This spring, students in Arrielle Luna’s Sports Medicine Capstone class at Coronado High School had the unique opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge in a professional healthcare setting through a hands-on internship at Sharp Coronado Hospital.

“Students were able to work directly with hospital professionals, applying what they’ve learned in class to real clinical scenarios - such as suggesting treatment plans for acute stroke patients, recommending rehabilitation exercises following hip replacement surgery, and even interpreting chest x-rays,” explained Luna.

The internship program, which had been on pause due to the pandemic, made a much-anticipated return this year. “We were excited to welcome the students back,” said Mallory Guglielmo, Community Relations Manager at Sharp Cor

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