PCO externship?

[MariaMaria]

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Hey,

A few of you have mentioned that PCO has an externship for 18 months and I was wondering how exactly that works. During your externship do you get to pick exactly where you go? Like can that whole 18 months or majority be in a different state or do they have a clinic they would prefer you to do your rotations at?

I am very lost when it comes to this whole topic. Any input would help.

Thanks

 

[SarahNC]

My understanding is that there are approved clinics all over the country. You get 5 rotations during those 18 months I believe and 1 of the must be done at the PCO clinic-Pediatrics. The others can be whereever you can get a spot. The clinic I work at now is an approved PCO teaching facility and the interns we had in the spring moved down to North Carolina for all of their rotations and had to go back to PCO to do their peds.

 

[optEXTREME]

Hi!

what is an externship exactly?

what is the difference between that and an internship?

any replies will be greatly appreciated! 🙂

 

[MariaMaria]

My understanding is that there are approved clinics all over the country. You get 5 rotations during those 18 months I believe and 1 of the must be done at the PCO clinic-Pediatrics. The others can be whereever you can get a spot. The clinic I work at now is an approved PCO teaching facility and the interns we had in the spring moved down to North Carolina for all of their rotations and had to go back to PCO to do their peds.

That really helped thanks!

Are most of the schools like that? Anyone know about NOVA and ICO programs. I know they have a year instead of the 1 and a half PCO has. But is it generally the same concept... as in you have to do one rotation at the school and then can basically can go elsewhere for the rest of the rotations?

 

[Commando303]

Hi!

what is an externship exactly?

what is the difference between that and an internship?

any replies will be greatly appreciated! 🙂

Any info. about externships, in general?

 

[JennieJoy]

That really helped thanks!

Are most of the schools like that? Anyone know about NOVA and ICO programs. I know they have a year instead of the 1 and a half PCO has. But is it generally the same concept... as in you have to do one rotation at the school and then can basically can go elsewhere for the rest of the rotations?

ICO has externships during their 4th year. There are 4-10-12 weeks externships. One of them must be done in the ICO clinic.

 

[Commando303]

I believe it's the same thing at S.U.N.Y. It seems, then, P.C.O. differs by having students complete one and a half years (rather than one year) of externship experience (half a year served in the local clinic — same as at I.C.O. or S.U.N.Y.).

If you're working in the local clinic, how exactly are you "externing"...?