Prisma Health

EVS Tech 1

June - August 2022 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I loved working with people with different backgrounds!

What I wish was different

Advice

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Genetic Counseling Intern

May - August 2022 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I learned a lot about the day to day for a cancer genetic counselor. I was able to work on some of the administrative tasks that I would perform as a genetic counselor. I learned a lot about cancer genetic testing and maintenance for positive genetic test results. I got to work with genetic counselors as well as NPs, Nurse Navigators, and other healthcare professionals.

What I wish was different

Advice

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Assistant

June - August 2021 • Easley, SC

What I liked

Very interactive and educational experience. It was really interesting to see how the things I’ve learned in the classroom have been applied to careers!

What I wish was different

Nothing! The entire experience was very well rounded, educational and fun!

Advice

Be comfortable with talking to people and know how to be sensitive to their needs. Be a supportive presence and encourage growth and progression with patients.

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Neurodiagnostic tech

June 2020 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Long hours, but very hands on medical experience. Learning everyday.

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Community Health Intern

July - August 2020 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

Being independent, self-motivated, and proactive is super important.

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Nurse Tech

May 2019 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

Gaining the experience in the hospital and making friends.

What I wish was different

Since I still work there, each day i try to push myself to perform better patient care qualities and pay attention to the nurses closely since I’m a nursing major.

Advice

Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you’re confused.

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Medical Shadowing Intern

June - July 2019 • Richland, SC

What I liked

I liked the exposure to different aspects of the medical field and the hands on experience gained.

What I wish was different

Nothing, this was great experience!

Advice

Come in with an open mind!

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PA Intern

September 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I enjoyed getting to observe patient care.

What I wish was different

Advice

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RN, Prisma Health Cancer Institute

August 2002 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I love working with oncology patients and in the oncology field. There are constantly new advances being made in this fight so many have to take part in.

What I wish was different

Advice

No matter how terrible or disgusting a procedure you may to perform, remember, it's always worse for the patient. When you think you're having a bad day, remember they (the patients) are in a fight for their lives.

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Patient Support Technician

May 2019 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

Great teamwork and a good learning experience.

What I wish was different

I wish there were more open shifts.

Advice

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SPURS Student & student director

June - July 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Flexibility of getting work done, the people I worked with, and the immense amount of experience I was exposed to in my field of interest.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have had more of a say in who I conducted research with, even though my mentor ended up being fantastic.

Advice

You get out what you put in, it’s very easy to coast by and not learn much but if you are consistently intrigued and asking questions it will be great.

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MedEx intern

May - July 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

Very career oriented while maintaining a sense of community/comradery

What I wish was different

Advice

Take advantage of all the opportunities given

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Access Health Intern

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I loved the welcoming work environment and the way that my coworkers were very responsive to any and all questions. The work was very interactive as I had the opportunity to attend a number of meetings and meet patients both in person and through phone. The case management and program implementations deepened my understanding of public health program research, implementation, evaluation, and grant application.

What I wish was different

Overall, it was a great experience, but I wish I received a bit more opportunities to sit in on board meetings and learn more about the department`s work with the rest of the hospital system.

Advice

Be very clear about what you want to learn about. The staff is very responsive, but if you don't communicate what you are interested in, you will be less likely to learn everything you can from their opportunities.

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Student Nurse Extern

May - July 2019 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

Gained experience in my future profession.

What I wish was different

I wish I had been able to choose the unit/hospital I was going to work at.

Advice

Getting an externship before graduating was a great beginning experience outside of school clinical!

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Physical Therapy Observation

August - September 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

I was pleased with how kind and helpful all of the therapists I worked with were. They were thorough in explaining what was happening in each situation and they allowed me to see a variety of different patient diagnoses.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time to observe

Advice

I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to pursue a career in physical therapy. The acute care staff were amazing.

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Marketing and communications intern

June - August 2019 • Lexington, SC

What I liked

I liked how I was able to be creative with my projects that I was assigned.

What I wish was different

Sometimes I wish there was more organization and structure!

Advice

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Student Nurse Technician

June - August 2019 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

I was able to work alongside a critical care float pool nurse for over 500 night-shift hours. We worked in the ICU and level one trauma center emergency room at Prisma Health Richland where I was able to practice my critical thinking and technical nursing skills.

What I wish was different

Longer

Advice

This has been an invaluable experience to my nursing career. I feel so much more confident as a nurse and encourage every nursing student to engage in a position where they can practice their skills outside of school.

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Nurses assistant

June 2016 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

Interacting with patients

What I wish was different

Advice

Hard work great payoff

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Patient Support Technician

June 2019 • Columbia, SC

What I liked

It allowed me to gain experience about the inner workings of the healthcare field. The flexible schedule allows me to work when I can and the people I work with are amazing.

What I wish was different

I do wish shorter shifts were sometimes available due to juggling 12 hour night shifts with a school schedule.

Advice

Don't be nervous to ask for help. There's always room to learn and grow.

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Philanthropy Intern

May - August 2019 • Greenville, SC

What I liked

The Philanthropy team at Prisma Health-Upstate is lovely; everyone was welcoming, happy to teach me about their job, and eager to include me in projects that interest me. Philanthropy is a great way to gain exposure because you have access to lots of different parts of the hospital system since you have to work with everyone from top-level administrators to the nurses and doctors in various subspecialties!