Clinical Internship Experience
The senior year will be spent in clinical internship at one of the following:
- St. Luke’s Medical Center - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin Hospital - Madison, Wisconsin
- University of Chicago Hospital - Chicago, Illinois
- Illinois Froedtert Hospital - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Gundersen Lutheran - La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Advocate Lutheran Hospital - Park Ridge, Illinois
The internship will start in mid-June following the junior year and will continue until mid August of the next year (approximately 14 months). CPR certification must be attained prior to or at the beginning of the internship. The following courses will be taught at the internship sites. Students must maintain a grade of "C" or better in any of the R-T courses to stay in good standing in the major. A course grade below a "C" in any of the R-T Clinical Practicum courses will place the student on probation in the major.
| Clinical Internship Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| R-T 401 Orientation to Radiation Therapy |
3
|
| R-T 411 Principles & Practice of Radiation
Therapy |
4
|
| R-T 412 Principles & Practice of Radiation Therapy II |
4
|
| R-T 421 Cross Sectional & Radiographic Anatomy |
3
|
| R-T 431 Radiation Therapy Physics |
3
|
| R-T 435 Dosimetry |
3
|
| R-T 437 Quality Management |
2
|
| R-T 471 Clinical Practicum |
3
|
| R-T 472 Clinical Practicum |
6
|
| R-T 473 Clinical Practicum |
6
|
| R-T 474 Clinical Practicum |
4
|
| R-T 481 Seminar in Radiation Therapy |
3
|
When students have completed the requirements for the University and the major, they are eligible to graduate. An intent to graduate form must be submitted and students who complete at the end of August may choose whether to participate in May or December ceremonies.
