Center for Arts in Medicine Practicum Guide

What is Practicum? Students will explore the practice of arts in a healthcare or community setting with emphasis on a primary artistic discipline. The course is designed to help the student deepen understanding of in-person and virtual delivery of arts in health practice through self-assessment and reflection.

Practicum has 2 components: a weekly UF course in a classroom setting and regularly scheduled service hours, coordinated through AIM. Questions pertaining to the practicum course, assignments and “what counts” as contact hours should be directed to your course instructor. Questions regarding your placement should be directed to AIM’s Service Learning Manager, Sam Moss – MOSSSA@shands.ufl.edu .

Pre-semester Practicum Deadlines

Date Task
April 8, 2024 Pre-Placement information Form due : CLICK HERE Begin to review the provided placement options below and your Service Learning Checklist requirements
April 8, 2024 Doodle Poll due: After reviewing the placement options below, schedule your meeting with AIM Service Learning Manager, Sam Moss
April 10-12, 2024 Individual meetings with Sam Moss
April 15, 2024 Music audition videos due
April 17, 2024 Placements finalized
May 3, 2024 All required documents of Service Learning Checklist are due
May 13, 2024 Practicum engagements may begin, pending completion of required documents

Explore Placements

Please note that if you have experience in a discipline that is not your selected certificate, you may be eligible for cross discipline placement. For this reason, please review ALL disciplines and note those of interest.

Schedule your meeting with AIM for April 10-12 by April 8th

Schedule a virtual or in-person meeting HERE with Service Learning Manager, Sam Moss to discuss goals, placements and questions. Please sign up by April 8th.

Begin collection and completion of Service Learning Checklist HERE

Review the Service Learning Student Handbook HERE

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