July 30, 2024
MORGANTOWN — On Friday, July 26, 10 interns from top schools presented their wrap-up presentations to Mon Health System leaders to graduate from Education Alliance’s WV Ready summer internship program.
The WV Ready Summer Internship Program began in the summer of 2019 as a 4-week paid internship program created through The Education Alliance that places fast-growing academics and seniors in West Virginia businesses. Since then, the program has evolved to include reports of in-person, hybrid, and virtual internships that have reduced geographic barriers and allowed more scholars from across the state to participate. This year’s summer internship program placed 30 interns from Cabell, Harrison, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason, Monongalia, Preston, Putnam and Wayne Counties at four West Virginia companies. The initiative, funded through grants from the American Electric Power Foundation, Rural Action Inc. and Toyota West Virginia, provides internship reports to attendance scholars “WV Ready graduates” with the wisdom and skills to succeed after the top. school.
Mon Health’s WV Ready Summer Internship Program included 3 main components: on-site work-integrated learning reports, mentorship, and capstone projects. To develop their professional awareness, interns participated in weekly on-site learning reports and mentorship meetings with Mon Health departments. Health system. Students explored departments ranging from oncology and cardiology to environmental and nutrition facilities to better understand the ins and outs of a functioning hospital system.
To complement the internship, Mon Health interns developed a video to show what a day in the life of a patient looks like. This video was presented as part of his final presentation to showcase his personal expansion and long-term career goals.
“At Mon Health System, we are proud to invest long-term in West Virginia through systems like WV Ready Summer Internship,” said Katie Davison, Mon Health System’s Chief Human Resources Officer. “It’s a privilege to host those 10 interns this summer and share with them the wide diversity of employment opportunities in the healthcare sector in West Virginia. “
To learn more about career opportunities within Mon Health System, MonHealth. com/Careers.
Founded in July 1983 as the nation’s first state public education fund, The Education Alliance is a personal sector initiative to help businesses realize the importance of financially and resourcefully supporting the state’s public schools and giving companies a voice in the advancement of public education. policies and practices aimed at the continued achievement of public school students in West Virginia.
Mon Health System, a component of Vandalia Health, is an incorporated network of medical clinics, ambulatory care centers, and hospitals in north-central West Virginia that works in combination to make physical care more available and affordable for the communities they serve. It includes six hospitals: its flagship, Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown; Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood; My Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Weston; Mon Health Marion Community Hospital in White Hall; Grafton City Hospital in Grafton; Highland-Clarksburg Hospital Branch in Clarksburg; and The Village at Heritage Point. Mon Health System is also a component of many joint ventures such as Mon Health – DASCO Home Medical Equipment in Morgantown and Weston, Select Specialty Hospital, Monongalia EMS, Intermed Labs, Encompass, Healthpaintingss, and Mon Health Center for Ambulatory Surgery to maintain choice, access, and ensure the highest quality of care. For more information, visit monfitness. com.
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