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Training Programs
Quality education is inseparable from our quality patient care. Lurie Children's is the pediatric teaching hospital for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Learn more about our training opportunities below.
Athletic Training Student Clinical Program
The Athletic Training Student Clinical Program is based on pediatric sports medicine and designed to expose students to the physician extender role.
Child Life Practicum
Our child life program is dedicated to providing educational opportunities for students interested in pursuing a career in child life.
Neurodiagnostic Technology Program
The Neurodiagnostic Technology Program at Lurie Children’s is a 12-month instructional program focused on Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Monitoring.
Orthoptic Training Program
Orthoptics is a discipline of ophthalmology specializing in disorders of the visual system with an emphasis on binocular vision and eye movements.
Social Work Training Program
The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers a clinical field placement to second-year graduate-level social work students who attend a university with which the hospital has a contract.
Student Nurse Program
This program will provide an introduction to working in the pediatric healthcare setting. Student Nurses will function in a supportive role to a Registered Nurse, following the job description of a Student Nursing Assistant.