Event Host: ASC Career Success
The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS exists to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients. We are the voice for all blood cancer patients and we work to ensure access to treatments for all blood cancer patients. The Patient & Community Outreach Department is committed to providing up-to-date reliable information, support resources, financial assistance and programs to blood cancer patients and their families. During this semester, you will be immersed into the world of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, as well as our Patient Access Department. This internship will provide you with opportunities to build relationships in the community, speak and connect with healthcare professionals and patients, as well as learn invaluable organization and self-determination skills. Your main responsibilities this semester will be:
- Develop and execute an outreach plan to increase Leukemia & Lymphoma Society patient referrals within 90 days of diagnosis in the local community.
- Connect with patients and their families that have utilized our services and provide them with local opportunities to get involved.
- Help plan and execute patient education programs in the community.
- Assist in the development and presentation of informational sessions to hospital staff, community agencies, and professional organizations concerning The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society programs and information.
- Create, develop and execute a marketing and communications plan to increase participation in our education programs and support groups.
- Attend, as possible, different LLS events and meetings.
Please register for this event on Handshake:
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Please note that if you require any accommodations such as live captioning or interpretation to fully participate in this event, please contact asccareer@osu.edu. Requests made two weeks before the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
This event is open to all Arts and Sciences Students and will be most beneficial to students in the following Career Communities:
Career Communities help you discover new career paths, inform you of community-specific networking events, and exciting ways to become career ready! Join as many as you’d like. Log into Handshake, select “Career Interests” from your account drop-down menu, and identify the Career Communities that interest you!
This program contributes to the development of these Career Readiness Competencies:
- Oral and Written Communications
- Digital Technology
- Career Management