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Testing the waters

Explore programs that offer immersive, hands-on experiences across a variety of fields. These opportunities are designed to help participants gain practical skills, discover new interests, and prepare for future success.

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M.O.O.N. Program

Internships and Clinical Education Programs

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High School Service Internships

This year-long, competitive internship program exposes high school seniors to careers in healthcare across multiple clinical and non-clinical tracks while providing high school credit through service learning.

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NKU-St. Elizabeth Nursing and Health Careers Camp

Collegiate partner Northen Kentucky University offers a summer camp for high school students to explore healthcare specialties, learn new skills and get a glimpse of campus life.

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Job Shadowing Programs

The purpose of job shadowing is to observe a health care associate performing their daily work routine in the hospital/clinical environment. St. Elizabeth provides many shadowing opportunities depending on your specific request.

Shadowing Program Update

St. Elizabeth Workforce Development is pausing the general Shadowing Program to enhance our approach to promoting health career pathways.

Key Dates

New application (for post–high school students seeking observation hours): Available Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at 4 p.m.
Updated Shadowing Program relaunch: February 2026.

What’s Changing

The current online shadowing application is now closed. Current applicants will receive email instructions about next steps.

Who Is Not Affected

Physician/Surgeon or APP shadowing/clinical placements: Email requests to rotations@stelizabeth.com. APPs include physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nurse midwives.
Required clinical placements through a school or training program.
Volunteer opportunities.

Who Can Still Shadow Now

While general interest shadowing is paused, students currently enrolled in post–high school programs (college, training program, etc.) can apply to shadow beginning Monday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m.

This includes requests to gain observation hours needed to apply to advanced degree programs (for example, physical or occupational therapy).

A new application for these shadowing requests will be released by Monday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m. The link will be available on the Workforce Development website.

What’s Next

Workforce Development is redefining shadowing to support career discovery through potential employment at St. Elizabeth.

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M.O.O.N. Program

M.O.O.N. (Medical Observation Opportunity Network) is a free, one-week program that provides panels, hands-on activities and more to high school students interested in Physician and APP careers.

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