Opportunities for students
Summer Externship in Dementia Care
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute offers a summer externship for medical students who have completed their first year at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
The externship provides broad exposure to medical, social and educational needs of patients and families; to current practice in the community and to experiences that are not part of an ordinary medical school curriculum. To date, twenty-two students have completed the externship!
Download the Externship Application
New Friends Program
New Friends brings together UW-Madison students and people who are living with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, or other dementia.
New Friends allows people who are living with memory impairment to express their hopes regarding their health care, and to participate in the training of future health care providers. Find more details.