Benefits of a Long-term Partnership between Hospital Infection Prevention and Control and Undergraduate Cooperative Education Programs

2026/01/01 by Sky Cupid Douglas, Sharon B. Wright, Patrick Gordon +4 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Antibiotic Use and Resistance #Infection Control in Healthcare #Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2026.10339

openalex publication_date 2026/01/01 · openalex created_date 2026/03/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Our academic medical center has offered a cooperative education position in infection prevention and control (IPC) to undergraduate students since 2005. We describe the position and surveyed prior participants (n = 16)-all reported a valuable experience, and 6 of 16 (38%) reported subsequent employment in full-time IPC positions during their careers.

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• Our academic medical center has offered a cooperative education position in IPC to undergraduates since 2005. We surveyed prior participants - all reported a valuable experience and 38% reported subse [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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