Orthopedic Externship
Premier Health will host an orthopedic externship for area high school students interested in orthopedic medicine. The externship will take place from Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18, at Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville.
Registration and Deadline
An application will be available on March 3, 2025. This year the program will accept 20 applicants. The application deadline is Friday, March 21, 2025.
Program History
Premier Health launched the orthopedic externship program in 2021. The externship introduces students to the medical field at an early age while also addressing the disparity in gender and race within orthopedics. Premier Health encourages all area high school and college students to apply, especially female and minority students.
Historically, orthopedics is a physician specialty with glaring disparities in gender and race. For example, only 1.9 percent of practicing orthopedic surgeons are Black, as are just 5 percent of orthopedic residents, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Premier Health is committed to addressing such disparities through opportunities such as the orthopedic medicine externship.
What to Expect
During the externship, students will gain hands-on experience, including surgery instrument demonstrations; lab work; and educational talks from orthopedic surgeons, spine surgeons, and sports medicine physicians.
For more information on the orthopedic externship, please contact Stephanie Sallee, sjsallee@premierhealth.com.
FAQ
Selections and additional information will be sent out the week of May 5, 2025.
20 participants are selected by a panel of physicians.
Attendance is mandatory for all 5 days.
Please dress in business casual, scrubs will be provided. Wear comfortable shoes because you will be standing and walking in a hospital environment. Please do not wear any open toed shoes, cut off t-shirts (crop tops)/tanks, cut up jeans, or any offensive t-shirts.
Participants will be provided writing utensils and paper. There is no need for large bags or purses.
Monday-Friday all students will need to report at the specified site at 7:30am.
Participants will receive a daily meal pass with the amount of $10.00. Students are more than welcomed to bring a card to purchase additional snacks. Premier Health is a cashless facility.
Park in the Joint and Spine parking lot, 2400 Miami Valley Dr, Centerville, OH 45459, Free parking.
Park in the visitors' parking lot, which is located at 1 Wyoming Street, Dayton, OH 45409, parking pass provided.
Stephanie Sallee (sjsallee@premierhealth.com) is the contact if you have any additional questions.
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