11.4.4 Y4 CLINICAL PLACEMENT

Exchange students can apply for clinical placement period at various health care environments both in Primary Health Care and Specialist Medical Care in Hyvinkää-region e.g. Hospitals and Health Centers.

Primary Health Care:
This sector includes e.g. child health clinics, maternity clinics, homecare and health care for the elderly in which the students are able to do their clinical placements.

Specialist Medical Care:
Hyvinkää-institute provides clinical placement opportunities in different wards at hospital e.g. in medical and surgical wards.

The guidance during the clinical placement is given in English. The duration of clinical placement period varies from 1 to 3 months.

Laurea Polytechnic
Järvenpää
Social Services
Contact person: Ms. Katja Päällysaho
Sibeliuksenväylä 55 A
FIN-04400 Järvenpää
Tel. + 358 20 5787 917
Fax + 358 20 5787 901
Email: katja.paallysaho@laurea.fi

Tuusulanjärvi Institute currently has no courses running in English. The institute provides exchange students with the possibility of doing an internship in a local organisation (in the field of social services). Students interested in the internships, please contact the institute.

Laurea Polytechnic
Tikkurila
Nursing and Public Health Nursing
Contact person: Ms. Tuula Ikonen
Lummetie 2a
FIN-01300 Vantaa
Tel. + 358 20 5787 395
Fax + 358 20 5787 300
Email: tuula.ikonen@laurea.fi