The eight-week Summer Externship is sponsored by the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and held at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in downtown Chicago.
This program offers unique and early clinical exposure related to the care of those with acute and chronic disabilities for comprehensive rehabilitation. Primarily, students will assist in the clinical management of patients admitted to the AbilityLab. In addition, students will participate in a research project in a rehabilitation related field. There will be ongoing didactic and in-service efforts directed at the M1-M2 student level.
Each student will spend two four-week rotations on separate inpatient rehabilitation services and have the opportunity to observe and participate in related clinical activities. By the end of the externship, each student is expected to write a research paper and present their project to the extern group and invited departmental faculty. Each student will be awarded a $3,000 stipend for participation in the program.
In previous years, students from many LCME- (allopathic) and AOA- (osteopathic) accredited medical schools across the United States have participated in this program. We have enjoyed the diverse medical school representation by students in this program, and we encourage any student (who is between their first and second years of medical school) to apply.
Deadline: April 1, 2021
For more information about the fellowship and application process, please visit the website at:
Summer Externship: Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Feinberg School of Medicine: Northwestern University