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Last Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2010
Last Modified: June 28, 2010
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Highlights in Minority Health
January / February, 2010
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TIME TO APPLY FOR A
2010
INTERNSHIP! |
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Many applications are due soon, so fill yours out
today! |
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The programs below are designed to
encourage under-represented minorities to consider pursuing careers
in the public health sciences and the Federal government. We
encourage all such students to consider applying to programs for
which they are eligible. |
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Graduate & Undergraduate Students
These are just a few highlights
of available training opportunities, see a more comprehensive listing
at
http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/training.htm
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Project IMHOTEP: Summer Research Internship Program
Application Due: January
31, 2010
Project: IMHOTEP is an 11-week
PHSI internship program
designed to increase the knowledge and skills of undergraduate
(juniors, seniors, and recent graduates) students in biostatistics, epidemiology, occupational
safety and health, or the health sciences. It provides
participants with intensive research and data analysis experience with
experts at CDC and other agencies and academic institutions such as Carnegie Mellon
University. This program is a collaborative effort between the CDC and
Morehouse College.
Application. |
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Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools, Inc. (HSHPS) / CDC
Internship Program
This Nine-week paid Internship Program will provide the opportunity
for medical students to work at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and to gain knowledge about the Federal government careers
and skills related to prevention research,
surveillance, public health policy and program development. Through
this internship, students will have the opportunity to develop their
awareness and skills for future careers in public health, focused on
Hispanic health. |
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HSHPS / CDC Fellowship Program
This intensive six-month paid traineeship places students and recent
graduates at the CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia . The program
provides each fellow with an increased understanding of public health
and is intended for individuals who are able to commit to a six-month
placement and are interested in pursuing a full-time position at the
CDC or one of the other agencies under the Department of Health and
Human Services. |
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Kennedy Kreiger Institute (KKI) Research Initiatives for Student
Enhancement (RISE)
Applications Due:
Graduate &
Post-Baccalaureate:
February 26, 2010
Medical Student: March 5, 2010
RISE is a CDC-funded program designed to promote professional
development, research, education, and training for racial and ethnic
minority graduate, nursing, post-baccalaureate, and medical students
who are interested in pursuing research experiences in the field of
public health. Students will have the opportunity to engage in
mentored research experiences with faculty at Kennedy Krieger
Institute, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Bloomberg School of Public
Health, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine focusing on public health
issues related to children and their caregivers. |
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Dr.
James A Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Application Due: February 12, 2010
The Ferguson Fellowship Program is an eight-week summer program
designed to expose minority and disadvantaged medical, veterinary,
pharmacy, and other allied health, public health, and graduate students to
various research and prevention opportunities. The Ferguson Fellowship is
a program of the National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control
of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID) of CDC,
carried out in collaboration with the Association of Minority Health Professions
Schools (AMHPS). |
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The Public Health Summer Fellows
(PHSF)
Program
Application Due: February 26, 2010,
5:00pm EST
The PHSF is an eight-week summer program designed to
provide practical experience in public health to minority undergraduate
juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. This experience will introduce
students to public health skills and practices that stimulate interest in
public health and increase the representation in the public health
workforce of minority professionals.
Founded in 1987, this distinguished program represents the combined
efforts of the Association for Minority Health Professions Schools
(AMHPS), the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Emory University's Rollins
School of Public Health, and the CDC.
Overview,
Detailed Info &
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Middle & High School
Students
These are just a few highlights
of available training opportunities, see a more comprehensive
listing at
http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/training.htm
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The Starlab
Summer Science Program
Application Available:
Usually February, 2010
The Starlab Summer Science Program is a six-week program designed to encourage
under-represented minorities to consider pursuing careers in the public
health sciences. The program is
conducted in collaboration with the National Organization for the
Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBChE), the
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS), and scientists from CDC. During the program,
middle and high school students are
exposed to laboratory demonstrations as well as hands-on laboratory experiments
on selected topics in chemistry, biology, medical technology, and
engineering. In addition, students are able to interact with
minority scientists from local colleges, agencies, and laboratories. |
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All
Students
These are just a few highlights
of available training opportunities, see a more comprehensive
listing at
http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/training.htm
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Regional Research Center for Minority Health (RRCMH)
The RRCMH was established to develop and direct an interdisciplinary
program that promotes public health research on the health status of
racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.
Participants conduct and participate in research with professionals
already in the field, and enhance their development into professional
public health researchers. This program is funded through the
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS) in
collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). RRCMH is targeted to Atlanta-area participants. Please
contact eamensah@msm.edu for more information. |
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There are many
other
opportunities
available.
Please click below to
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Training
Opportunities
from CDC's Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)
This listing gives the title, a
brief summary and a link to further information on both OMHD
Sponsored and Other Training Opportunities. |
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Public Health
Training Opportunities
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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HHS Training Opportunities |
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HHS Careers
(Employment Opportunities) |
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USA Jobs
from the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) |
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OPM Job
Seekers |
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Presentation on Student Training
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