Abstract
As technology for remote learning advances, it is critical to understand how public health internship preceptors or faculty can provide engaging virtual experiential learning experiences for pre-professionals. We aimed to examine whether a virtual internship offered through a breastfeeding education company engaged learners to develop public health skills resulting in products beneficial for the internship site and learner. We provided a menu of tools to consider when developing virtual experiential opportunities. Master of Public Health students seeking dual-degrees in dietetics, nursing, and social work participated. Value of the interprofessional team, engagement, knowledge attainment, and translational skills were assessed through diverse modalities including surveys, oral communication, and products relevant to the internship site and interns’ academic program. Interns indicated that they valued the internship team and felt the team valued each intern’s opinion. Interns developed products useful to the internship site, suggesting active engagement in the virtual experience. Interns’ breastfeeding knowledge developed as the internship progressed demonstrated through oral communication as the content conveyed and discussed by interns advanced in cognitive level. The most frequently practiced translational skills reported by interns were research and communication. Virtual experiential learning can be hands-on resulting in professional skill development. This work aides in the understanding of how to feasibly implement an engaging remote internship.
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