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Externships are experiential learning opportunities, similar to internships, provided by educational institutions to give students short practical experiences in their field of study. In medicine it may refer to a visiting physician who is not part of the regular staff. It is derived from Latin ''externus'' and from English ''-ship''. The term ''externship'' has a first known use date of 1945 in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.〔http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/externship?show=0&t=1309364335. Accessed: 2011-06-29. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5zo6BhOOZ)〕 Externships are generally shorter than internships and often last for approximately a few weeks to months. ==Advantages== Due to the short duration, externships can be easily completed during a student’s spring and summer breaks or even during a January inter-session. Externships can be viewed as job shadowing, since externs are closely supervised by employee volunteers who agree to walk them through day-to-day routines at the company or organization.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University of Arkansas: Externships/Job Shadowing )〕 The experience allows students to apply their coursework learning to a real life setting. Externships offer samples of career possibilities. It is a chance for students to observe and ask questions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pilot program allows second-years to shadow alumni in the workplace )〕 They can be viewed as external studies which combine classroom knowledge with real-world experience.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2 July 2009 )〕 This knowledge prepares students for the transition from school to career. Externships can lead to opportunities after students complete their studies. They can help pre-graduates get their foot in the door for possible job openings or even make them better candidates for aggressive internship opportunities. The goal of an extern is to become familiar with new professions and job fields. Externships are also a source of networking contacts once a profession is chosen. Externships are not only conducted for the benefit of the extern, but for the host as well. Both parties get a chance to observe one another. Successful externships could lead to recruitment possibilities which would be based on a thoroughly informed decision. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Externship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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