# Practical traineeships in health care in Kuopio - Savonia AMK

> Instructions on how to apply and complete your practical traineeship at the Savonia School of Health Care and Social Services in Kuopio.

## Application Process
In order to apply for a practical traineeship in the area of health care, your first step is to send your motivation letter to the international coordinator of the School of Health Care of your campus:

**Kuopio campus:** Ms Marja Gröhn-Rissanen (marja-liisa.grohn-rissanen@savonia.fi)

Include the following in your motivation letter:
* Your study program
* Your plans for the content of the exchange (Theoretical studies and/or clinical practice, including ECTS for each)
* Timing of your exchange (Note: You must arrive at Savonia for a health check-up and orientation one week before the practice starts)
* Your previous clinical experiences and wishes to be achieved in Finland
* Your photo

*Note: The number of traineeship placements is limited, so we cannot offer placements for all applicants.*

## Registration
After Savonia has found a traineeship placement for you, your International Coordinator will contact you. You can then finish the application process by registering yourself to Savonia at the Mobility-Online application system by the following deadlines:
* **31 March:** For autumn semester
* **28 February:** For spring semester

## Health Screening and Requirements
Prior to your arrival in Finland, you must:
1. Submit the certification for health screening and immunization form to marja-liisa.grohn-rissanen@savonia.fi.
2. We will book you an appointment for a health screening for the first week after arriving.

*Note: You can only start your traineeship period after these steps are completed.*

**Criminal Records:** Those who intend to work with children during their traineeship must present their criminal records. Bring this document with you to Finland; your clinical tutor will check it before the start of the traineeship.

## Arrival and Orientation
Study the general instructions related to your arrival (housing, arrival instructions, residence permits, orientation days, etc.) on the [New students page].

During the first week, make an appointment with:
* International Coordinator: Marja Gröhn-Rissanen (+358 44 785 6407)
* Mentoring teacher (found in the summary list of all incoming students)
* Clinical tutor (e.g., at the Kuopio University Hospital if you start your traineeship period there)

## Traineeship Documentation
Fill the **workshift form** for every placement.
* The workshift schedule should be planned at the beginning of the traineeship period.
* 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.

## Evaluation
During your last weeks in Savonia:
* Make an appointment with the International Coordinator and mentoring teacher.
* Return all working shift forms to your mentoring teacher and clinical tutor.

Your clinical tutor and mentoring teacher will evaluate your learning process using the evaluation forms of your university (if available in English) or the following Savonia UAS forms:

**Assessment forms for:**
* Nursing students
* Physiotherapy students (evaluation criteria, clinical practice evaluation tool)
* Biomedical students
* Radiography students

## Contact Information
**School of Health Care and Social Services, Kuopio campus**
Ms Marja Gröhn-Rissanen
International Coordinator
Email: marja-liisa.grohn-rissanen@savonia.fi
Tel: +358 44 785 6407