Jefferson School of Nursing Student Carmen Low Selected for Independence Blue Cross Internship

2012 Jul 18

Jefferson School of Nursing undergraduate student Carmen Low was selected with five other students to participate in the Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Nursing Internship Program this summer. The 10-week program offers student interns paid, temporary positions in a community clinic or a health care or insurance administration setting. Low is interning at the Team 2 Utilization Management at IBC.

"This is a magnificent opportunity for Jefferson nursing students to learn and gain valuable real-world experience in health care, insurance administration, and public health," says Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Dean, Jefferson School of Nursing. "We thank IBC for their continued support of nursing students, practicing nurses and the nursing community at large."

About Thomas Jefferson University

Jefferson School of Nursing is part of Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), the largest free standing academic medical center in Philadelphia and nationally renowned for medical and health sciences education and innovative research. Founded in 1824, TJU also includes Jefferson Medical College (JMC), the Jefferson Schools of Pharmacy, Health Professions and Population Health and the College of Graduate Studies. Jefferson University Physicians is TJU's multi-specialty physician practice consisting of the full-time faculty of JMC. Thomas Jefferson University partners with its clinical affiliate, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.