation
Mayo School of Health Sciences evaluation for this internship consists of meeting with your university's practicum liaison to complete their formal evaluation process.

Curriculum Enhancements
Mayo School of Health Sciences is committed to developing and maintaining the very best education programs. Changes may be made to the curriculum and other aspects of this program as necessary to assure the highest-quality training.

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