Introduction:
The purpose of this internship-training program is prepare interns in a graduate level speech-language pathology program for professional practice in an inpatient or outpatient setting depending on the assignment. Throughout the internship, interns will provide diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders on the acute and rehabilitation units, or in an outpatient setting.
Objectives:
- Describe the theoretical knowledge related to Adult and pediatric Dysphagia.
- Interpret adult and pediatric clinical swallow evaluation results.
- Explain adult and pediatric dysphagia assessments & findings to other medical professionals, patients, and family.
- Summarize adult and pediatric swallowing and feeding disorder treatment plan.
- Interpret pediatric and adult instrumental dysphagia assessment procedures.
- Discuss the theoretical knowledge related to adult & pediatric communication disorders.
- Explain adult and pediatric communication assessment strategies and tests.
- Explain adult and pediatric communication disorders assessments & findings to other medical professionals, patients, and family.
- Summarize adult and pediatric communication disorder treatment plan.
Duration:
Six (6) months
Acceptance Criteria:
- Internship request letter from Intern’s sponsor
- Saudi national or borne from Saudi mother only
- GPA 4 out of 5 or 3 out 4 or above.
- Pass the interview.
- English Proficiency Exam (STEP) score of 85+/100.
Benefits:
- Medical coverage as per hospital policy
- Certificate of completion
Things to know before applying:
- Submitting your application does not mean acceptance to the internship
- Applying to the internship must be at least (2) two months prior to the starting date
- Training seats are limited and based on availability
- Verifying the accuracy of documents and information submitted is your responsibility
- Please note that inaccurate information or missing documents will lead to your application being rejected
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