Here is a listing of Greater NY/NJ/CT. internship opportunities:
• Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center 201 Lyons Avenue Newark, NJ 07112 (973) 926-7198 Director of Program: Anne Reilly, MS, CCLS Internship Coordinator: Shannon Hennessy, MS, CCLS
• Bellevue Hospital Center 462 First Ave NY, NY 10016
Email for internship information: matterag@bellevue.nychhc.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 65- 75 School Affiliation required: No Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Either Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring, Summer Additional Requirements:
• Blythedale Children's Hospital Department of Child Life 95 Bradurst Avenue Valhalla, NY 10595 www.blythedale.org
Email for internship information: LisaAL@Blythedale.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 70 hours School Affiliation required: Affiliated Students, with occasional exceptions Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Academic Year, or for a 6-8 week intensive following an acute care focus for Bank Street Graduate School Students Additional Requirements: 3 or 4 days a week
• The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 1 Robert Wood Johnson Pl New Brunswick, NJ 08901 www.bmsch.org
Email for internship information: barbara.gursky@rwjuh.edu Volunteer hours required before internship: 50 School Affiliation required: No Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring, Summer Additional Requirements:
• The Brooklyn Hospital Center TBHC,Child Life Program 121 Dekalb Ave Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.tbh.org
Email for internship information: knr9002@nyp.org Volunteer hours required before internship, if yes, how many: Yes School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements: Previous work with children
• The Children's Hospital at Montefiore 3415 Bainbridge Ave. CHAM 5 Bronx, NY 10467 www.montekids.org
Email for internship information: kserraro@montefiore.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 hours School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements:
• The Children’s Medical Center at Winthrop University Hospital 259 First Street Mineola, NY 11501 www.Winthrop.org
Email for internship information: NAlmeida@winthrop.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 hours in a pediatric setting School Affiliation required: Preferred, but will accept post graduate. Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring and Summer Additional Requirements:
• Elmhurst Hospital Center Meredith Farrell, Child Life Coordinator 79-01 Broadway, A-1-25 Elmhurst, NY 11373 Phone- 718-334-5617 Fax - 718-334-1238
Email for internship information: farrellm@nychhc.org Volunteer hours required before internship: None School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements: Interns are accepted from both Child Life and Art Therapy backgrounds (ATR on site). Internships are NOT full time (i.e. 5 days a week), but part time (3-4 days a week).
• Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center 1000 Montauk Hwy West Islip, NY 11795
Email for internship information: joan.alpers@chsli.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 hours in a pediatric setting. School Affiliation required: Yes, rare exceptions Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring, Summer one per semester Additional Requirements:
• Goryeb Children's Hospital Atlantic Health System 100 Madison Ave Box 91 Morristown, NJ 07962
Email for internship information: lisa.ciarrocca@atlantichealth.org Volunteer hours required before internship: No specific amt School Affiliation required: No Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements: Follow CLC requirement for certifications, i.e.: course work etc.
• Komansky Center for Children’s Health New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center 525 E. 68^Th St., Rm. F-340 New York NY 10065 E-mail: mac9061@nyp.org
Volunteer hours required before internship: Yes, 100 hours School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements: Preference given to students with Child Life course work or volunteer experiences in Child Life setting and relevant course work.
• Lincoln Hospital 234 East 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451 718-579 4721
Email for internship information: VALERIE.MILES@NYCHHC.ORG Volunteer hours required before internship: N/A School Affiliation required: N/A Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? N/A Which semester internships are offered? N/A Additional Requirements: N/A
• Maimonides Medical Center 4802 Tenth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11219 www.maimonidesmed.org
Email for internship information: lbatas@maimonidesmed.org Volunteer hours required before internship: Depends on experience School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Masters Which semester internships are offered? ALL, Only one year internships Additional Requirements:
• Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center Child life Room 3510 Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at WMC 1 Woods Road Valhalla, NY 10595 www.wcmc.com www.mariafarerichildrenshospital.wcmc.com
Email for internship information: lewism@wcmc.com Volunteer hours required before internship, if yes, how many? 100 hours Working with children in a hospital setting, preferably volunteering in a Child Life Program School Affiliation required: Yes Students must be associated with a school, and must have school support throughout the internship with an advisor making a site visit or communicating with student and Child Life supervisor by phone. Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring Additional Requirements: Successful completion of a minimum of 10 courses related to child life/child development, child and family studies or closely related courses.
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Child Life Program 1275 York Ave., Rm. C954D New York, NY 10065 www.mskcc.org/pediatrics
Email for internship information: weisbrot@mskcc.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Masters Which semester internships are offered? Fall and Spring Additional requirements: 3.0 GPA, application
• Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Director and Student Program Coordinator: Toni Millar, MS, CCLS Child Life, Tower 6, Room 661 3959 Broadway, NY,NY 10032 www.childrensnyp.org/mschony/childlife
Email for internship information: Elizabeth Uhlhorn ( elu9004@nyp.org) or Rechelle Porter (email: reb9005@nyp.org) Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements: Practicum experience prior to applying for CL internship; course work (in addition to CLC required courses) to include "Hospitalized Child"/Family Dynamics classes; Medical Terminology; Physiology
• Mount Sinai Medical Center Child Life Program One Gustave Levy Place Box 1153 New York, NY 10029
Email for internship information: Anna.Eckhardt@msnyuhealth.org (Bank St. Students) Valerie.Falcone@msnyuhealth.org (all other applicants) Volunteer Hours Required before internship: 70 School Affiliations Required: No Do you accept Bachelor's or Master's candidates: Either Which Semester Internships are offered: For Bank Street Students a full year is required (Fall and Spring), all other applicants can apply for any summer. Additional Requirements: Application Packet and Interview required for all non-Bank St. applicants.
• New York Hospital Queens 56-45 Main Street, 4N Flushing, NY 11355 www.nyhq.org
Email for internship information: asr9002@nyp.org Volunteer hours required before internship: No School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Yes Which semester internships are offered? All Additional Requirements:
• NYU Medical Center- Acute Care, Physical Rehabilitation, Day Surgery and Outpatient Hematology/Oncology 400 East 34th Street RG 34 NY NY 10016
Email for internship information: marianne.hardart@nyumc.org Volunteer hours required before internship: No School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring and Summer Additional Requirements: Interview- phone or in person
• Roosevelt Hospital Yelena Zatulaofsky PICU 1111 Amsterdam Avenue Suite 5a-140 New York, NY 10025
Email for internship information: Volunteer hours required before internship: 50 hrs. School Affiliation required: Yes Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Yes Which semester internships are offered? Summer Additional Requirements:
• Schneider Children’s Hospital Child Life and Education Services CH005 269-01 76th Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Email for internship information: Tjohnson@nshs.edu Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 hours School Affiliation required: No, school contract needs to be approved by hospital. Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring and Summer Additional Requirements:
• Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore 300 Community Drive,3tower pediatrics Manhasset, NY 11030
Email for internship information: nrossol@nshs.edu Volunteer hours required before internship: 100 hours School Affiliation required: Yes School contract needs to be approved by hospital and college. Can take a few months to work out, apply for internship a year in advance to be safe. Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Fall, Spring Additional Requirements: We do not offer housing, but have an active hospital posting system that someone may post looking for a roommate or open apartments. Internship will meet CLC standards, 480 hours, supervised by a certified CCLS. Interview and application. Relevant Child Life Coursework.
• St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center 1111 Amsterdam Avenue Suite 5a-140 New York, NY 10025 212-523-3526
Email for internship information: mbronste@chpnet.org Volunteer hours required before internship: N/A School Affiliation required: N/A Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? N/A Which semester internships are offered? N/A Additional Requirements: Currently providing volunteer hours only.
• Stonybrook University Medical Center Child Life Program at SBUH UH 11 South Room 146 Stonybrook, NY 1194-7111 631-444-3840 www.stonybrookhospital.com/childlife
Email for internship information: Paulette.walter@stonybrook.edu Volunteer hours required before internship: N/A School Affiliation required: N/A Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? N/A Which semester internships are offered? N/A Additional Requirements:
• Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers-St. Vincent's Manhattan Haziza Vukovic, MA, CCLS Child Life Program Coordinator 170 West 12th. Street, Coleman 821 New York, NY 10011 (212) 604-7149 Fax: (212) 604-2254 www.svcmcny.org
Email for internship information: hvukovic@svcmcny.org Volunteer hours required before internship: Strongly recommended but other exposure to the hospital setting or Child Life accepted School Affiliation required: No Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both, Masters' preferred Which semester internships are offered? Currently Spring and Fall. Summers may sometimes be a possibility Additional Requirements:
• Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Child Life Program SP 7-414 20 York St. New Haven, CT 06510 www.ynhh.org (link to child life/training site)
Email for internship information: Erin Spaulding, Internship Coordinator, erin.spaulding@ynhh.org Volunteer hours required before internship: 50 hours School Affiliation required: No Do you accept Masters or Bachelors candidates? Both Which semester internships are offered? Spring, Summer, Fall Additional Requirements: Minimum GPA of 3.0, minimum of 10 courses related to child life and a transcript/course review through CLC
