UNK Health Sciences places great value on high impact educational practices and offers robust opportunities for hands-on learning through internships. These practices offer diverse and rigorous opportunities to learn actively in real world scenarios and challenge students to apply and deepen their knowledge and understandings of the health-related career fields.
Through our internship program, students will be able to connect with various healthcare systems, providers and public health entities across Nebraska. Our formal internship program also satisfies the experiential learning requirement necessary for degrees at UNK through the class HSCI 475 Internship in Health Science.
Students are welcome to enroll in HSCI 475 during the Fall, Spring, or Summer semester with 1-5 credits per semester. One credit hour is equivalent to 40 internship hours. Internship opportunities can be paid or unpaid depending on the site location.
If you are interested in enrolling in HSCI 475, please complete the HSCI Intent to Intern form and return it to Julie Calahan.
There are numerous internship opportunities available, including experiences with our Hospital Partners and in a variety of other fields. Explore the full list of internship options, including our Hospital Partners listed below.
Boone County Health (Albion)
Contact: Aprill Murphy, Public Relations/Marketing/Grants
amurphy@boonecohealth.org, 402-395-3252
Memorial Community Health (Aurora)
Contact: Justin Wolf, CEO
jwolf@mchiaurora.org, 402-694-8202
Callaway District Hospital (Callaway)
Contact: Brett Eggleston, CEO
beggleston@callawayhospital.org
Merrick Medical Center (Central City)
Contact: Shari Peters, HR Coordinator
shari.a.peters@bryanhealth.org
Columbus Community Hospital (Columbus)
Contact: Amy Blaser, VP of Physician Relations/Business Development
aeblaser@columbushosp.org, 402-562-3371
Student Nurse Internship Program
Cozad Community Health System (Cozad)
Contact: Health Brennan, Director of Human Resources
hbrennan@cozadhealthcare.com
Fillmore County Hospital (Geneva)
Contact: Abby Alfs, Chief Human Resources Officer/Compliance Officer
aalfs@myfch.org, 402-759-8200, ext. 204
Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital (Hastings)
Contact: Carol Hamik, Nurse Recruiter and Clinical Outreach
chamik@marylanning.org, 402-460-5810
Phelps Memorial Health Center (Holdrege)
Contact: Linda Fecht, Director of Customer Experience
lrfecht@phelpsmemorial.com, 308-995-2905
Kearney Regional Medical Center (Kearney)
Contact: Sara Fecht, Senior Recruiter/Human Resources
sara.fecht@bryanhealth.org, 308-455-3916
Lexington Regional Health Center (Lexington)
Contact: Karen Rojas-Ortiz, HR Generalist
krojasortiz@lexrhc.org, 308-324-1622
McCook Community Hospital (McCook)
Contact: Lori Beeby, VP of Support Services
lbeeby@chmccook.org, 308-344-8325
Kearney County Health Services (Minden)
Contact: Rebecca Cooke, Chief Operating Officer
rcooke@kchs.org , 308-832-3400, ext. 2630
Valley County Health System (Ord)
Contact: Danielle Proskoci, Director of Human Resources
hr@vchsne.org, 308-728-4325
Sidney Regional Medical Center (Sidney)
Contact: Malarie Gabel, HR Community Navigator
mgabel@sidneyrmc.com, 308-254-5825, ext. 1292
Summer Internship Program
York General (York)
Contact: April George, Education Coordinator
april.george@yorkgeneral.org, 402-362-0467
For questions about internships or HSCI 475, please contact:
Julie Calahan
UNK Student and Retention Engagement Coordinator
308-865-8884
calahanj@unk.edu
