Clinical Student Internships

Overview

The Brooks Clinical Student Internship program provides mentoring and patient (or participant) based learning opportunities to physical therapy/assistant, occupational therapy/assistant, and speech language pathology students. We also offer high-quality experiences for students pursuing degrees in recreational therapy, music therapy, exercise physiology, kinesiology, public health, and others. Depending on their discipline and goals, students have the opportunity to complete an internship at one of our unique care settings spanning the post-acute system of care.

Clinical internships at Brooks Rehabilitation are highly competitive due to the variety of settings and specialties we offer, as well as the robust opportunities you can experience while here with us. Students are provided a comprehensive orientation and are given the resources to identify shadowing opportunities of interest across our system of care. We also invite students to join us for networking and learning events throughout the year, such as Grand Rounds, Journal Clubs, Research Connection Events, and many more!

To view our locations, please visit Brooks Rehabilitation’s page.

Administrative/non-clinical internships are available within Brooks Rehabilitation. If interested in a non-clinical internship, please visit our Non-clinical (Administrative) Student Internship page.

How to Apply

School Directed Internship Requests

If your university’s faculty (Director of Clinical Education, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, or Fieldwork Coordinator) helps you identify clinical internships, please have them email us at [email protected] to initiate the process.
This placement pathway is most commonly used for students in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology programs, where academic programs coordinate clinical education experiences on the student’s behalf. 

Please include:
  • The requested dates
  • Setting
  • Specialty
  • Minimum weekly hours
  • An outline of where this rotation falls within your training (i.e., 2 of 3, 1 of 3, 4 of 4). 
The placement process involves two main steps:

1. The ability of the two institutions to establish an affiliation agreement
2. Our ability to identify a match for a clinical instructor/educator based on your setting, specialty, and location preferences.  

 

Student Directed Internship Requests

If your university or academic program requires that you identify your internship location and supervisor please explore the Clinical Internship opportunities below.

To explore potential internship settings, learn more about Brooks Rehabilitation system of care treatment programs and community programs. These pages highlight areas where students may gain experience. 

Exercise Physiology and Community Health Internships

Students interested in promoting the physical, social and emotional well-being of individuals with disabilities can complete an internship within one of the Brooks Rehabilitation Community Programs.

Available Program Options:

Each program offers unique learning experiences designed to support student development in community health and rehabilitation settings. 

View full program details and application for all three internship options here. 

 

Music Therapy Internships

The Music Therapy Program at Brooks Rehabilitation offers a 6 month full-time music therapy internship for students who have completed their undergraduate coursework at an AMTA approved university. Interns gain experience serving diverse patient populations across the system of care. 

View full program details and application here.

 

Recreational Therapy Internships

This program offers competitive internships for a minimum of 15-weeks at the Brooks Inpatient Hospital. Students gain hands-on experience in individual and group sessions, community reintegration outings and educational sessions. With opportunities to shadow at other Brooks settings such as Brooks Clubhouse, Brooks Adaptive Sports Program, and Brooks Pediatric Recreation Program.

View full program details and application here.

 

Doctor of Occupational Therapy Capstone Students

The Brooks Institute of Higher Learning offers opportunities for doctoral capstone and advanced clinical internship experiences. Students work closely with experienced mentors to develop skills in clinical practice, leadership, research, program development and education, while creating a high quality scholarly project tailored to their interests.
Explore how Brooks Rehabilitation can support your academic and professional goals, and learn more about program requirements, application steps, and past capstone projects on our website linked here.

Other Internship Requests

If your university or academic program requires an internship that is not listed above, Brooks Rehabilitation may be able to still support your education experience. 
To request consideration for an internship not currently listed on our website, please complete the survey below. Be prepared to provide details regarding your academic program, internship requirements, and proposed areas of interest.

Submit your internship request here.

Onboarding Process

If a placement is confirmed, the next step is the onboarding process. Approximately 6-8 weeks prior to the start date of the placement, you will receive an email that connects you with your clinical educator, as well as provides our student handbook and onboarding instructions. Clinical students are required to provide the following items at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the rotation: 

  • Level II Background check through FDLE or AHCA, within the last 5 years 
  • Immunization Records 
  • Flu Vaccine (only during flu season; October-March) 
  • CPR Card 
  • Copy of your photo identification 
  • Picture/Photo of self for ID Badge  
  • Signature acknowledging reading and understanding the student handbook  

Should students with a confirmed placement have any questions that need to be answered prior to receipt of this email, please contact us at [email protected].