Clinical Exercise Physiology Internship

PURPOSE

To provide real world experience in the fields of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prepare students to successfully complete the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Clinical Exercise Physiologist certification exam.

OVERVIEW

This opportunity is only available to students in the Exercise Physiology concentration of the Masters in Kinesiology program at Texas Tech University who plan to pursue careers in allied health (e.g., cardiac rehabilitation).  A three-credit-hour internship requires 300 clock hours, meaning the actual hours spent onsite completing internship duties.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICATION:

• NOTE: Internship positions are filled on a first come first served basis. If you wait to late it is possible that no open positions will be available.

APPLICATION:

To enroll, students must meet with Dr. Audra Day, prior to the deadline date, to discuss specific requirements of the internship and each clinical site. Following that meeting, a formal application to the clinical site must be completed by the student within the application window. Students who do not meet internship deadlines will be required to wait until the next semester to enroll. 

University Medical Center

• Internship Application
• Contact: Isak Alvarez MS, ACSM-CEP, EIM Exercise Physiologist and Internship Coordinator
• Email application and supporting documents to Isak.Alvarez@umchealthsystem.com

Covenant Lifestyles Center

• Internship Application
• Contact: Laura Hopper MS, ACSM-CEP, CCRP Supervisor of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Email application and supporting documents llowe1@covhs.org

Brownfield Regional Medical Center

• Contact Michael Lee at michlee@brownfield-rmc.org

COURSE MEETINGS:

There is a required pre-semester meeting held one month prior to the start of the term (August meeting for the Fall term, December meeting for the Spring term, April for the Summer term).  During the course term there will be 2 - 3  required meetings and every internship student must attend. These meetings are in addition to the required on-site work hours. Students will receive a meeting invitation from the internship director at TTU via your TTU email account.

INTERNSHIP INFORMATION

• Course Syllabus

INTERNSHIP PREREQUISITES:

• Students must have completed at least 9 hours of graduate coursework and a minimum current graduate GPA of 3.0 to be eligible to register

• Other Required Prerequisites:

  • Internship Application: An application and email confirmation of acceptance from the site coordinator is required prior to approval for enrollment in the course.
  • *External Background Check (for non-Covenant sites)
  • *Immunizations (site specific)
  • *Basic Life Support Certification (required for ACSM CEP certification exam and may be required by specific clinical sites) 
  • *CPR with AED Certification (required by all clinical sites)
  • *TTU Student Liability Insurance Coverage (in addition to your personal health insurance)

  * Items withadditional cost that are the student’s responsibility and are not included in the cost of the course.

ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist Certification

Link to the Certification site

FOR MORE INFORMATION