Students will gain relevant skills and work experience by participating in a medical, veterinary, or bioscience industry internship.
Athena Title
Regen Bioscience Internship II
Non-Traditional Format
Internships require students and faculty to hold discussions on non-traditional schedules.
Pre or Corequisite
RBIO 3910 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will engage in supervised professional activities that reinforce scientific, technical, and career development competencies. Through reflective assignments and structured learning goals, students will integrate academic knowledge with real-world practice in regenerative and translational science.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to apply foundational scientific concepts to solve practical challenges in a professional setting.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in industry-relevant technical tools, protocols, and professional practices.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to analyze business and personnel management practices and collaboration dynamics in a multidisciplinary team environment.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to demonstrate and evaluate professional competencies such as workplace etiquette, time management, and communication in a professional setting.
By the end of the semester, students will be able to reflect on and synthesize personal learning experiences to refine academic and career goals.
Topical Outline
I. Internship onboarding and goal setting
a. with supervisor on arrival
II. Industry overview and company-specific focus
a. understand what the business/host does
III. Professional communication and workplace culture
a. listen and learn more than talk
b. how is important information disseminated?
c. Formal or informal communications/ chain-of-command
IV. Technical or Project-Based Learning
a. Mid-term supervisor evaluation
b. Problem-solving and adaptability in industry
i. challenges you witnessed or worked with
c. Career pathways and professional networking
ii. What careers are encompassed with your host?
iii. how does this industry network?
iv. Did you expand your LinkedIn or other professional networks?
d. Science communication
v. Explain how this host fits in to the scientific continuum
e. Final Supervisor Evaluation and Final Reflection Paper
Experiential Learning Outcomes
Internship
Practice skills or methods related to their field of study through supervised work in a professional or organizational setting
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Leadership & Collaboration
The capacity to engage in the relational process of optimizing personal and collective strengths toward a common goal.
