ACOIM

East West Medical Group offers a hands-on, service-oriented internship program for students from CSUF (California State University, Fullerton) and other undergraduate universities who are looking to fulfill their academic/college internship credit requirements. 

 

During the program, students will be exposed to a wide variety of chronic conditions while under the supervision of multiple specialists in the field of internal medicine, acupuncture, and chiropractic. In addition to shadowing, select individual(s) from our faculty will be giving lectures on various medical concepts.

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Intern volunteers provide non-medical assistance to doctors, patients, and clinic staff. Tasks may include, but are not limited to:

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• Directly assisting/shadowing doctors or other health professionals before, during, and after patient encounters

• Seeing patients to their examination rooms from the waiting area

• Providing general information to patients and visitors

• Sorting and stocking supplies

• Assisting with the in-house herbal medicine pharmacy

• Assisting with special projects 

• Conducting and presenting a research presentation

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Program Requirements:

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• ​Must be at least 18 years or older

• Commitment to completing an agreed-upon number of hours (90hr Minimum)  

• Be interviewed (Phone Interview and In-Person Interview) 

• Attend an orientation prior to starting

• A sincere interest in helping others

• Professionalism and a positive attitude about your commitment to the clinic, patients, visitors, and staff

• Ability to perform physical work as some tasks may require some lifting, kneeling, walking, or standing for a few hours at a time

• Shift Hours Are 9 am - 12 pm AM Shift or 1:30 pm - 6 pm PM Shift

• Attend scheduled lectures

• Dress in appropriate attire

 

We regularly receive far more applications for our program than have room for each semester, so although anyone who meets the program requirements above can apply, applicants with the following will be given preference:

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• Current or incoming CSUF Senior

• Enrolled in a course that requires a minimum of 90 internship hours (i.e. BIOL495) or 120 internship hours (i.e. HESC495)

• Able to fully commit to shifts that are scheduled for 9:00 am-12:00 pm and/or 1:30 pm-6:00 pm (actual days and shifts worked will be based on the intern's availability)

• Prior experience (paid, volunteer, or former long-term patient) in a medical or healthcare environment

• Actively pursuing a career as a healthcare professional following graduation.

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How to Apply:

• For CSUF students, look up "East West Medical Group" on Titan Connection and fill out and submit required documents

• For participating Universities of California, please find us on Handshake

• For other students, please contact our office!

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Contacting Us:

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E-mail: edu@eastwestmedicalgroup.com; be sure to include the word "Internship" somewhere in your subject line.

 

Phone: (714) 871-7118