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Positions
Two candidates are selected each year for the Child Life Internship on a competitive basis. The program begins the first full week in January and the first full week in September.
Apply
Step 1: Contact your school's fieldwork coordinator to arrange to participate in the MSHS Child Life Internship Program.
Step 2: Complete the Mayo School of Health Sciences' online application form. Once your participation is approved by both your Academic Clinical Education Coordinator and the MSHS Child Life Internship Program Director, you will receive a packet of materials to be completed and returned to MSHS.
Your application and supporting documentation can be submitted for consideration up to six months before the internship begins.
- Applicants may arrange to visit with Child Life faculty to learn more about the Child Life Program and internship responsibilities.
- No interviews are held for internship positions. However, the Child Life Program director, along with Child Life Program staff, review applications and select students from an affiliated university or college based on the following criteria:
- Academics (i.e., relating to child life core courses, related courses and electives).
- A completed application with all requested materials (i.e., application, resume, letters of recommendation, personal goal statement form, academic records, health information, etc.).
- An interest primarily in helping children and families (more so than long-term care or community-based Child Life).
- Volunteer and work-related experiences with children especially children with special heath care needs.
- Letters of recommendation that document skills helpful in organization, leadership, communication, documentation and Child Life.
When all applicant files are completed, reviewed and ranked, one internship position is offered for each spring and fall semester.
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