UMaine, EMMC offer clinical engineering internship, Maine Edge reports
The Maine Edge reported Eastern Maine Medical Center Clinical Engineering and the University of Maine recently began offering a hands-on internship to provide students with an opportunity to build experience alongside the hospital’s clinical engineering team. “We have had connections with engineering students for many years, and we’re excited about taking it to another level,” said Ken Mitchell, director of EMMC Clinical Engineering, who has been collaborating with UMaine for nine years. “It opens up new opportunities for research and development, all while giving students the chance to do meaningful work.” He expects many students who take part in the internship will return to EMMC upon graduation to pursue full-time positions within Clinical Engineering and health sciences, according to the article. “It’s an exciting opportunity to learn skills from hands-on experience,” says Kayla Marquis, a UMaine student and clinical engineering intern. “I’m really looking forward to applying what we have learned in the classroom to the world of medical devices.”