INTEGRIS Health Grove Hospital offers internships to seven Grove High School students

Seven Grove High School (GHS) students are getting to experience firsthand a host of health care careers with an internship offered through INTEGRIS Health Grove Hospital.

This is the first class of interns to participate in the 16-week program.

“It is a competitive opportunity, with preference given to high school seniors,” said Elsie Grover, administrative project manager at INTEGRIS Health Grove Hospital. “There is an application and interview process to help us determine the students who would benefit most from this educational experience.”

Most of the interns selected are planning to pursue a college degree and major in a course of study within the health care industry.

“Our goal is to provide these students with a true health care experience through an internship program and potentially recruit future health care workers for INTEGRIS Health,” Grover said.

The interns will rotate through several departments including the emergency department, women’s health, lab, pharmacy, surgery, intensive care unit (ICU), emergency medical services (EMS), physical therapy, respiratory and the medical-surgical patient floor.

“One of the many benefits of the internship program is our caregivers and providers are very supportive and eager to provide students a valuable experience that allows them to witness procedures and patient care they normally would not be exposed to,” Grover added. “Our interns are likely be exposed to rapid responses, stroke codes and Cesarian deliveries.”