New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania

New Jersey

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Dept. Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards & Burn Pits Center of Excellence East Orange, NJ	Michael Falvo (michael.falvo@va.gov)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 6 months	Requirements: US Citizen. Completion of onboarding process prior to internship (may take ~12 weeks) Center Description: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/WARRELATEDILLNESS/AHBPCE/index.asp Internship Details: Outpatient specialty referral for dyspnea. Diagnostic testing (pulmonary function, cardiopulmonary exercise testing). Humans subjects research.

New York

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
United Health Services Hospitals Binghamton, New York	Christopher Mosconi (christopher.mosconi@nyuhs.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	None provided.

Pennsylvania

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	Mark Young (mark.young4@va.gov) Nathan Blakeley (Nathan.blakeley@va.gov)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Whole Health Division Medicine Service Line The intern will have exposure to different supervised exercise programs and testing as well as whole health coaching, data collection, and process improvement.
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Heart and Vascular Rehab Lancaster, PA	DC Clark (daniel.clark@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) Sara Miller (sara.miller3@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3.5 months	Interns will be immersed in Cardiac Rehab over 3-4 months and learn how to safely exercise patients with cardiovascular disease and peripheral artery disease. Interns will have a direct role in patient care and progress to independently prescribe exercise for patients, conduct home exercise consults and teach an educational class on exercise. Interns will also have an opportunity to shadow various surgeries and other departments to have a well-rounded understanding of cardiovascular treatments.
UPMC Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	Mark Jordan (jordanmg@upmc.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Not provided.
WellSpan Health Ephrata, PA	Sam Kovalchik (skovalchik@wellspan.org) Sam Kovalchik (s.kovalchik@setonhill.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 6 months	Noninvasive stress testing with experience at reading 12-lead ECG's to identify ischemic changes on both the resting and exercise ECG's. Determine specific cardiac biomarkers that are considered prior to stress testing for inpatient testing.

Illinois | Indiana | Michigan | Ohio | Wisconsin

Illinois

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL	Betsy Hart (Betsy.Hart@luhs.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	We offer full and part time internships. We require students to be enrolled in a university internship program that provides liability insurance.
Northwestern Medicine Chicago, IL	Kristin Montero (kmontero@nm.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	The purpose of the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Testing Internship Program at Northwestern Medicine is to provide the student intern with a variety of experiences to enhance his/her knowledge of cardiac rehabilitation and diagnostic testing.
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System Mattoon, IL	Lori Richardson (lrichardson@sblhs.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Our facility offers Phase 2 and Phase 3 cardiac and pulmonary rehab, in addition to diabetes program. We also offer clinical experience in diagnostic stress testing.
UIC Cardiac Rehab Program Chicago, IL	Cemal Ozemek (ozemek@uic.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	Not provided.
UW Health Northern IL-Swedish American Hospital Rockford, IL	Chris Workman (cworkman@uwhealth.org) Jerica Nitz (jnitz@uwhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Hands-on patient experience. EKG interpretation utilization. Exercise prescription practice. Vitals practice. Patient evaluation. Lead strength training/stretches. Practice motivational interviewing. Deliver patient education. Establish clinical thinking skills. Requirements: CPR/BLS. Enrolled in kinesiology/exercise physiology/exercise science program. Agreement between college/university & health system will be required. Vaccinations required.
VA Hospital Hines, IL	Christine Jelinek (christine.jelinek@va.gov)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 6 months	The Hines Physical Performance Laboratory is a research opportunity that uses exercise as form of treatment with diseased populations, primarily respiratory (COPD), COVID long haulers, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson's Disease. This is an unpaid internship and requires registration with VA as a WOC (with out compensation). Please allow 4 months prior to internship start date to complete background check and certification processing.

Indiana

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis, IN	Chad D. Iseley (CDIseley@ascension.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	We offer cardiac and pulmonary rehab student internship experience on an outpatient basis. Hours vary but are typically 30-40 per week. You may contact our department via email for inquiries about our program.
Ball State University Adult Physical Fitness Program Muncie, IN	Nicole Koontz (nlkoontz@bsu.edu)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 12 months	Interns will get a variety of experiences, ranging from working in the BSU Adult Physical Fitness Program (APFP), as well as in the Clinical Exercise Physiology (CEP) testing lab. Students can also gain experience in the areas of research, an Immersive Learning project, with undergraduate classes, Diabetes Prevention Program, Falls Prevention program and more. Students interested should contact Nicole Koontz for more information. We do offer internships throughout the calendar year.
Beacon Health System- Memorial Hospital Sound Bend, IN	Anna Pearson(ampearson@beaconhealthsystem.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Our 3-month Exercise Physiology Internship at Beacon Health offers flexible hours (up to 40 per week) to fit your schedule. You’ll gain hands-on experience in cardiopulmonary rehab, working with patients as they improve strength and quality of life. Interns also get exposure to the cardiac catheterization lab and exercise stress testing, providing a well-rounded clinical experience. Join our award-winning team and see how exercise science transforms patient care!
Community Heart and Vascular Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehab Indianapolis, IN	Sarah Robertson (smitchell@ecommunity.com) Petra Hinkle (phinkle@ecommunity.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Interns will receive hands-on clinical experience working with patients diagnosed with cardiac and pulmonary disease. Our students are able to assist staff with creating exercise prescriptions, taking resting/exercise blood pressures, monitoring Lead II EKGs and working on individualized treatment plans.
Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital Bloomington, IN	Allison Southern (asouthern@iuhealth.org) Donna Smock (dsmock@iuhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	We provide a very flexible internship program. The weekly hour requirements and duration of the overall program are specific to the intern and facility needs.
Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital Indianapolis, IN	Kyle Purvis (purvis.kyle.2017@gmail.com)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 5 months	We offer exposure to cardiac rehab, noninvasive and invasive CPET..
Indiana University Health West Hospital Avon, IN	Aaron Wright (awrigh11@iuhealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	Nonpaid Internship Will work with hourly requirements from school program Internship includes rotations in cardiopulmonary rehab, stress testing, and Cath lab.
IU Health Ball Memorial Cardiopulmonary Rehab Internship Muncie, IN	Anna Taylor (ataylor4@iuhealth.org) Katrina Riggin (kriggin@iuhealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	It is a nonpaid internship.
IU Health Fishers, IN	Sarah Hunsley (shunsley@iuhealth.org) Brittany Smeets (bsmeets@iuhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Students can do 3 months or more depending on how much time they need to complete for their program. Our working hours are 7:00 AM- 3:30 PM Monday-Friday. Our staff consists of 2 Exercise Physiologists, 1 Nurse, and 1 Respiratory Therapist.
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center MOVE Program Indianapolis, IN	Danielle Halsey (dhalsey@iuhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Interns at this site will receive experience in multiple aspects of exercise oncology and clinical research. Interns will observe and, when ready, transition into assisting with physical function assessments, exercise prescriptions, and one-on-one exercise training working with adult cancer survivors. In addition, interns will help with data collection and interpretation for related research studies. This internship is a good fit for students wanting to learn more about clinical research and exercise oncology.
Saint Joseph Health System Mishawaka, IN	Jessica Hyduk (hydukj@sjrmc.com) Jake Phillips	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 6 months	Our internship program is developed with a weekly agenda and goals that align with the KSAs of ACSM and AACVPR in conjunction with the syllabus objectives of the institution. Additional milestones along the way include providing patient education and presenting to staff. We offer hands on experience in cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, and vascular rehab. The internship program will be overseen by the department manager, with a direct oversight by staff exercise physiologist.

Michigan

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Bronson Methodist Hospital Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, & South Haven, MI	Kelly Brunson (brunsonk@bronsonhg.org) Steve Cramer (cramers@bronsonhg.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	We work with the students to identify which location and internship focus will best fit their interest. We offer internship opportunities in the area of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Stress testing. The program will allow the student to expand their knowledge and skills in EKG Recognition / interpretation, Blood Pressures, Blood Sugars, Development of exercise prescription and home exercise programs, as well as assessment of the patient progress through their experience.
Corewell Dearborn Dearborn, MI	Amy Fritz (amy.fritz@beaumont.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	We have Phase II cardiac rehab, stress testing and pulmonary rehab.
DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI	A. Cate Spurr (aspurr@dmc.org) Alexis Sortor (asortor@dmc.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	Offering a 15-week clinical internship with rotations through both outpatient Cardiac Rehab and Stress Testing Lab, with surgical observations available. Require competency in EKG interpretation/assessment prior to start date.
Henry Ford Hospital & Medical Group Detroit, MI	Moriah Persondek (mperson2@hfhs.org) Melissa VanZant, BS, ACSM-CEP (mvanzan1@hfhs.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	Interested students should be near completion of a bachelor's or master’s degree in an exercise science or adult fitness/cardiac rehabilitation program. Completion of an ECG Course is required. Pharmacology course is highly recommended but not required. Ideal candidates are those with career plans in clinical exercise physiology, or those that remain undecided.
Trinity Health Livonia Livonia, MI	Ashley Tilliard (Ashley-Tilliard@trinity-health.org) Leanne Sensoli (Not Reported)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	600 hours. Phase 2, Phase 3 and stress testing. Up to 2 applicants per semester.

Ohio

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Lab Cincinnati, OH	Sandy Knecht (sandy.knecht@cchmc.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 4 months	We accept undergraduate and graduate internship students to learn and assist in our cardiopulmonary exercise lab. Our team of exercise physiologists conducted maximal metabolic CPET's on pediatric and adult congenital heart patients in our outpatient testing lab. We also provide inpatient, outpatient and virtual cardiac rehabilitation sessions and assessments on pediatric and adult congenital heart patients. We also offer exercise prescription to pediatric and adult congenital heart patients.
Ohio State University Medical Center Comprehensive Weight Management Program Columbus, OH	Trish Neel-Wilson (patricia.neel-wilson@osumc.edu)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	This internship was created to help new exercise physiologist learn how to most effectively work with obese patients who are in a program to lose weight. Patients may be receiving bariatric surgery, weight loss medication or involved in a lifestyle weight loss program. Exercise is a key intervention for all patients in this weight management program and often involved creative exercise solutions for success. Length of internship can vary based on the individual program and interest.
TriHealth Cardiac Rehab Cincinnati, OH	Alycia Rahe (alycia_rahe@trihealth.com)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	Flexible hours. We can accommodate graduate or undergrad programs.
UC Health Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Cancer Exercise Wellness Cincinnati, OH	Chadwick H Balilo (chadwickbalilo@gmail.com)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	This application is for an unpaid internship within UC Health’s Cardiac, Pulmonary, Cancer, and PAD rehabilitation programs. This internship prepares students for a career in the field of clinical exercise physiology. Responsibilities include but are not limited to assessing patient vitals, adjusting and executing exercise prescriptions, ensuring the safety of patients during exercise, educating patients on a variety of topics, and maintaining exercise facility.

Wisconsin

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Ascencion SE Wisconsin  Wauwatosa, WI	Heather Cera (Heather.cera@ascension.org) Liz Franson (Elizabth.Franson@ascension.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	We are willing to accommodate junior or senior students and whatever requirement the school recommends. We prefer to have FT 40 hrs./week senior or master's students.
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison, WI	Elan Van Vlack (elan.vanvlack@unitypoint.org) Lisa Wenzel (lisa.wenzel@unitypoint.org)	Hours per week:40 Duration: 3 months	Interns learn to work with patients in a clinical setting. Activities involve patient assessment, education, exercise prescription/progression and documentation. The focus is on outpatient Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab and supervised exercise therapy for PAD, however, there is opportunity to work with other populations in our clinical Stay Fit program, nutrition therapy appointments, exercise consultations and personal training. This is an unpaid, full-time (32 hours/week) internship.
Vernon Health Viroqua, WI	Jessica Dominy (jdominy@vmh.org)	Hours per week:40 Duration: 3 months	Service Lines: Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Rehab, PAD Rehab, Chronic disease management exercise program, Cardiac Monitor hook-ups, 12-lead EKG, Treadmill GXTs, Treadmill Stress Echocardiograms, and Nuclear Stress Tests. We believe in hands-on learning and team-based patient care, giving interns the opportunity to develop practical skills and confidence.

Iowa | Kansas | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Nebraska | North Dakota | South Dakota

Iowa

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Unity Point-Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA	Aleshia Bloker (aleshia.bloker@unitypoint.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	QUALIFICATIONS: In process of bachelor’s degree or higher in exercise physiology or related health field. Current Basic Life Support (BLS). Proof of completion of Mandatory Reporter abuse training. Experience with patient education, arrhythmia recognition, lifestyle coaching, exercise equipment helpful. EXPECTATIONS: Complete hospital/volunteer orientation, work a minimum of 3 days a week and 8 hours a day, etc. Facilities are open M-F 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM & partial days on weekends.

Kansas

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Minnesota

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
CentraCare - St Cloud Hospital St Cloud, MN	Kelijo Fernholz (fernholzk@centracare.com) Erin Cuta (erin.cuta@centracare.com)	Hours per week: full & part time Duration: 3 months	Offer rotations in outpatient CR (intake and daily exercise), stress testing, and inpatient CR. Students will get to observe multiple procedures (heart surgery, angiogram, echocardiogram, cardioversion, etc). Typically a full-time 3 month internship, but we have had students who have required less hours complete our internship program.
M Health Fairview Edina, MN (multiple sites)	Robin Stewart (rstewar1@fairview.org)	Hours per week: not provided Duration: 3 months	Southdale, Edina MN Ridges, Burnsville U of M, Minneapolis Lakes, Wyoming Northland, Princeton St. Johns, Maplewood Woodwinds, Woodbury
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato, MN	Kelly Boelter (boelter.kelly@mayo.edu) Rodney Gay (gay.rodney@mayo.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Main focus is cardiac & pulmonary rehab.
Mayo Clinic Health System Red Wing, MN	Bethany Safe (Safe.bethany@mayo.edu) Jenny Kuehn (kuehn.jennifer3@mayo.edu)	Hours per week:40 Duration: 3 months	We offer pulmonary rehab, cardiac rehab, and phase III. We adjust the length of the internship depending on what the student needs and requires from their institution. Throughout the internship, there is opportunity for the student to observe the cath lab and open heart surgeries at Mayo Clinic Rochester's campus in addition to stress test and PFTs locally in Red Wing.

Missouri

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
MU Health Care Columbia, MO	Sarah Collins (collinssar@umsystem.edu) Maddy Price (madison.price@umsystem.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 2 months

Nebraska

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
CHI Health CUMC-Bergan Mercy Hospital Omaha, NE	Danielle "Dani" Ronk (Danielle.Ronk@commonspirit.org) Martha Monnig (Martha.monnig@commonspirit.org)	Hours per week: full or part-time Duration: 4 months	Interns will work with phases 1, 2 and 3 of cardiac rehab and phase 2 and 3 pulmonary rehab.

North Dakota

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Sanford Health Fargo, ND	Bradley Hintermeyer (bradley.hintermeyer@sanfordhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	We offer a variety of internship opportunities for Exercise Physiologists which include Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Rehab, Heart Screenings and CardioPulomonary Exercise Stress testing

South Dakota

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont

Connecticut

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Stamford Health Cardiac Rehab Stamford, CT	Hazel J DeLuca (hdeluca@stamhealth.org) C. Herzog (cherzog@stamhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	We offer cardiac rehab and/or stress testing rotations.

Maine

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Maine Health Maine Medical Center Scarborough Scarborough, ME	Hannah Anderson (Handerson7@une.edu) Alden Balboni (Alden.balboni@mainehealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Not provided.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME	Sue Dearborn (sdearborn@northernlight.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 2 months	Not provided.

Maryland

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Massachusetts

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Physical Performance, Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA	Kieran F Reid (kfreid@bwh.harvard.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	Within a clinical research setting, the student will be an integral member of the research team. Interns work closely with the Laboratory Director/ Exercise Physiologists and assist in the administration of assessments of muscle function, physical performance, and functional capacity on individuals participating in research studies that investigate function promoting therapies. The student will also be involved in the delivery of clinic-based and home-based exercise interventions.
MGB Salem Hospital Salam, MA	Heather Nestor (hnestor@partners.org) Lynn Walton (lwalton@partners.org)	Hours per week:40 Duration: 3 months	Not provided.

New Hampshire

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Rhode Island

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Vermont

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Maryland | North Carolina | South Carolina | Virginia | West Virginia

Delaware

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Christiana Care Health Services Newark, DE	Lauren Carroll (lauren.carroll@christianacare.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3.5 months	Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. B.S Candidate- exercise science, exercise physiology, or any health/science related field. M.S Candidate- exercise science, exercise physiology or any health/science related field CPR/BLS certification required.
University of Delaware Clinical Exercise Physiology Program Newark, DE	Brittany Overstreet (bover@udel.edu) Brittany Glazar (bglazar@udel.edu)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 12 months	We have opportunities for students to engage in exercise supervision and program development for individuals with chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, cancer, musculoskeletal and neurological health conditions.

District of Columbia

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Florida

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL	Carolina Martinez (carmartinez@mhs.net)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	Memorial Hospital West accepts student interns in both Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab department and Medical Fitness Department for all school semesters.

Georgia

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Northeast Georgia Health System Gainesville, GA	Wyatt V. Nicholson (wyatt.nicholson@nghs.com) Jarred Newmyer (jarrednewmyer@nghs.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Northeast Georgia Health System offers a valuable intern experience across 3 campuses (Gainesville, Braselton, & Habersham). Interns gain valuable hands-on experience evaluating and treating patients with a variety of cardiovascular and pulmonary issues through individualized exercise prescription and education. Interns will learn how to effectively build rapport, interpret ECGs, apply metabolic equations, and how to safely and effectively progress patients through our thriving programs.

Maryland

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Univ of MD CRMC Main Hospital LaPlata, MD	Brian Loux (bloux@umm.edu)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	We offer clinical exercise physiologist internship opportunities for exercise science, physiology and kinesiology students. Students have the opportunity to work with patients in our cardiac, pulmonary and PAD rehab programs.
Tidal Health Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Salisbury, Maryland	Blaire Jackson (blaire.jackson@tidalhealth.org) Sam Cannon (sam.cannon@tidalhealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	During this internship, the student will learn how to become a contributing member of the interdisciplinary team. The student will be tasked with similar responsibilities as the other CEPs and nurses, including conducting warm up exercises, exercise prescription, education, telemetry monitoring, etc. The internship also allows for a possible pathway to employment should a position be available.

North Carolina

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Atrium Health Wake Forest  Winston-Salem, NC	Connie Paladenech (cpaladen@wakehealth.edu) William Allen (wallen@wakehealth.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 6 months	Internships are variable depending upon the interns needs.
Cone Health Alamance Regional Medical Center Burlington, NC	Jessica N Hawkins (jessica.hawkins@conehealth.com) Susanne Bice (susanne.bice@conehealth.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Our internship is flexible to meet your program requirements. You will have hands on experience in our cardiac, pulmonary, and oncology rehab programs.
Duke Health and Fitness Center Durham, NC	Cheyanne Oakley (cheyanne.oakley@duke.edu) Duke Health and Fitness Center (dukehealthandfitnesscenter@duke.edu)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	We require 480 hours for our internship spaced out over 12-16 weeks. This equates to approximately 30-40 hours per week. Our internship program allows students to be fully immersed in the medical fitness field as an exercise physiologist and do many of our day-to-day tasks such as checking vitals, monitoring members, and teaching group exercise classes.
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC	Jacque Fee (jacqueline.fee@duke.edu) Jeff Mikitka (jeff.mikitka@duke.edu)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	This internship would take place in the Cardiac Diagnostic Unit (CDU) within Duke University Hospital and would offer exposure to various diagnostic testing including the following procedures: non-invasive and invasive cardiopulmonary testing, non-imaging stress testing, stress echo, dobutamine echo, pulmonary function testing and 6MW testing. We offer flexible hours and varying lengths of internships.
ECU Human Performance Lab Greenville, NC	Allison Bartlett (bartletta21@ecu.edu)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	This internship opportunity involves exercise testing and training as part of ECU's Human Performance Lab and FITT Exercise Facility. There is opportunity for interaction with research participants, cardiac rehab maintenance participants, and community members.
ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington, NC	Meagan Overman (meagan.overman@ecuhealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	We offer internships in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for undergraduate and graduate level Exercise Physiology/Kinesiology students. We are flexible depending on what the university/college requires to meet the needs of the internship. We have provided part-time, full-time, single and multiple semester internships. We are part of Rehab Services, which offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy if there is interest in learning more about other services.
Novant Health Charlotte, NC	Jan Wagoner (jawagoner@novanthealth.org) Courtney Jalowitz (jalowitz.courtney@novanthealth.org	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	May have up to 3 internships at our sites (Cardiac, Pulmonary and Cancer)
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Wellness Wilmington, NC	Addie Critcher (addie.critcher@novanthealth.org) Jeff Soukup (jeff.soukup@novanthealth.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	We offer spring, fall and summer internships for undergraduate or graduate students in an Exercise Science program or related field of study. Our department consists of traditional and intensive cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, cardio-oncology/cancer wellness and prehabilitation programs. We also have a cardiopulmonary exercise testing lab and inpatient cardiac rehab, including an early mobility team for cardiothoracic surgical patients.
The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head, NC	Kelly Webster (Kelly.Webster@theobh.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	The length and structure of a clinical rotation internship with our Exercise Physiologist is dependent upon school eligibility (must be NC- SARA), internship requirements, student and proctor availability.
UNC Health Wayne - Cardiopulmonary Rehab Goldsboro, NC	Ashley Bassett-Smith (bassettsmitha@gmail.com) Stephanie Winders (winders.Stephanie@unchealth.UNC.edu)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	Hours flexible year-round Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation (phase II)
UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC	Joshua Beard (joshua.beard@unchealth.unc.edu) Nicole Allen (nicole.allen@unchealth.unc.edu)	Hours per week: part time Duration: 3 months	Our program is designed for undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning more about cardiac rehabilitation. The internship specializes in Clinical Exercise Physiology. We have a flexible internship program. Typically, we can offer 21-25 hours per week. Our internship is very "hands-on". This is not a shadowing internship.
WakeMed Health and Hospitals Raleigh Raleigh, NC	Bethany J Yusiewicz (byusiewicz@wakemed.org)	Hours per week: part time Duration: 3 months	Our Cardiac Rehab internship is available for students seeking a thorough experience into exercise prescription, testing, and chronic disease. Connected to a trauma hospital, we see patients of all demographics and diseases. We look for initiative and willingness to learn through experience and education from patients and a multi-disciplinary team. Please reach out if you have a passion for Cardiac Rehab and prescribing exercise as medicine!

South Carolina

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC	Marcia Hearl (mhearl@cmc-sc.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	We normally get Ex Science students from the local university. We offer hands on experience in cardiac and pulmonary rehab in Nationally Certified programs. The internship does not provide reimbursement for time worked. We also offer observation experiences in the hospital - stress lab, cath lab, echo, and resp care - PFTs, EKGs, and try to provide experiences of interest to the interns.

Virginia

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA	Kendall Turner (kgturner@sentara.com) Kathleen VanDeusen (kevandeu@sentara.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	Internship will promote proficiency in the healthcare environment with an emphasis on preventive care in relation to chronic disease management. This experience will prepare students for the role of an Exercise Physiologist/Clinical Exercise Physiologist in Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Rehab, and Vascular Rehab.
Valley Health: Winchester Medical Center Winchester, VA	Amy Snider (Asnider@valleyhealthlink.com) Brian White (bwhite5@valleyhealthlink.com)	Hours per week:40 Duration: 2 months	At WMC, Cardiopulmonary Rehab interns will have the opportunity to gain experience in the fields of cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP), and supervised exercise therapy for peripheral vascular disease patients. Cardiopulmonary rehab interns learn to work with patients in a clinical setting. Activities involve patient assessment, blood pressure measurement, patient education, EKG interpretation, exercise prescription, and strength training.

West Virginia

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
None submitted

Alabama | Kentucky | Mississippi | Tennessee

Alabama

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
East Alabama Medical Center Opelika, AL	Kathe K Briggs (kathe.briggs@eamc.org)	Hours per week: 35-40 Duration: 4 months	Interns are based in the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation department. The internship consists of exposure to inpatient, outpatient, clinical, testing, and education delivered to patients and clients from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our internship program is a minimum of 35-40 hours per week for at least a 10-week period.
The Center for Wellbeing-Pulmonary Rehab Montgomery, AL	Lakeyla Jones (ltjones@baptistfirst.org) Kristina Stephens (knstephens@baptistfirst.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 5 months	None provided.

Kentucky

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY	Hannah Watercutter (hannah.watercutter@BHSI.com)	Hours per week: 24 Duration: 4 months	Our internship is in Cardiac Rehab at Baptist Health Lexington. Students will learn how to manually take blood pressures, instruct strength training and aerobic exercise with various special populations, and learn from experienced exercise physiologists. Within our internship, students have the opportunity to observe heart catheterizations, CT surgeries (CABG, Valve Replacement/Repairs), echocardiograms, and various stress tests.

Mississippi

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Forrest General Hospital – LiveWell Center Hattiesburg, MS	Jeanne Carlson (jcarlson@forrestgeneral.com) Katie Davis (Anna.Davis@forrestgeneral.com)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	We can work with anyone. But most of our students are here for 4-5 months and do mostly full-time hours, but that is flexible. This is a non-paid internship. We are a clinical internship for cardiac and pulmonary rehab patients, phases II, III, and maintenance.
OCH Regional Medical Center Starkville, MS	Hailey Hammond (hhammond@och.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 4 months	OCH offers an internship opportunity that allows the student to participate as part of an integrated clinical team and learn about and help to deliver an exercise prescription based on each rehab patient clinical status. We accept undergraduate and graduate students. Interns must be enrolled in a university-required internship program that provides liability insurance. Students cannot apply for internships independently – it must be through a contracted university. This internship is unpaid.

Tennessee

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
CHI Memorial Chattanooga, TN	Matthew Thomas (matthew.thomas525@commonspirit.org) Jessica Owens (jessica.owens505@commonspirit.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 3 months	Students will work alongside staff through inpatient, early outpatient, and maintenance exercise programming. Internship commitments of at least 120 hours are required through organization and academic institution agreement. Students will actively participate in the creation and implementation of exercise prescriptions, treatment planning and delivery of care. Observation in collaborative areas also required (e.g. cath lab, stress testing, surgery, etc.).

Arkansas | Louisiana | Oklahoma | Texas

Arkansas

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Louisiana

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Oklahoma

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Texas

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Denton, TX	Julie Dunagan (Julie.Dunagan@BSWHealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	We offer a comprehensive internship program that will prepare you to work in cardiopulmonary rehab after completion of the program. We require 450 hours for fall & spring internships and 400 hours for summer internships. Interns are expected to work 40 hours/week and ideally this is the last requirement prior to graduation. Interns will learn all aspects of rehab as well as observe other areas of the hospital. We also offer an internship program at our location in Denton, Texas.
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Plano, TX	Julie Dunagan (Julie.Dunagan@BSWHealth.org) Jennifer Molden (Jennifer.Molden@BSWHealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 3 months	We offer a comprehensive internship program that will prepare you to work in cardiopulmonary rehab after completion of the program. We require 450 hours for fall & spring internships and 400 hours for summer internships. Interns are expected to work 40 hours/week and ideally this is the last requirement prior to graduation. Interns will learn all aspects of rehab as well as observe other areas of the hospital. We also offer an internship program at our location in Plano, TX.
Baylor Scott & White Health - Temple Temple, TX	Courtney Wilganowski (Courtney.wilganowski@bswhealth.org) Jarrett Crowell (Jarrett.crowell@bswhealth.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 month	We require 200 hours. We are flexible with class schedules to complete the required hours.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Rowlett Rowlett, TX	Lauryn Blanton (Lauryn.blanton@bswhealth.org) Renea Willmon (Renea.willmon@bswhealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 5 months	We are limited to 1 intern at a time (per semester) due to the size of our facility. Internship length is dependent on the semester. Fall/Spring are 4-5 months or until 350 hours are completed. Summer is 2-3 months or until 350 hours are completed. We also offer opportunities for interns to observe Cath Lab procedures in our in-house Cath Lab.

Arizona | California | Hawaii | Oregon | Washington

Arizona

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Colorado

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
NeuAbility Denver, CO	Dane Stair (dane@neuability.org) Lindsey Lebel (Lindsey@neuability.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	NeuAbility is an Adaptive Exercise and Rehabilitation facility for the greater paralysis community. We have multiple programs that span our client's journey after injury or onset of their disability. These programs are 1-on-1 personal training, open gym memberships and small group circuit courses. We utilize our interns and volunteers in 3 ways - helping to put our clients on FES bicycles, assisting the Adaptive trainers in their sessions and assisting open gym/circuit courses.
University of Northern Colorado Cancer Rehabilitation Institute (UNCCRI) Greeley, CO	Michael Lazio (Michael.lazio@unco.edu) Buck Covington (Buck.covington@unco.edu)	Hours per week: 40 hour/week Duration: 3 months	An internship at UNCCRI is a once in a lifetime experience. Interns will develop and implement exercise-based rehabilitation programs for cancer survivors. Our internship ensures that students will become leading clinicians in the field and will be proficient in cancer-specific clinical assessments, obtain experience writing exercise prescriptions and developing exercise-based interventions. Interns will have the opportunity to become certified as Level 2 Clinical Cancer Exercise Specialist.

Idaho

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Montana

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Nevada

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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New Mexico

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Utah

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Wyoming

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne, WY	Carrie Nix (carrie.nix@crmcwy.org) Richelle Winston (richelle.winston@crmcwy.org)	Hours per week: Flexible Duration: 3 months	Flexible with institution requirements

Alaska | California | Hawaii | Oregon | Washington

Alaska

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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California

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Hawaii

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
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Oregon

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center Cardiovascular Clinic Hillsboro, OR	Amber L Sanguinetti (amber.sanguinetti@tuality.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 1 month	Internship length is based on education's requirements for graduation; has been between 40 hours -3 months (based on local universities). Clinic is separate from hospital, however internship would include in-patient exposure. If contact name is in inactive, please call Clinical Student Program Coordinator at 503-681-1203

Washington

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Confluence Health Wenatchee, WA	Keena Taylor (keena.taylor@confluencehealth.org) Tibbits Heidi (heidi.tibbits@confluencehealth.org)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 4 months	We offer an internship to Washington Universities for students with a clinical focus within their degrees only.
Skagit Valley Hospital - Main Campus Mount Vernon, WA	Jeff Rhodes (jrhodes@skagitvalleyhospital.org)	Hours per week: flexible Duration: 2.5 months	The clinical exercise physiology internship at SVH includes hands-on experience in both inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, and clinical stress testing. There are also opportunities for experience in Diabetes Education and other departments if desired.

Algeria

Institution & City, State	Contacts	Commitment	Description
Physical Education and Sport Institute of Chlef University Ouled Fares,, Chlef, Algeria	Ziane Lahouari (l.ziane@univ-chlef.dz)	Hours per week: 40 Duration: 6 months	None provided.