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How did you locate your internship? I initially applied to a posted position at MCCHS via Indeed, which is a job search app. Upon my scheduled interview, it was determined that the work site also offered internship opportunities to college students. This discovery took precedence over potential employment because my course program entailed an internship course in lieu of a final capstone course. I expressed my interest in the internship program at MCCHS, then initiated registration through my NCU Health Internship program. The vetting process for approving your work site requires several phases or stages; thus, the use of time management is necessary. I advise that students get started in a timely manner pursuant to their course program if internship enrollment is of personal interest. What is the best part about your internship or the most valuable thing you have learned? The overall learned experience from my internship at MCCHS is the essentialness of healthcare availability, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare for all people. For example, programs providing services for non-emergent care, such as intoxication or negative emotive behaviors, should be available and accessible 24 hours, whether telemedicine, brick-and-mortar facilities, or a hotline to provide healthcare services. Understanding the "intricacies" of what health means is important to bridging the gap between community health wellness and health inequality and inequity. People should not experience issues of underutilization because of the financial burden related to use of health services and healthcare resources. My internship fostered a better understanding of how health psychology translates into areas of evaluative assessment, diagnosis and treatment, essentialness of patient/provider relationship, quality healthcare and services, and individualized health needs of diverse populations. What advice would you give other students who may be considering an internship? It is my belief that the premise of behavior modification is an underlying practice of both clinical and nonclinical health-related professions. The mastery of your professional skills can contribute to the field of health psychology through critical thinking and reasoning, not by simply reciting knowledge gained through undergraduate and graduate studies. "The overall learned experience from my internship at MCCHS is the essentialness of healthcare availability, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare for all people. " 6 Northcentral University Psychology Bulletin