Music Therapy Practicum Application

Application process

Our department’s educational opportunities work to support the overall VUMC mission statement on diversity and inclusion:

We will reflect the diversity of the populations we serve in our teams, programs and communications and be inclusive in our processes and decisions.

Learn more about our team’s approach to supporting an inclusive environment for education, work and care.

Students are required to have completed at least two practicums prior to applying for practicum at VUMC; however, students are highly encouraged to complete three practicums prior to applying.

Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt partners with Vanderbilt University Hospital to provide practicum opportunities. Student clinical rotations vary based on supervisor and student schedules and needs. Supervisors cannot guarantee a specific clinical rotation prior to acceptance. Practicum students may have opportunities to observe at both Monroe Carell and Vanderbilt University Hospital during their placement.

A complete music therapy practicum must include the following:

Completed application (download below)
Current copy of academic transcripts (may be unofficial copies)
Resume
School guidelines/requirements for student education experience (hours per week, number of weeks, projects, journals, papers, etc.)

Students accepted into the practicum must be enrolled in a college or university at the time of the proposed practicum, but not necessarily at the time of application.

Submit via email to our music therapists. Please send these materials with a delivery and a read receipt to confirm delivery.

Application due dates

We are now accepting applications for Fall 2024 Practicum. The application deadline is May 1. We will notify applicants by May 8 regarding acceptance decisions.

Summer practicum opportunities are not currently available.

Application Form

Download the application form.

Vaccination requirements

Influenza vaccination
Negative TB skin test within the past three months. If there is a history of a positive TB skin test, provide a chest X-ray taken within the past year.
If born on or after January 1, 1957, two live measles (rubella) vaccines given no less than one month apart, after the first birthday; or a measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine since 1989; or laboratory evidence of immunity to rubella or physician-diagnosed rubella infection.
Varicella (chicken pox) titer drawn from a reputable laboratory or evidence of receiving the vaccine. Evidence of having the disease is not sufficient.
Completed series of three Hepatitis-B vaccine, or informed refusal of the vaccine.
Laboratory evidence of immunity to rubella (German measles) within the last five years. This titer is not necessary if you have received the MMR or Rubella vaccine since 1989.
Tetanus/diphtheria booster if 10 years have elapsed since last booster (recommended).
COVID-19 vaccination