{"id":11496,"date":"2025-02-04T14:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T20:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=11496"},"modified":"2025-02-04T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T20:34:10","slug":"internships-practicum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/nursing-health-sciences\/health-exercise-rehabilitative-sciences-department\/internships-practicum\/","title":{"rendered":"Health, Exercise &amp; Rehabilitative Sciences Internships &amp; Practicum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HERS Department prioritizes hands-on experience, which is why we incorporate internships and practicums into our programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our students take part in numerous internship and practicum experiences every year, preparing them for the variety of careers and graduate school programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical Exercise Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Internships<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Practicum<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Internships<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>You\u2019ll complete a 600-hour clinical internship prior to graduation.<\/p>\n<p>This intensive field experience will give you hands-on, supervised practice with a variety of target rehab populations and diagnostic services.<\/p>\n<p>Our students are well-prepared after graduation, which is why our graduates are in-demand at clinical sites across the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Clinical-Exercise-Science-Internship-Handbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinical Exercise Science internship handbook<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Practicum<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>In addition to your internship, you\u2019ll complete two practicums through Winona State\u2019s Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Program.<\/p>\n<p>First, you\u2019ll gain 100 hours&#8217; of experience designing rehabilitation exercise programs for community members who have chronic heart, lung, and other metabolic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Community members gain a supervised rehabilitation plan aimed at improving their health and overall well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Then during your second practicum, you&#8217;ll practice your clinical diagnostic testing skills by performing stress tests, EKGs, and cardiovascular assessments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Internships<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Practicum<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Internships<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>As an Exercise Science student, you&#8217;ll complete a 600-hour internship before you graduate.<\/p>\n<p>This intensive field experience will give you hands-on, supervised practice in an area of your choosing. Think fitness centers, performance clinics, corporate settings&#8211;even Mayo Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>WSU students are often sought out because the internship experience gives them an edge compared to other students entering the field.<\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Exercise-Science-Internship-Handbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exercise Science internship handbook<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Practicum<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>Before entering your internship, you&#8217;ll complete two practicums through the Friendship Center&#8217;s Active Wellness Center or Winona State&#8217;s Employee Wellness Program.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll gain at least 100 hours of experience taking what you learned in the classroom and applying it.<\/p>\n<p>During your practicums, you&#8217;ll create and implement effective exercise programs for health and wellness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Movement Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Movement Science majors complete 100 hours of practicum experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will complete a 40-hour practicum in your second year as a Movement Science major, where you\u2019ll be shadowing a professional working in your desired career field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During your final year, you\u2019ll complete a 60-hour practicum through Winona Survivors Unite in Exercise (WSUE). Through this experience, you will help cancer survivors improve their strength, endurance, flexibility, and overall wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of this practicum, you\u2019ll be familiar with the effects of cancer on a patient\u2019s physical health and have real-life practice creating custom exercise plans and conducting physical assessments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Internships<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Practicums<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Internships<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>All Public Health majors will complete a 600-hour hands-on internship before you graduate.<\/p>\n<p>Students have interned at Mayo Clinic, local county health departments, a variety of clinics, and more. We\u2019ve even had a student intern at a religious congregation as a Spiritual Ecologist.<\/p>\n<p>This field experience will give you supervised practice with a variety of populations, health needs, and program development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Practicums<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>In addition to your internship, you\u2019ll complete 64 practicum hours in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Your practicum allows you to job shadow and gain experience in developing and promoting health education programs.<\/p>\n<p>Students has completed their practicums in data entry, community outreach, health education, nutrition specialists, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the HERS Department<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--50\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Justin Geijer\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Department Chair\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Maxwell 358<\/p>\n<p>507.457.5205<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:jgeijer@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Justin Geijer<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Kris Stevens\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Administrative Assistant\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Maxwell Hall 351<\/p>\n<p>507.457.2600<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:kstevens@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Kris Stevens<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The HERS Department at WSU prioritizes hands-on experience, which is why we incorporate internships and practicums into our 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