Pre-professional learning for health care careers: a chaplaincy externship for college students.
This article, and the response/reply, explores the use of college students as volunteers in a chaplaincy department. Organization, experiences, and evaluation of the program are presented, along with a critique from a fellow chaplain. The author's response follows.
D002321:Career Choice; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care; D013714:Tennessee; D014495:Universities; D000078329:Workforce