The internship is 400 hours or can be tailored to the student's needs. Intern responsibilities may include stress testing, exercise prescription, hydrostatic weighing, blood chemistry analysis, teaching beginning step and circuit aerobics classes, program administration, marketing and health promotion, various administrative duties and special projects. Room plus utilities are offered. Parkland Memorial Hospital, in Dallas, Texas, has internship opportunities available year round to students seeking a post-graduate degree in nursing, exercise science, health science, or health education. Students seeking an internship as part of their coursework preferred, who are self-motivated, creative thinkers, and concerned about preventive health care.
Employees are of all educational and socioeconomic levels and cultural backgrounds.
Must be organized, have good verbal and communication skills and be a role model of wellness behaviors.