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externship

American  
[ek-sturn-ship] / ˈɛk stɜrnˌʃɪp /

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.


Etymology

Origin of externship

First recorded in 1940–45; extern + -ship

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Knowing that she was a singer, she said that Mount Sinai Hospital, where she had completed an externship, began to refer injured singers to her, trusting her with their rehabilitation.

From New York Times Feb. 7, 2024

Tamara Cedillo, 23, spends about “four long hours” a day traveling by bus from the three-bedroom house she shares with roommates in Carson to an externship as a medical assistant at the Torrance Urology Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2023

In culinary school, we were tasked with a months-long, post-graduation "externship" in order to apply our learned knowledge in a "real world" capacity.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2022

This year, six students signed up for the pilot version of UW’s long-term care externship.

From Seattle Times Jun. 26, 2022

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 Nov. 9, 2020

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