Welcome

Thank you for your interest in Winona Health! We look forward to providing you with a clinical or non-clinical healthcare experience. Once your application is received and reviewed, you will be notified on the status of your request. This process can take up to two weeks.

Requirements

Job Shadows vs. Clinical Observations

Job Shadows

An individual who wishes to job shadow a caregiver at Winona Health. This individual must be 16 years or older. Parents or a legal guardian must provide approval via signed documents if under 18. Job shadows are limited to four (4) hours.

Clinical Observations

Must be enrolled in a post-secondary institution and have an educational requirement to observe an area of healthcare in order to complete a course or become eligible for a program. Observation experiences are twenty (20) hours and under.

Internships

Student internships are hands-on learning opportunities for those individuals already in a university or technical college program/major.

The health and safety of our patients and residents is our first priority, internship opportunity requests may or may not be approved depending on the nature of the request and our staff’s availability to support the experience. In some cases, a background check is required.

Please complete the Internship Application form below at least four weeks before your desired start date. All internship requests must be approved.

Medical Student Rotations

Winona Health offers opportunities to shadow a provider in a clinical setting. Shadowing is for individuals who are interested in a career as a physician, advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), or physician assistant (PA). Candidates must be 16 years of age or older. Parents or a legal guardian must provide approval via signed documents if under 18. Job shadows are limited to four (4) hours.

Clinical rotation requests will go through an approval process and must meet our established criteria of a strong connection to Winona Health or the Winona community.

Please fill out the application form below for pre-med, pre-APRN, pre-PA shadow or a Medical, PA, APRN clinical rotation. Requests must be made three months prior to the desired start date.

NOTE: Job shadows for pre-med, NP and PA students are on hold until further notice.

We are all caregivers!

Get a glimpse into what it would be like to be part of Winona Health. We have direct-care/clinical roles and nonclinical roles, behind-the-scenes type opportunities and public-facing possibilities. There are all kinds of positions in a healthcare organization!

For more information:

Job Shadow/Clinical Observation

Learning & Development
507.474.3208
cwieser@winonahealth.org

Internships

Learning & Development
507.474.3208
cwieser@winonahealth.org

Medical Student Rotations

Human Resources
careers@winonahealth.org