externship

[ ek-sturn-ship ]

/ ˈɛk stɜrnˌʃɪp /

noun

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.

Nearby words

externalization, externalize, externalizer, externally, externals, externship, exteroceptive, exteroceptor, exterofective, exterritorial, exterritoriality

Origin of externship

First recorded in 1940–45; extern + -ship