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Sub-navigation Navigation links - Current: Sub-navigation - [ Applying for training ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/applying-training) - [ As a student at HUS ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/student-hus) - [ Centralized application service for internship and practical training in medicine ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/centralized-application-service-internship-and-practical-training) - [ Practical training environments by student group ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/practical-training-environments-student-group) - [ Organizing education at a university hospital ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/organizing-education-university-hospital) - [ Postgraduate training in general practice ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/postgraduate-training-general-practice) - [ Applying for training ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/applying-training) - [ As a student at HUS ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/student-hus) - [ Centralized application service for internship and practical training in medicine ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/centralized-application-service-internship-and-practical-training) - [ Practical training environments by student group ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/practical-training-environments-student-group) - [ Organizing education at a university hospital ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/organizing-education-university-hospital) - [ Postgraduate training in general practice ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/postgraduate-training-general-practice) # As a student at HUS Here you will find information you need when you have been granted a traineeship at HUS. ## Student checklist before starting training Once you have been granted a trainee placement at HUS, we will send you a welcome letter or email or call you with more detailed information about your traineeship and important instructions, including the required vaccinations that need to be taken care of before starting the training. ### Guidelines for communicable diseases --- Review the guidelines for required vaccinations, and complete the self-assessment form for the communicable diseases questionnaire. [ Communicable disease survey for student coming to HUS for a traineeship(pdf 237.53 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2025-11/chief-medical-officers-instruction-2-2018-annex-4b-self-assessment-form.pdf) [ HUS Guidelines for educational institutions on the application of the Communicable Diseases Act(pdf 220.52 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2025-11/chief-medical-officer-s-instruction-2-2018-annex-4b.pdf) ### Student and ID card --- Our trainees must have a photo ID issued by the school with the school logo. The ID card must contain: - the student’s first and last name (their calling name in large font) - photograph (color photograph of a type used in passports) - work task (e.g. nursing student) - name and logo of their educational institution - card expiration date (can be a semester sticker). More detailed instructions on the trainee ID card can be found in the appendix. [ Ohje oppilaitoksen henkilökorteista opiskelijoille.pdf(pdf 79.67 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2022-06/Ohje%20oppilaitoksen%20henkil%C3%B6korteista%20opiskelijoille_3.pdf) ### Pregnant student --- Review the guidelines for pregnant students in practical training. [ HUSin ohje koskien raskaana olevaa opiskelijaa harjoittelussa(pdf 91.69 KB)  (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.hus.fi/sites/default/files/2022-02/HUSin%20ohje%20koskien%20raskaana%20olevaa%20opiskelijaa%20harjoittelussa.pdf) ## Starting as a trainee ### Info event or welcoming a student --- Before you start in your training osition, you will be informed where to arrive on the first day of the traineeship. In different hospitals at HUS, an info event is arranged on Mondays for new students that are starting in their training, where the student is welcomed in the traineeship and provided an orientation to HUS. The student is then escorted to their training placement unit. The student can also be welcomed directly in their trainee placement unit as agreed where the student will be provided orientation on the matters mentioned above. On your first day as a trainee, be prepared to present your **pre-filled** [communicable disease questionnaire (self-assessment form)](https://www.hus.fi/tutkimus-ja-opetus/opetus/opetus/ohjeita-opiskelijoille-ja-oppilaitoksille#tartuntatautiohjeet) in your traineeship placement unit. ### Arrival at HUS --- [HUS hospitals and offices](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units "Hospitals and other units") ### Student parking --- A student in practical training cannot purchase a parking permit for HUS staff which entitles to park in the Jorvi, Meilahti, Peijas and Surgical Hospital campuses. In the Lohja and Hyvinkää hospitals, there is a tablet computer for students to use and acquire a permit for free parking for 1, 7 or 30 days at a time. More information is available from the unit’s student officers or instructors. ### Privacy and confidentiality --- Students undergoing training are bound by a duty of confidentiality that applies to health care and social welfare staff. Students must sign a confidentiality agreement on their first working day or electronically as agreed before the training begins. ## During training ### You will be assigned an instructor --- Each student is assigned an instructor for the duration of the training. ### Acquiring skills --- At the beginning of the training, you will review the competency goals for the training period that will guide the progress of the practical training. ### Infection control guidelines --- Read about [infection control guidelines](/ammattilaiselle/ammattilaisten-palvelut-ja-ohjeet/infektiot/infektioidentorjuntaohjeet "Infektioidentorjuntaohjeet") ### Student meals --- Some of the restaurants at HUS offer higher education students the possibility to purchase meals subsidized by Kela. The student must provide proof of eligibility for the meal allowance. The students from secondary education institutions receive meal support from their school, so they are not eligible for Kela-subsidized meals. ## End of practical training periods Through feedback received from the study guidance quality survey, we are developing our clinical learning environments and student guidance. The quality survey responses will be used in the national peer reviews between hospitals. In addition, survey responses can be used for research that has received the necessary research permits. ### Feedback questionnaire for practical training in health care --- [Please complete the feedback questionnaire ](https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.webropolsurveys.com%2FS%2F2D6D207236F2FAED&data=05%7C02%7Cvarja.siirtola%40hus.fi%7C84db41e9dc0f4afd81e908dd3476976e%7Ce307563d5fcd4e12a5549927f388b1cf%7C0%7C0%7C638724406130357284%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XGgkW3FfTaJdRMzg6iJCSu4g6t01%2Fy%2BwgNRB5A5Nb3k%3D&reserved=0)during your last week of training. ### Feedback questionnaire for medical fields --- Give feedback on the guidance you have received and help us further develop our guidance activities! A medical and dental student, or specializing physician, please complete a feedback questionnaire at the end of or during your training period. [Click here to access the feedback questionnaire](https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/7AEF8DCFC8CB1D0F) ### Feedback questionnaire for other university students --- [Please complete the feedback questionnaire ](https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/153C02FFF5B86052)when your training is ending. ## [ Student thesis, projects, and research (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.hus.fi/tutkimus-ja-opetus/tutkijan-ohjeet/tutkimuslupa-opinnaytetyon-tutkimuslupa-ja-tietolupa#tutkimuslupa-ja-opinnäytetyön-tutkimuslupa-46902) Did you know that it is possible for you to do your thesis at HUS and continue on a research career path? Guidelines for thesis work  ## [ Will you join us as a new HUS employee? ](/en/about-us/career-hus) Do you want to work at HUS alongside your studies? Do you want to work with us after your studies? Are you interested in different career paths at HUS? Explore our open positions and career stories  ## Further information on this topic ### [ Applying for training ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/applying-training) Interested in internship at HUS? Do you want to acquire competence and become a professional by learning with the best? Apply to HUS! ### [ Practical training environments by student group ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/practical-training-environments-student-group) In our various locations, we have students from social welfare and health care schools and from medical, dental, psychology, logopedics, and translational… ### [ Organizing education at a university hospital ](/en/research-and-education/teaching/organizing-education-university-hospital) We are a teaching hospital and together with the University of Helsinki, we form the most highly specialized cluster of medical and health sciences… Updated: 09.01.2026 Print this page