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SMCS Child Life Internship Program # SMCS Child Life Internship Program **Section menu** - [SMCS Child Life Internship Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life "SMCS Child Life Internship Program") - [Program Details](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life/program-details "Program Details") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life/apply "How to Apply") - [SMCS Child Life Internship Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life "SMCS Child Life Internship Program") - [Program Details](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life/program-details "Program Details") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life/apply "How to Apply") ![child-smiling-at-doctor](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/Education/child-smiling-at-doctor.jpg?h=1414&iar=0&w=2121) The Child Life Program at Sutter Children’s Center provides services to our inpatient 40-bed pediatric unit and our 20-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Pediatric Day Unit (PDU), Pediatric Emergency Department (ED), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), outpatient radiology, and outpatient surgery. We see patients ages 0-21, hospitalized for both acute and chronic illnesses. ### About the Program Our specialty areas include hematology/oncology, neonatology, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, pulmonary and cardiology. Sutter Children’s Center is a comprehensive children’s “hospital-within-a-hospital”, offering on-site 24-hour pediatric and neonatal critical care physicians, more than 50-board certified subspecialists, a full medical transport team, and a patient and family centered care approach. Our child life team includes 15 Certified Child Life Specialists, a child life program manager, a child life assistant, three board certified Music Therapists, a credentialed school teacher, and our Canine Companion facility dog program. We are located in a new women and children’s center located on the Sutter Medical Center campus. ## Internship Application Process [Learn How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life/apply) ### Living in Sacramento  California's capital city is home to rural, suburban and urban neighborhoods, all with the mild climate California is famous for. Our dynamic downtown center is a hub for arts, music, theater, minor league sports and one of the largest urban recreational parks in the country. [Get to Know the Area](https://www.visitsacramento.com/ "Please note you are now leaving the Sutter Health website") ### Contact Us Jennifer Johnson, CCLS Child Life Internship Coordinator Sutter Children’s Center, Sacramento 2825 Capitol Avenue Sacramento, CA 95816 [jennifer.johnson2@sutterhealth.org](mailto:jennifer.johnson2@sutterhealth.org) [916-887-0990](tel:+19168870990) [Get in Touch](mailto:jennifer.johnson2@sutterhealth.org) ## Contact Us Jennifer Johnson, CCLS Child Life Internship Coordinator Sutter Children’s Center, Sacramento 2825 Capitol Avenue Sacramento, CA 95816 [jennifer.johnson2@sutterhealth.org](mailto:jennifer.johnson2@sutterhealth.org) [916-887-0990](tel:+9168870990) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MedicalOrganization","name":"Sutter Health","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/#medicalorganization","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org","logo":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/static/images/sutter-health-logo.svg","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"2200 River Plaza Drive","addressLocality":"Sacramento","addressRegion":"CA","postalCode":"95833","addressCountry":"US"},"areaServed":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"California"},"sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/SutterHealth","https://www.instagram.com/sutterhealth/","https://x.com/SutterHealth","https://www.youtube.com/sutterhealth","https://www.linkedin.com/company/sutter-health","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter_Health"]} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","name":"SMCS Child Life Internship Program at Sutter Health","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life#breadcrumblist"}} ``` ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs/smcs-child-life#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Education","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Clinical Education Programs","item":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/clinical-education-programs"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"SMCS Child Life Internship Program"}]} ```