Speech Pathology Internship (Arizona)

Program Description
At Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Mayo School of Health Sciences offers an inpatient clinical experience internship to fulfill the requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in speech pathology. You will provide diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders on the acute and rehabilitation units.

Clinical experiences will be held at Mayo Clinic Hospital and in the Neurology Department at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.

Accreditation
Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.

Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
1-800-621-7440 (toll-free)
312-263-0456
Fax: 312-263-7462
www.ncacihe.org

Facilities
Mayo Clinic in Arizona opened in 1987 as a premiere academic medical center in the southwestern United States, where advanced programs in medical research and education support the highest quality patient care.

Scottsdale Campus is centered around a beautiful five-story outpatient clinic. This modern facility contains 240 exam rooms, an outpatient surgery center equipped for general anesthesia, a full-service laboratory, a pharmacy, a patient-education library, an endoscopy suite and a 188-seat auditorium for patient, staff and student education programs. Services in more than 66 medical and surgical disciplines are provided, including programs in cancer treatment and organ transplantation.

The Scottsdale Campus offers excellent education facilities, including classrooms, lecture halls, an extensive library and computer lab. The Samuel C. Johnson Research Center, a 75,000-square-foot building, houses scientists, trainees and students focused on molecular genetics, molecular immunology, molecular and cell biology, molecular chemistry and surgical research.

On the Phoenix Campus, the state-of-the-art 205-bed Mayo Clinic Hospital, which opened in 1998, is the first hospital entirely designed and built by Mayo. It has been recognized as "the Best Hospital in Phoenix" several times by Phoenix magazine.

Graduation and Certification
Upon completion of the Speech Pathology Internship, you will receive a certificate from Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, School of Health Sciences.

When you successfully complete your internship, you will have satisfied your program requirements and the ASHA's Standard III-Standards and Implementation Procedures for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) as it relates to supervised clinical observation and clinical practicum.

Hours
Eight-hour days, five days per week.

Class Size
Each year, Mayo School of Health Sciences admits one student in its Speech Pathology Internship at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. This ensures you will receive close one-on-one instruction and a comprehensive educational experience.

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