Kelsey Sherard completed an internship at the Joseph F. Sullivan Center where she assisted with various clinical and administrative tasks. She created an informational brochure and marketing materials about the FirstLine Therapy program. As part of her internship, Kelsey observed patient consultations, performed clinical tests, assisted with off-site mobile clinics, and helped organize educational materials for patients. Overall, Kelsey felt the internship experience provided valuable learning and preparation for a future career in nursing.

1. Joseph F. Sullivan Center
My internship experience: Kelsey Sherard

2. Introduction
This PowerPoint contains all of the projects and duties that I completed
throughout my internship at the Joseph F. Sullivan along with information
about the center. The project that I completed was a semester long project
that I created through research of the FirstLine Therapy program along
with information that I gathered from my observations of consultations. I
also created a marketing strategy with flyers that would potentially help
promote the program on Clemson’s campus and throughout the Upstate.
This PowerPoint also contains my everyday routine including in-house tests,
programs that the center offers, and housekeeping responsibilities.

3. Joseph F. Sullivan Center Logo
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Photos: 1. This is the Joseph F. Sullivan Center
logo that is located throughout the clinic and
offsite clinics. 2. The Clemson mascot waving
at the front desk. 3. This shows the location of
the center, located on the bottom level of
Edwards Hall.

4. Joseph F. Sullivan Center
Mission/Vision Statements
Mission: The Joseph F. Sullivan Center will drive community health research
initiatives providing innovative, real-life student learning.
Vision: The Joseph F. Sullivan Center is an integrating force for creating
multidisciplinary partnerships focused on innovative methods to enhance
community well-being that promotes positive human development, skill
building and creative leadership.

5. Patient Vitals
Patient vitals include: height, weight, temperature (for sick visits), blood pressure,
pulse, and last menstrual period (for females). It is always important to never ask
patient's last menstrual cycle in the hallway and to never discourage the patient on their
vitals- these considerations are important to help the patient feel comfortable.

6. Reason for visit/history
This is a picture of charting the reason
for visit and the medical history for a
patient. We are given short lists in the
program which make it easier for charting
common reasons for visit with their
associated symptoms. If something is not
in the chart I note the information and
then point it out to the provider that is
seeing the patient.

7. Hemoglobin Tests
This is a picture of me finger prinking a mock
patient. The first drop of blood should be
whipped away and then the blood should be
collected in the Hemoglobin cuvette.
In the below picture I am placing the cuvette
into the Hemoglobin machine. After the
machine has time to process the blood I then
tell the provider the results.

8. Urinary Analysis
The above picture shows me using the urinary
analysis strip to test the mock patient's urine. It
should be blotted on the white paper and then placed
correctly into the urinary analysis machine.
The picture below shows me placing the urinary
strip into the urinary analysis machine. After the
results are printed the machine should be cleaned
with distilled water.

9. Pregnancy Test
This picture shows me using a pipette
to gather the patient’s urine to test if
they are pregnant or not. I perform this
tests most often with birth control
management. It is always very
important to provide the information
to the provider and not the patient.

10. Attending staff meetings
Both pictures show a co-worker and I at a staff
meeting. We use these meetings to work on the
schedule and to solve any concerns at the center. Our
staff meetings are every Monday at 1pm.

11. FLT Project
The two pictures above are the actual FLT brochure that I created. This brochure
was meant to not only educate the patient but to act a marketing tool for potential
patients. Not only was FLT information provided but also information on how to
live a healthy life in general.

12. FLT Marketing Plan
The above pictures are the flyers that I created to be distributed over Clemson’s campus
during certain times in the spring semester. These flyers not only educate the public for
the program but give the Sullivan Center’s contact information and information about
the specific social media events that coordinate with the flyer.

13. AED and Emergency Kit
Schedules
During a Monday staff meeting the problem of keeping track of the several
Emergency Kits and AEDs that the center has arose. I created these schedules
that serve as a “sign in/ sign out” method so that at any given point in time the
center will know who has what kit or AED, how long they have had it, and what
offsite clinic that they are at that day.

14. FLT Consultations
Both pictures show me with a mock FirstLine Therapy patient. This semester I observed
several FLT consultations with my preceptor Ms. Caitlin Moore. We use these consultations
to review the patient's diet and provide recommendations of any probiotics or healthier
measures that might help the patient not only feel better but to live a healthier life.

15. Cleaning Supplies and Rooms
The above picture shows a
sanitation measure that we
perform to ready the rooms
between patients.
The above picture is how a
clean room should look on the
mobile clinic. The picture above shows me
restocking the drawers. We
restock constantly so
providers have what they need
to treat patients.

16. Best Chance Network
This picture shows me packing
for a Best Chance Network
clinic. The center sometimes
has these clinics three times a
week! We have a checklist for
what is needed but Mrs. Garcia
taught us that we should always
back more supplies then
patients because you never
know what can happen at an
offsite clinic.

17. Wise Woman
The above pictures are of me putting together binders for the Wise Woman
program. There are both English and Spanish versions of the binders, each
binder includes a: cookbook, places to exercise in the clinics area, tomato
seeds, a stretch band, and the Wise Woman handbook.

18. Conclusion
As you can see, I have been very busy this semester! I loved the balance
between seeing patients and also dealing with paperwork and business
administration matters. The environment was not only positive but also
supportive which I felt was important. If there was a problem the staff
of the Sullivan Center not only corrected it but made sure that the
entire center understood the issue. I also loved the passion that
everyone has to help people, especially low-income patients. The center
had several weeks where providers were seeing patients at three or four
various off-site clinics. The providers not only explained to the students
the expectations but took the extra step to make sure that we learned
why we were doing the things that we were. I honestly believe that I
could not have picked a better internship nor one that would better
prepare me for potentially attending nursing school in the fall.