How to Apply for an Internship in Health Care

Students in the following fields are welcome to apply for an internship at Savonia University of Applied Sciences:

• Nursing
• Midwifery
• Public Health Nursing
• Physiotherapy
• Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
• Radiography
• Oral Hygiene

If you are interested in completing an internship in health care at Savonia, please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Send Your Motivation Letter

First, send your motivation letter to the International Coordinator of the School of Health Care .

Marja Gröhn-Rissanen
marja-liisa.grohn-rissanen@savonia.fi

Your Motivation Letter Should Include

Please include the following information in your letter:

• your study programme and your current year of study
• your plans for the exchange:
  • clinical internship and/or theoretical studies
  • estimated ECTS credits for each part
  • You can see the available English-taught courses in health care here:

https://opinto-opas.peppi.savonia.fi/offering/27

• preferred timing of your exchange
• your previous clinical experience
• your learning goals and what you would like to achieve during your internship in Finland

Important Information

• The number of internship placements is limited, and unfortunately, we cannot guarantee placements for all applicants.
• All applications will be reviewed after the application deadline. After that, each degree programme will begin exploring possible internship placements according to the students’ preferences, learning goals, and the availability of suitable internship placements.
• We will inform all applicants about the selection results, including students who were not selected:
  • during the first week of November for spring semester internships
  • during the first week of April for autumn semester internships
• After Savonia has found a suitable internship placement for you, your International Coordinator will contact you.

Application Deadlines

• 31 March for the autumn semester
• 28 September for the spring semester

You can complete the Mobility-Online application only after we have informed you that your internship placement and schedule have been confirmed.

How to apply through Mobility-Online

How to Apply: Exchange Studies in the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Nursing

The application process is the same as for clinical internships above.

Students applying for theoretical studies can find the available English-taught nursing courses here: https://opinto-opas.peppi.savonia.fi/10889/en/10887/16748?lang=en

Please note:

• Course availability may vary each semester. Please select courses that are offered during the same semester.
• Clinical internship placements are limited, but we can offer simulation studies related to each theory course at campus and if suitable placements are available, we may also be able to offer a clinical internship as part of your exchange studies.

Those who intend to work with children during their traineeship need to present their criminal records. Bring this document with you to Finland. Clinical tutor will check your criminal records before the start of the traineeship.

Study the general instructions related to your arrival such as housing, arrival instructions, residence permits, orientation days etc:

• New students

During the first week make an appoinment with:

• International Coordinator, Marja Gröhn-Rissanen;  +358 44 785 6407
• mentoring teacher (you find your teachers in the summary list of all incoming student)
• clinical tutor (e.g. at the Kuopio University Hospital if you star your traineeship period there).

• Fill the workshift form for every placement.
• The workshift schedule should be planned in the beginning of the traineeship period. You need to keep the form at the notice board of your traineeship placement. All changes to the planned working shifts should be done as soon as possible.
• Give the completely filled and signed original forms to your own mentoring teacher and copies to the clinical tutor.

During your last weeks in Savonia:

• make an appointment with International Coordinator and mentoring teacher
• return all working shift form to your mentoring teacher and clinical tutor