Participation in the 2023 Externship program is reliant upon attendance at the January 31 orientation scheduled at the Mississippi Hospital Association. If your organization does not attend the orientation, it cannot participate in the summer program in 2023.
Has your facility or SON registered?
Program
The program is offered to students after successful completion of year one in nursing school. It lasts for 8 weeks or 320 hours. Students can earn college credit through the program. The students are taught by registered nurses. Through the program, the students get the opportunity to gain hands on experience. In addition, a paycheck is earned while completing the program.
All facilities who plan to participate in the 2022 Externship Program must first watch this webinar: Externship 2022 Participant Meeting. It is one hour in length and explains the program in detail, including guidelines for COVID19:
2022 MANDATORY WEBINAR
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2022 CHAT BOX QUESTIONS - EXTERNSHIP WEBINAR
2022 APPROVED FACILITIES LIST
Planning and Development District - Video and Documentation
The four Planning and Development Districts (PDD) in the state of Mississippi fund the Externship program. Each PDD has its own specific guidelines the hospitals / externs must follow in order to receive the funding.
The four districts are as follows:
• Central Mississippi Planning and Development District - CMPDD
• Mississippi Partnership (Three Rivers) Planning and Development District - MSPTNR
• South Delta Planning and Development District - SDPDD
• South Mississippi (Twin Districts) Planning and Development District - SMPDD
Please click the appropriate district (see the map for reference ) and listen to your district’s webinar and download the appropriate documents.
Questions? Please contact rpowell@mhanet.org
MS Partner PDD Central MS PDD
South Delta PDD
Southern MS PDD
Externship Survey and Additional Resources
All externs (funded and non-funded) are requested to complete this survey once they finish their externship hours at participating hospitals.
Every employed extern must complete the following survey prior to leaving the hospital campus on last day of employment:
Please complete the 2022 EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM SURVEY
Questions or problems with link? Please email Robin Powell or call 601-368-3321.