student opportunities
At Dayton Children’s Hospital, we value education and provide students with opportunities to learn from our pediatric and professional experts.
pediatric residency training program
Dayton Children’s partners with Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine to provide the Integrated Pediatric Residency Training Program. Inpatient educational experiences take place at Dayton Children’s. Residents’ ambulatory experiences are enhanced by outpatient rotations in a setting specifically focused on delivering outpatient care to healthy children and acutely and chronically ill children.
nurse training programs
Dayton Children’s offers nursing training programs designed to build clinical confidence and pediatric expertise. Participants receive structured mentorship, skill-based learning and hands-on experience in a supportive, team-based environment. Programs include nurse externships, residencies and graduate nurse clinical practicums
child life internship
Dayton Children’s offers a hands-on child life internship that provides in-depth experience supporting children and families through their medical experiences. This is a 600+ hour internship for students pursuing child life certification. Interns work alongside certified child life specialists to learn essential skills in play-based interventions, procedural support, and emotional coping. Learn more about the application process and what to expect.
dietetic programs
Dayton Children’s partners with Andrews University, University of Dayton/Premier Health dietetic internship and Miami University/Kettering Health ACEND accredited dietetic internship programs to prepare competent pediatric focused entry level dietitians. In addition, clinical nutrition and lactation at Dayton Children’s offers volunteer experiences for undergraduate dietetics students and provides support for supervised practice hours to become an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC).
other student opportunities
This program allows junior and senior high school students and undergrad students to sign up to shadow clinical or non-clinical staff for a 5 hour shift during one of our designated job shadowing dates. This does not include physicians and physician assistants. For more information on this program please contact our volunteer department at 937-641-3333.
- Marketing Communications – The marketing communications department at Dayton Children’s offers internships to junior and senior-level college students year-round. To review the job description and apply, please visit Handshake. Search “Dayton Children’s Hospital” and then look for the marketing communications internship position. If your school does not use Handshake or you don’t see a position listed, please email us at marketing@childrensdayton.org with the subject: <Your Name> – Marketing Communications Internship. You will need to attach your resume, cover letter and 3 samples of your work.
- Dayton Children’s Foundation – The Dayton Children’s Foundation is responsible for all fundraising done for Dayton Children’s. For more information on an internship with development please contact getinvolved@childrensdayton.org.
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