Normally, family policies are used by the students. Group medical insurance is available through the University, from the Wisconsin Students Association at the Memorial Union. Internship students have access to the regular Student Health Outpatient Services if they are located within reasonable distance. Liability and Malpractice Protection. The Office of Risk Management extends coverage to all properly enrolled students working within the scope of their internship agreement.
Coverage is above and beyond any coverage carried by sponsors and other sources.
Normally internship students are not covered since their programs are defined as a limited term appointment with the cooperating agency. Employed interns are covered under regular guidelines of the Act. Rulings have generally stated that unpaid students with formal intern agreements on file should be covered under the concept of training in lieu of pay. A database of resumes of students who are registered with our office is available. You may want to preselect the students you would like to invite to interview from these resumes.