Student Placement Services - IU Health Arnett, Frankfort and White Memorial

IU Health Arnett Hospital, IU Health Frankfort Hospital, IU Health White Memorial Hospital, and the regionally located ambulatory care practice locations offer multiple opportunities for students ages 14 and up.

Student opportunities include in-person and virtual job shadowing, internships, and clinical placements. Students must be at least 14 years of age and enrolled in an academic program that requires work-based learning hours to participate in clinicals.

For students enrolled in middle school or high school and at least 14 years of age or older. NOTE: If you have graduated high school or enrolled in college, please see the College Students section on this page.

Opportunities available to you are as follows:

Guest Speakers

Modern healthcare is comprised of a wide array of skilled professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions. If you are interested in providing an educational opportunity for your students to learn about clinical and non-clinical healthcare professions, please contact us at arnettguestspeaker@iuhealth.org.

Job Shadowing

Job shadowing is available in multiple clinical and non-clinical departments. This is a great way to determine if a specific healthcare position is a good fit for your unique skills and interests. You will have the opportunity to network and explore new roles through this immersive experience.

Note: Shadowing experiences are limited to up to 24 hours per department or unit and are observation only. Departments may set a more restrictive limit on the 24-hour maximum, but may not allow more observation hours beyond the 24-hour maximum.

If you are interested in a shadowing opportunity, please submit the shadowing application online (if you are under 18, a parent or guardian signature is required). You can also download and complete the paper form (PDF) and email to the correct address listed below in the contact information section.

Once the application has been submitted, someone will be in contact with you to discuss the next steps.

    Clinical Placements

    Clinical students are defined as high school, college or university students enrolled in an approved class or program and supervised by a program clinical instructor or preceptor. There must be an educational affiliation agreement between IU Health Arnett, IU Health Frankfort Hospital, IU Health White Memorial, or the regionally located ambulatory care practice locations and the educational organization.

    If you are a school administrator interested in creating a formal agreement please reach out to ArnettAffiliationAgreements@iuhealth.org.

    Contact Information

    If you have any questions regarding job shadowing or have completed a paper form please contact/send to the appropriate individuals:

    Middle School & High School Students

    For students enrolled in middle school or high school and at least 14 years of age or older. NOTE: If you have graduated high school or enrolled in college, please see the College Students section on this page.

    Opportunities available to you are as follows:

    Guest Speakers

    Modern healthcare is comprised of a wide array of skilled professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions. If you are interested in providing an educational opportunity for your students to learn about clinical and non-clinical healthcare professions, please contact us at arnettguestspeaker@iuhealth.org.

    Job Shadowing

    Job shadowing is available in multiple clinical and non-clinical departments. This is a great way to determine if a specific healthcare position is a good fit for your unique skills and interests. You will have the opportunity to network and explore new roles through this immersive experience.

    Note: Shadowing experiences are limited to up to 24 hours per department or unit and are observation only. Departments may set a more restrictive limit on the 24-hour maximum, but may not allow more observation hours beyond the 24-hour maximum.

    If you are interested in a shadowing opportunity, please submit the shadowing application online (if you are under 18, a parent or guardian signature is required). You can also download and complete the paper form (PDF) and email to the correct address listed below in the contact information section.

    Once the application has been submitted, someone will be in contact with you to discuss the next steps.

      Clinical Placements

      Clinical students are defined as high school, college or university students enrolled in an approved class or program and supervised by a program clinical instructor or preceptor. There must be an educational affiliation agreement between IU Health Arnett, IU Health Frankfort Hospital, IU Health White Memorial, or the regionally located ambulatory care practice locations and the educational organization.

      If you are a school administrator interested in creating a formal agreement please reach out to ArnettAffiliationAgreements@iuhealth.org.

      Contact Information

      If you have any questions regarding job shadowing or have completed a paper form please contact/send to the appropriate individuals:

      Job Shadowing

      Shadow requests for those eighteen (18) years and older enrolled in a college or university on the pre-med track and interested in shadowing a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or nurse anesthetist please email Cynthia Gamble, Graduate Medical Education.

      Note: Shadowing experiences are limited to up to 24 hours per department or unit and are observation only. Departments may set a more restrictive limit on the 24-hour maximum, but may not allow more observation hours beyond the 24-hour maximum.

      To be contacted with information on the shadowing process, you must complete the following paperwork:

      1. Complete the observer/shadow application (PDF)
      2. Read the observer/job shadow handbook (PDF)
      3. Complete the confidentiality form (PDF)

      Please submit completed documents to WCRHigherEducation@iuhealth.org.

      Clinical Students/Internships

      IU Health Arnett, Frankfort and White Memorial, or the regionally located ambulatory practice locations offer hands-on learning opportunities for college students who are at least 18 years of age and need to fulfill educational requirements. There must be an educational affiliation agreement between IU Health and the college/university/school.

      Before you can begin your program with us, we need to make sure that you are aware of several important safety issues, hospital policies, and legal requirements. Listed below are documents you will need to review and the forms that you will need to fill out.

      1. Complete the clinical student/faculty validation form (PDF)
      2. Read the learner handbook (PDF)
      3. Complete the confidentiality form
      4. Complete online mandatory education
      5. Attest to completing mandatory education using the online attestation form

      Please submit completed documents via email to WCRHigherEducation@iuhealth.org.

      Contact Information

      College Students

      Job Shadowing

      Shadow requests for those eighteen (18) years and older enrolled in a college or university on the pre-med track and interested in shadowing a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant or nurse anesthetist please email Cynthia Gamble, Graduate Medical Education.

      Note: Shadowing experiences are limited to up to 24 hours per department or unit and are observation only. Departments may set a more restrictive limit on the 24-hour maximum, but may not allow more observation hours beyond the 24-hour maximum.

      To be contacted with information on the shadowing process, you must complete the following paperwork:

      1. Complete the observer/shadow application (PDF)
      2. Read the observer/job shadow handbook (PDF)
      3. Complete the confidentiality form (PDF)

      Please submit completed documents to WCRHigherEducation@iuhealth.org.

      Clinical Students/Internships

      IU Health Arnett, Frankfort and White Memorial, or the regionally located ambulatory practice locations offer hands-on learning opportunities for college students who are at least 18 years of age and need to fulfill educational requirements. There must be an educational affiliation agreement between IU Health and the college/university/school.

      Before you can begin your program with us, we need to make sure that you are aware of several important safety issues, hospital policies, and legal requirements. Listed below are documents you will need to review and the forms that you will need to fill out.

      1. Complete the clinical student/faculty validation form (PDF)
      2. Read the learner handbook (PDF)
      3. Complete the confidentiality form
      4. Complete online mandatory education
      5. Attest to completing mandatory education using the online attestation form

      Please submit completed documents via email to WCRHigherEducation@iuhealth.org.

      Contact Information

      Graduate Medical Education

      For more information about the Medical Student Education Program, please visit our Graduate Medical Education page for more details and contact information. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in physician/advanced practice provider shadowing.

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      Explore Benefits

      Just as IU Health is committed to giving our patients the highest level of care, we’re equally committed to giving our team members an unsurpassed work experience.

      IU Health Career Exploration Program

      IU Health Arnett Hospital will host a career exploration program monthly where you can learn about various career paths, the education required and the potential for earnings.

      IU Health Job Families

      Interested in a career in healthcare? We offer opportunities in a variety of areas. Check out this list of job families and opportunities.

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      Frequently Asked Questions

      All paperwork is compliant for one year and must be resubmitted on an annual basis.

      Prior to starting your clinical rotation at IU Health Arnett, Frankfort or White Memorial each student MUST submit their completed clinical student validation form all other required forms to the correct contact based on your current needs.

      Shadowing & Internship Questions

      Shadowing is a strictly “observation only” experience that lasts for a period of 24 hours or less in a single department.

      A clinical placement/internship is the experience given to an individual seeking to complete educational program requirements who desires a “limited hands-on” or “project related” experience in one department for a period of more than 24 hours. Only students who are fulfilling educational program requirements will be considered for clinical placement/internship.

      Many different areas of the hospital are available to students who would like to shadow or complete a clinical placement/internship. For a specific list of areas, please contact the designated contact for your current educational need.

      The length of time will vary depending on the number of applications pending and department activity. We will try to accommodate as many requests as possible while maintaining patient care as our number one priority and providing quality experiences for students.

      TB, or tuberculosis, is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The bacteria can attack any part of your body, but they usually attack the lungs. TB is spread through the air from one person to another.

      The two-step Tuberculosis Skin Test (TST) is an antigen used to aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection. A healthcare worker can give you the TST (formerly PPD Series). The healthcare worker will inject a small amount of testing fluid (called tuberculin) just under the skin on the lower part of your arm. You may have a small bump where the tuberculin was injected.

      After 2 or 3 days, the healthcare worker will measure this bump and tell you if your reaction to the test is positive or negative. A positive reaction usually means that you have a latent TB infection not TB disease. If you have a positive reaction to the skin test, your doctor or nurse may do other tests (Example: a chest x-ray) to see if you have TB disease. Because the TB bacteria may be found somewhere besides your lungs, your doctor or nurse may check your blood or urine, or do other tests. If you have TB disease, you will need to take medicine to cure the disease.

      IU Health Employee Health Services department requires a two-step series (the process mentioned above must be completed twice) with the second step completed within 30 days of starting your hours at the hospital. If you have completed both steps within the last 90 days prior to your job shadow experience you will not be required to complete this again.

      Documentation of the TST must be provided (it must include the date and exact time it was placed and the date and exact time it was read), and this will be counted as the first step. A second step TB will still be required with 30 days of clinical/observation hours start date.

      Yes, all shadowers and clinical placement/internships are required to meet all the immunization requirements that are listed in the clinical student validation form/observer application.