externship

[ ek-sturn-ship ]

noun

1. a required period of supervised practice done off campus or away from one's affiliated institution:

   The young doctor served six months of externship at a nearby clinic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of externship¹

First recorded in 1940–45; extern + -ship

Example Sentences

When chef and writer Jenny Dorsey was in culinary school, she requested a fine-dining restaurant such as Per Se or Jean-Georges for her externship.

From Washington Post