A collaboration of medical professionals with economists and computer scientists involved in "market design" had led to the redesign of the clearinghouse assigning medical students to internships in Israel. The new mechanism presents significant efficiency gains relative to the previous one, and almost all students get a better chance of getting what they want. Continued monitoring of the new m...

The historical assumptions that have influenced internships in professional psychology need to be reconsidered to articulate what actually happens in current training programs and what the graduate students gain. Beginning with the historical and intellectual context, the authors discuss internship models and pedagogies along with competencies and the cultures of programs. The differing emphase...

As part of the Twente Graduate School programme Dependable and Secure Computing I have done an internation research internship at the University of York. The internship started on the 2nd of May 2011, and ended 10 weeks later on the 9th of July 2011. During my internship I was supervised by Detlef Plump from the University of York, and my supervisor at the University of Twente was Arend Rensink...

Because of the current internship market, doctoral students in applied psychology programs are making every effort to enhance their chances of finding a suitable predoctoral internship. Mellott, Arden, and Cho (1997) provided useful information for the prospective applicant by discussing seven steps involved in preparing for internship: (a) establishing mentoring relationships, (b) preparing an...

This paper examines students' perceptions towards information technology (IT) certification related undergraduate programs. Three such programs are focused on: degree-based IT certification programs (DBC), degree-based IT internships (DBI), and degree-based IT certification programs with internship (DBCI). Two sets of student data, one from a university in the U.S. and the other from a universi...

CONTEXT Although the prevalence of depression among medical interns substantially exceeds that of the general population, the specific factors responsible are not well understood. Recent reports of a moderating effect of a genetic polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) in the serotonin transporter protein gene on the likelihood that life stress will precipitate depression may help to understand the developmen...

General Pearson Education Internship Program [1] Marketing, Product Development, Media, and Development. Gilman International Scholarship Program for study abroad [2] Must receive a Pell Grant to apply for funding Fulbright Programs [3] Scholarship and fellowship programs Freeman-Asia Program [4] For US citizens that want to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. DAAD German Academic Exchange ...

Reflective journals have been used widely in teacher education programs to promote reflective thinking (Freidus, 1998; Carter & Francis, 2000; Yost, Senter & ForlenzoBailey, 2000). Smyth (1992) advocated that posing a series of questions to be answered in written journals could enhance reflective thinking. It was for this reason that reflective responses to directed questions were introduced in...