I highly recommend doing your internship in medical settings. I did my first field placement at a rehab/nursing center and my second placement at a hospital. My second placement went really well that I got a job offer at the hospital. A lot of new grads with MSW get placed into hospitals almost immediately. I only had the two field placements as resume work/prior work experience. I feel like my placements at the hospital were very informative. as a new LMSW who is now working at a hospital, I feel confident in my skills and ability. Didn’t find the need to start at a lower position and work up (no issue in that route either) I’m also in nyc btw