Shadowing Opportunities
UNC Health Nash supports educational programs by allowing interested students to accompany selected Hospital employees (mentors) to observe their professional healthcare activities (“job-shadowing”). As a shadowing candidate, a student or visitor follows a mentor in their workplace to gain knowledge and awareness of the mentor’s career through observation.
Participants may ask questions about pursuing a healthcare profession, engage in periodic meetings with the department manager or designee for communication and collaboration, and develop a deeper understanding of the field (participants do not provide direct patient care, as their role is strictly observational.) Shadowing candidates must also uphold confidentiality and demonstrate genuine interest and motivation, whether seeking career insight or fulfilling a high school or college requirement.
High school students may spend a maximum of 8 hours job shadowing, and college students and shadow visitors may spend a maximum of 40 hours, or at the discretion of the observing unit.
To begin this process, please review the Confidentiality Agreement below and fill out the “Request to Observe/Shadow application.” Should you have any questions about the process, please contact our Organizational Learning team at nashorglearning@unchealth.unc.edu.
Shadowing Requirements
Please carefully read the following requirements before applying:
- Shadowing Visitors and Students must complete the required Compliance Training linked below, and submit their completed training attestation to NashOrgLearning@unchealth.unc.edu along with their completed Shadowing Application.
- Note: Before submitting the completed survey, click the three dots in the top right corner, select Print, then from the printer option, select "Microsoft Print to PDF". When you click on Print, it will allow you to save it. You can then attach the PDF to the email when it's time to send all of your documents. Be sure to go back and submit the completed form after you save it.
- Students must have a sponsoring hospital employee or office.
- Students must be 16 years of age or older.
- Students must be enrolled in high school or an accredited institution seeking to fulfill credit requirements.
- Students must sign a written agreement with UNC Health Nash defining the roles and responsibilities prior to accompanying a mentor in the hospital.
- Students must agree and adhere to all Nash Hospitals, Inc. policies throughout their program participation.
- Students must provide proof of certain immunization verifications.
- High School students can shadow up to 8 hours maximum.
- College students can shadow up to 40 hours maximum.
- Note: Our program does not offer internships. Shadowing experiences are solely observation opportunities for students and visitors to learn more about the field they are shadowing.
The Job-Shadowing program is not open to students who are involved in educational programs that require additional contracts with the hospital (for example: Health Occupations students.)
You are required to review the Compliance Training prior to submitting your request to observe/shadow. Please click the link above to review.
