Clinical internship placements

Every academic year, we offer 4 to 6 spots for a clinical internship placement. Currently, we can offer placements in the domain of
musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory/metabolic rehabilitation. Additionally, placements in geriatric and mental health rehabilitation can be offered to students who fluently speak Dutch.

Research internship placements

Applications for research internship placements are only possible via the one of the principal investigators within the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences. Occasionally the faculty has open calls that will be published on this page. If you are interested, please reach out to the professor in your knowledge field of interest.

"Overall, my internship in Belgium was a great educational experience. In the 8 weeks that I was there, I was immersed into the culture: learning Dutch, seeing a football game, riding a bike through the city and tasting the local fries and pies. I also had the opportunity to meet amazing people who work tirelessly in the field of rehabilitation.

I was assigned to do my internship in a hospital in Genk: Ziekenhuis Oost Linburg. At the ZOL, I was part of many multidisciplinary teams in very diverse fields.

The flip side is that I needed to adjust quickly to new environments. I was challenged to do research and to expand my knowledge n ECGs, spirometry and some surgical approaches, just to name a few.

One of my supervisors had a passion for prehabilitation, so I was able to assess and follow patients from the beginning of their prehabilitation, to the surgery, to post-surgery in the wards and sometimes even to the maintenance groups.

Thus, I got to appreciate and learn about the continuum of care of patients."

- Ada, Student McGill University -