Internships
Make an Impact during your Gap Year
Recently graduated or graduating this year? Applying to a health focused grad school (MD,PA,OT,PT,Chiro, etc.) this year or next year and taking a gap year? Searching for support and meaningful,…
Read MoreInternship Spotlight: Morgan Smith, Special Education
Morgan Smith has been working as a Direct Care Professional since 2021. The relationships she formed with her residents with disabilities led her to do an ACR internship focused on…
Read MoreACR Homes Launches Graduate School Mentorship Program
Getting into a healthcare focused graduate school or medical school program is hard. Only 33.9% of applicants entered the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Minnesota in 2020.…
Read MoreDirect Care Professional Makes Resident Dreams Come True
The purpose of ACR Homes’ internship program is to allow Direct Care Professionals the opportunity to make an even bigger impact in the lives of ACR Homes residents. Because the…
Read MoreImpact Year 2.0: Optimize your Gap Year
When considering how to spend your Gap Year as a pre-PA or pre-med staff, it’s important to make sure that you’re getting the most out of that year away from…
Read MoreInternship Spotlight: Kelsey Porter, Arthur’s
Kelsey Porter is a full-time staff at Arthur’s Senior Care–ACR’s sister company. For her internship project, Kelsey Porter created a dementia care best-practices guide for staff. It took some time…
Read MoreIntern Spotlight: Priya Kanajam
After starting a Direct Care job at ACR as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, Priya started her Internship at ACR as a senior after fulfilling years of direct…
Read MoreGraduating? Here’s how to get the most out of a gap-year experience
What is a gap-year program and why consider it? If you’re ready to graduate, maybe you’d like a little breathing room in your schedule, so you can focus on applying…
Read MoreAnnie, College of Saint Scholastica PA Program
Name: Annie Lo Accepted to: College of St. Scholastica PA Program, Duluth Major: Biomedical Sciences Undergrad University: UWRF Work at ACR: I’ve worked at ACR for 6.5 years. I started…
Read MoreComing Soon- Impact Year!
ACR has multiple opportunities that align well with those pursuing Gap Year opportunities whether that’s due to graduation, taking a break from school, taking an employment break, or just trying…
Read MoreVirtual Internship Lunch & Learn Sessions
ACR Homes offers employees a flexible, individualized opportunity to complete an internship to align with their educational and career goals. Internships give your resume a boost and give another key…
Read MoreFuture OT gathers skills, experience, friendships in multiple ACR roles
Erika Froiland was an undergrad at the University of Minnesota when she first joined ACR Homes as a direct care professional several years ago. She went on to enroll in…
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