Cleveland Clinic

Vascular Technologist Extern

July 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

Experience directly related to my major.

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Nurse Associate Extern

June - August 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

It was a very structure externship program-- there were three shadowing experiences, a set unit and preceptor to follow on units, and weekly clinical skills workshops.

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Patient Experience Intern

May - August 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

I really enjoyed the project based work I was given along with gaining experience in a hospital. I have learned the importance of quality communication between patients and their providers.

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Transport volunteer

May - August 2018 • Fairview Park, OH

What I liked

Got to meet and interact with lots of different people. Learned a lot about the hospital and how it works.

What I wish was different

I wish I volunteered more than once a week. And I wish I was always doing something at all times, but the hospital isn't always super busy.

Advice

Volunteer!! You might not have as much time as you get older. College is the best time.

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Patient Care Nurse Assistant

March 2018 • Medina, OH

What I liked

I love the units I work on and the people I work with! I genuinely love helping patients in the hospital. Making a person's time in an often scary place to feel less lonely and more comfortable makes my day!

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Interior Design Intern

June - August 2018 • Independence, OH

What I liked

I loved experiencing all of the different areas of hospitals and office spaces.

What I wish was different

I wish it would have been more involved in the design process.

Advice

Make the best of everything and if it isn't exactly what you expected at least you know what you don't want for your future career.

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HRIS Intern

June - August 2018 • Beachwood, OH

What I liked

My internship experience was tailored to me. I was able to have a broad view of HRIS, including Technical Support, Data Quality, and Project Management. I was able to decide how long I wanted to work in each functional area.

What I wish was different

I wish I had taken advantage of opportunities to work with Talent Acquisition and the HRIS Analytics functional areas.

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask questions! The people you're working with know that you are a student and you may not always understand what is expected of you. They would much rather have you ask a bunch of questions than remain confused and do something incorrectly.

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Volunteer

August 2018 • Beachwood, OH

What I liked

It was amazing to get the opportunity to work with kids in need

What I wish was different

Maybe a little more hands on and interaction

Advice

Keep an open mind and be prepared for changes

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RCM financial reporting & analysis intern

May - August 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

I liked that I was able to take aspects of my IS and Finance background and apply them to my position. Running queries on all different types of data and analyzing that data brought my coursework full circle. Cleveland Clinic did a great job at making sure you experience all aspects of the enterprise. Because the job is in the finance division and isn’t patient facing, it may be easy to forget exactly why you’re doing the work. My superiors at Cleveland Clinic made sure to sit you in front of people in as many of our hospitals, institutes, and divisions as possible.

What I wish was different

I don’t have any negatives with Cleveland Clinic.

Advice

I would tell anyone to make sure to network with people. Cleveland Clinic is a huge organization and you’ll find many helpful people along the way.

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Research assistant

May 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

Very friendly staff where students are able to learn from hands on experience.

What I wish was different

I wish I had some more background in biology lab before I started

Advice

Show up and be interested. Don’t do research in a field you don’t enjoy

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Nurse Associate Extern

June - August 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

I loved the preceptorship I gained from my nurse combined with the different shadowing/alternative experiences and classroom workshops.

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Researcher

May 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about research and how to write research papers. Seeing lots of different labs was very interesting as well.

What I wish was different

N/A

Advice

Work hard and try to keep learning as much as you can.

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Unit Clerk

May 2018 • Akron, OH

What I liked

The pay and the medical experience

What I wish was different

I wish I had more hands on work with patients

Advice

Do it if you need experience and money

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It inern

June - August 2018 • Beachwood, OH

What I liked

I liked my team quite a bit, it was a friendly work environment

What I wish was different

I wish I was there for longer

Advice

Keep learning

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Student researcher

June - August 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

Gained research experience in clinical setting

What I wish was different

My pay was not a stipend, which I was originally told.

Advice

You may or may not have your own research project based on PI. Make sure you get what you want

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Undergraduate Research Assistant

March 2018 • Cleveland, OH

What I liked

I loved working in a highly interdisciplinary environment with people of varying experience levels and pursuing a wide variety of career paths. It really opened my eyes to the power and necessity of collaborative science.

What I wish was different

I wish I had been more proactive with planning out mostly and weekly goals. This would have helped me establish a work-life balance sooner on.

Advice

Ask questions! In retrospect, many of them will sound ignorant, but you have to start somewhere. Often asking questions of your peers helps them improve as well!

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