Benefits of a Long-term Partnership between Hospital Infection Prevention and Control and Undergraduate Cooperative Education Programs
Abstract Our academic medical center has offered a cooperative education position in infection prevention and control (IPC) to undergraduate students since 2005. We describe the position and surveyed prior participants (n = 16)—all reported a valuable experience, and 6 of 16 (38%) reported subsequent employment in full-time IPC positions during their careers.
Authors
- Sharon B. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-0793)
- Grace Givens
- Dana Pepe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5519-4506)
- Sue Douglas
- Aleah King
- Matthew S.L. Lee
- Patrick Gordon
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2026.10339
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00