Schedule and Programming

Weekly Schedule

Interns will be based in divisions throughout the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) where they will engage in summer-long projects They will also participate in trips and activities planned by program development staff that expose them to the many facets of environmental health.

Week 1: Orientation

Orientation week includes security clearance, trainings and various introductions to the CDC and ATSDR at the Roybal and Chamblee campuses.

Week 2-9: Ongoing project involvement

Interns will work on their summer project assignments. Interns will also have the opportunity to attend open CDC lectures and presentations, attend field trips with other NCEH/ATSDR interns depending on availability and topics, participate in a one day speakers training and possibly travel to local meetings and conferences on environmental health topics.

Week 10:

• Conduct short Power Point presentations on summer work to program development and divisional staff
• Evaluation forms, badge return, etc.
  
  

Projects

Projects will be coordinated by the Program Development staff in divisions throughout NCEH/ATSDR. Interns will be assigned project supervisors by divisional staff and work throughout the summer with their supervisor to complete their summer project. Students will work on projects during the ten week program and present findings at closing graduation

Stipend:

• Interns will be provided a stipend of $750 per week.
• Travel to Atlanta will be the student’s responsibility.
• Potential housing options will be provided in advance, though interns will be expected to make their own arrangements. For potential housing options please visit the Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health internship program's housing and transportation page.