Student Internship

Internship at Stony Brook University Hospital

May 24 to August 2, 2027

This internship is a pipeline program: Intern to Nursing Assistant to Registered Nurse.

Throughout the internship, interns are supervised by their preceptors to develop nursing and time-management skills. Interns will have opportunities to practice a multitude of nursing skills.

Program Overview:

  • 10-week paid internship (37.5 hours per week, hired as state employees)
  • 15 slots available
  • Interns are:
    • Assigned one preceptor for the duration of the internship 
    • Placed on adult medicine units only (i.e., Med-Surg/Telemetry, Stepdown, ICU)
    • Registered for a 3-credit course through the School of Nursing (click here for tuition and fees)
    • Course cannot be waived
    • SBU students: Course satisfies elective credit requirement 

Candidate Requirements:

  • Undergraduate students of pre-licensure nursing program
  • Rising seniors by start of internship
  • Students who do not attend SBU are not eligible to apply

Note: Students currently licensed as RNs in an RN-BS program are not eligible for this program.

Internship Finer Details:

  • Three 12.5-hour shifts/week: Assigned to day or night shift
  • Follows preceptor's schedule 
  • Vacation or requested time off is not permitted during internship
  • Bi-weekly paycheck at a rate determined by facility

Applications:

Application Deadline: Friday, December 18, 2026 at 5 pm

Decisions will be finalized by March/early April.

Click here to complete the application.

Internship at the Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH)

May 24 to August 2, 2027

This internship has the same criteria as the internship at SBUH (see above).

What is different about this internship program?

  • 12 slots available
  • Day shift: 7 am to 3:30 pm
  • Three to five 8.5-hour shifts/week that follow the preceptor's schedule 
  • Students who do not attend SBU’s School of Nursing are NOT eligible to apply

Applications:

Application Deadline: Friday, December 18, 2026 at 5 pm

Decisions will be finalized by March/early April.

Click here to complete the application.

Questions?

Email Dr. Mary Ellen Lasala, Coordinator: Maryellen.Lasala@stonybrook.edu