OC Careers

STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

OrthoCarolina offers a competitive program that provides interns with valuable hands-on experience in an orthopedic work environment (both clinical and administrative) to gain a firsthand understanding of day to day tasks and responsibilities. Interested interns should demonstrate a commitment to excellence and to making lives better under OrthoCarolina mentorship. 

All interns should be coming for school-related credit such as a clinical rotation, externship, residency, or another similar setup via your institution or program, under the supervision of an OrthoCarolina professional in your field of study. We offer unpaid internship opportunities.

The OrthoCarolina student internships have been cleared to fully resume, so please reach out to your OC student programs coordinator and OC program clinical coordinator to request information on slot availability!

NOTE: The PA/NP/Nursing program is currently booked through June 2023, so requests will need to be in advance from this timeframe forward. Currently, Therapy programs are booked out into Spring 2023, so requests will need to be for Summer 2023 onward. Thank you!

Program Requirements:

• Students must be 18 years of age or older.
• Students must first have a host as a mentor/preceptor in order to participate. 
  • A host is an OrthoCarolina staff person that is willing and able to be a mentor/preceptor for a student and oversee their student assignment.
• Students must provide a recent criminal background check. (Done within 90 days of start).
• Students must provide a recent 10-panel drug screen. (Done within 90 days of start date).
• Students must provide a recent 2 TB test or equivalent test. (the TB requirement could change again in the coming months).
• Student hours are NOT retroactive for credit. 
  
• One complete student packet must be submitted, in its entirety, for each student requesting participation consideration. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed. 
  • Student packets should be submitted as soon as possible because program consideration will be first come - first serve.
• No participants will be guaranteed placement.
• Operating Room Privileges are not guaranteed to all participants, it is discretionary. 
• All program requirements must be finalized 4 weeks (or more) prior to the student's start date.

School representatives are responsible for coordinating the experience and submitting packets on behalf of their student interns. All interested students should have a school representative contact Mona Lindsay to plan their internship experience and understand the next steps:

• Mona Wallace, MPA
• Human Resources & Student Programs Coordinator
• Mona.Wallace@orthocarolina.com

STUDENT SHADOWING PROGRAM

Our Student Shadowing program is designed for those students seeking to gain hours under the supervision of an OrthoCarolina professional in your field of study. These can be for an independent study from a school or program, if you are in high school or if you have graduated but are not currently in a school or program, and are planning to apply to a program in the future.

SHADOWING EXPERIENCE SESSIONS: 

The OrthoCarolina (OC) Student Shadowing Programs have been cleared to resume!   All interested students, please refer to the 2022 Shadowing weeks posted below. Each session is a one-week period.

• March 7-11 (Closed)  
• June 13-17 (Closed)
• August 8-12 (Closed)
• December 27th-30th  (only 32 hours offered) 
  

2023 SHADOWING DATES:

One (1) experience is permitted (annually) over a full week at 40 total hours in either March, June, August, or December.  The dates are below.  

• March 6-10  
• June 12-16 
• August 7-11 
• December 26-29th  (32 hours offered) 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

• Students must be 16 years of age or older.
  • Students under age 18 will be required to have parental permission and a release of liability form to participate, along with guardian signatures on all compliance documentation. 
• Students must first have a host as a mentor/preceptor in order to participate. 
  • A host is an OrthoCarolina staff person that is willing and able to be a mentor/preceptor for a student and oversee their student assignment.
• Students must provide a recent criminal background check. (Done within 90 days of start).
• Students must provide a recent 10-panel drug screen. (Done within 90 days of start date).
• Students must provide a recent 2 TB test or equivalent test. (the TB requirement could change again in the coming months).
• Student hours are NOT retroactive for credit. 
  
• One complete student packet must be submitted, in its entirety, for each student requesting participation consideration. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed 
  • Student packets should be submitted as soon as possible because program consideration will be first come - first serve.
• No participants will be guaranteed placement.
• Operating Room Privileges are not guaranteed to all participants, it is discretionary. Students under the age of 18 cannot obtain operating room privileges.
  
• All program requirements must be finalized 4 weeks (or more) prior to the student's start date.

All interested students should contact Mona Lindsay to plan your shadowing experience and understand the next steps:

• Mona Wallace, MPA
• Human Resources & Student Programs Coordinator
• Mona.Wallace@orthocarolina.com