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Who: For Junior or Senior athletic training students that desire an internship in a corporate, industrial or government setting. Graduate students will be accepted but preference will be given to those who are undergrads and haven’t taken the NATABOC exam. All students must be US citizens due to heightened security and extended requirements for security clearances.
What: This internship is a 40-hour a week internship that focuses on physical medicine and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. In this internship each student will be challenged with hands on evaluations, rehabilitation design, educational outreach and injury prevention.
Where: RehabWorks is located at the Kennedy Space Center in east central Florida along the Atlantic coast.
When: The start and end dates of the internship are determined based on the school schedule of the selected students. Dates are flexible but usually last 12-16 weeks. Dates will be selected after student selection has been completed. Our schedule is flexible.
Why: Why not??? Why not broaden your horizons? Educate yourself with one of the best hands on internship possible. RehabWorks is staffed by ATCs only! Since we do not charge for our services there are no treatment limitations from insurance companies, so your experience is endless. The range of patients will range from 20-70 years old, weekend warriors to engineers. If your timing is right, you might even catch a view of the most spectacular event in the world…a shuttle launch.
Compensation: There is no financial compensation for this internship. Please be sure to address the financial requirements of relocating to Florida for a 2-3 month period. Part time work is possible. Those that choose to work during the evenings will be given the 7am to 3:30pm shift allowing time for a part time job. Weekends are also available for part time work.
Housing and Transportation: Housing and Transportation is the responsibility of the student. A housing list has been provided to help with locating local possibilities. http://ksccoops.proboards49.com/index.cgi
The following is a list of local cities with average travel times to KSC.
Each student must provide his or her own transportation. There is no public transportation to and from KSC. 3 Types of Internships Possibilities:
- Traditional full semester internship. (10-16 weeks) This is the required internship for most schools that are requiring full semester credit hours for graduation.
- Daily hands on experience
- Involvement in meetings
- Involvement in educational outreach opportunities
- Working with patients through their completion of rehabilitation
- Exposure to industrial hygiene, ergonomics and occupational health.
- Study and review sessions for the NATABOC
- Off-site exposure to other clinics and professional athletic training facilities
- Surgery observation
- Projects: bulletin boards, website articles, lunch and learns, etc.
- Tours of KSC
- Limited to 2 students per semester
- One month rotation
- Same as the traditional internship; however, time is much more limited, therefore experiences and exposures are limited.
- Limited number of outreach projects
- Good choice for those that are choosing this internship as an election vs requirement.
- One week visitation
- More of an observation week.
- Brief exposure to program.
- Great for those who are limited in time and finances but have a desire to see what the athletic training corporate/industrial world is all about.
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| Fall 2008: | 6/27/2008 |
| Spring 2009: | 10/10/2008 |
| Summer 2009: | 3/13/2009 |
| Fall 2009: | 6/5/2009 |
The following items are needed to apply:
- Completed application,
- Cover letter,
- Resume,
- 3 letters of reference,
- School transcript.
Please send your completed application and above items to:
RehabWorks Internship Program
c/o Erik T. Nason, MS, ATC/L, CSCS
RehabWorks
Mail Code Bio-8
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
The KSC RehabWorks Internship is part of the KSC Volunteer Services Program. Any student taking part in the KSC RehabWorks is not a Federal employee.
Kennedy Space Center Volunteer Services Program
Definitions:
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Student volunteer service is service performed under 5 U.S.G.3111, with the permission of the institution at which the student is enrolled, as
part of an agency program established for providing educational experience for the student.
"Under 5 U.S.G.3111, a student volunteer is not a Federal employee for any purposes other than injury compensation and law related to the Tort Claims Act. Service is not creditable for leave or any employee benefits."
For more info please contact Erik Nason, Intern Coordinator, at 321-867-7497 or email him at erik.t.nason@nasa.gov.
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Editor: Erik Nason NASA Official: David A. Tipton Last Updated: May 5, 2009 |
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