What You Need To Know
You will be required to attend a mandatory education session on the morning of your scheduled shadow experience. Upcoming job shadow dates and corresponding meeting locations are listed below. All education sessions will begin promptly at 7 am and you must be present for the entire session in order to participate in the program.
Job Shadow Opportunities for 2024 have now closed. We invite you to check back in Spring 2025 for the next round of opportunities.
The next cycle of Job Shadow Opportunities will begin in May 2025, with applications opening in April 2025. Thank you for your interest!
| Dates: | Application opens: |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | Opens April 16, 2025 |
| June 20, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| July 18, 2025 | June 18, 2025 |
| August 15, 2025 | July 15, 2025 |
| September 17, 2025 |
August 18, 2025 |
| October 24, 2025 |
September 24, 2025 |
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are not able to offer the October Job Shadow.
As part of the Job Shadow Program, your appearance is important. Your clothing should be business casual. A few things to remember:
- No jeans
- No shorts
- No sweatpants
- No tights, leggings or stretch pants worn as outerwear
- No tank tops or bare midriffs
- No t-shirts
- No baggy clothes or clothes that drag the floor
- No exposed undergarments
- No scrubs
Please wear comfortable closed toe shoes, clean gym shoes are acceptable. Socks or stockings must be worn.
- No sandals
- No flip flops
- No dangling jewelry
- All body piercing and tattoos must be covered
We are happy to have you as a job shadow participant at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and want you to have a positive learning experience. Please remember that you will be a guest and will be expected to act in a courteous and respectful manner.
Cincinnati Children's is a non-smoking facility. This means there is no smoking permitted on the premises.
If you will be driving on the day of your shadowing experience, you should park in Location D of the visitor’s parking lot. Visitor parking is free with a validated parking ticket. Bring your parking ticket inside with you, and the hospital staff will validate your parking ticket.
If you will be dropped off on the day of your shadowing experience, please view the Maps: Cincinnati Children’s Main Campus map and the concourse map to co-ordinate a drop off and pick-up location. We suggest locations B or C. (From Burnet Avenue, enter the circle as shown on the concourse map for drop off and pick up in front of locations B or C).
During your job shadowing experience, you will not need a purse, cell phone, pager or backpack. Please lock these items in your car trunk. Do not bring large amounts of cash, books, journals, etc. Cell phone use is NOT permitted during the job shadow experience.
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