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Supporting future nurses starts before graduation. For the past five years, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has welcomed future nurses, all registered CNAs entering their senior year of nursing school, to apply for a nurse externship. For 10 weeks each summer, 20 externs selected from a pool of applicants, spend time at the Medical Center advancing their nursing skills. These students build clinical skills, advance their critical thinking abilities, and improve time management capabilities.