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Last Reviewed: Nov. 30,
2010
Last Modified: Nov. 30, 2010
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Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD) |
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Training Opportunities
The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (OMHD) supports training opportunities for
qualified students at all levels of their education in order to
increase the capacity of the organizations in which these students will
work in the future. Whether you are looking for a summer internship or a
year-long fellowship, you can gain valuable public health experience in
one of the following programs.
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for a listing of CDC Training Opportunities.
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OMHD Sponsored Training Opportunities
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Dr.
James A Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
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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Project IMHOTEP: Summer Research Internship Program
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. |
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Kennedy Kreiger Institute (KKI) Research
Initiatives for Student Enhancement (RISE)
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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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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HSHPS
/ NIOSH Internship Program
The HSHPS/NIOSH Internship Program is a 9-week paid traineeship that
places students and recent graduates at one of the
three locations in the
United States (Cincinnati, OH, Pittsburgh,
PA, and Morgantown, WV). The program provides each trainee with an
increased understanding of public health and NIOSH as the federal agency
responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the
prevention of work-related injury and illness. Also, each trainee is
matched, according to the area of interest outlined in his/her
application, with a mentor who is an experienced scientist/researcher at
NIOSH. In addition, the trainee will assist his/her mentor with various
aspects of a current specific project (to be determined upon acceptance
into program). |
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HSHPS
/ NIOSH Fellowship Program
The HSHPS/NIOSH Fellowship Program is a 6-month paid traineeship that
places students and recent graduates at one of the
three locations in the
United States ( Cincinnati, OH, Pittsburgh,
PA, and Morgantown, WV). The program provides each trainee with an
increased understanding of public health and NIOSH as the federal agency
responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the
prevention of work-related injury and illness and is intended for
individuals who are able to commit to a 6-month placement and are
interested in pursuing a full-time position at NIOSH or one of the other
agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services. Also, each
trainee is matched, according to the area of interest outlined in
his/her application, with a mentor who is an experienced
scientist/researcher at NIOSH. In addition, the trainee will assist
his/her mentor with various aspects of a current specific project (to be
determined upon acceptance into program). |
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HSHPS U.S.-Mexico Border Student Internship Program
This is an 8 to10-week traineeship that places students at one of the
HSHPS member institutions in the border region. The program provides
each trainee with an increased understanding of public health along the
U.S.-Mexico border through practical experiences. Also, each trainee is
matched, according to the area of interest outlined in his or her
application, with a mentor who specializes in border health. In
addition, the trainee will be exposed to a variety of different projects
being conducted along the U.S.-Mexico border. The FY 2007 border program
was expanded to include three components: The 4+4 Border Health Program, FRONTERA: Focusing Research on the Border Area, & Hispanic Health
Professional Training for HIV/AIDS and Related Infections. |
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Other Training
Opportunities
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HHS Emerging Leaders
Program
The Emerging Leaders Program will allow participants to explore diverse
career fields, involving their educational backgrounds, within the
Department of Health Human Services while providing them with the skills
and experience needed for a career with the Federal Government. During the
Program participants will have unique professional opportunities,
including close interaction with the various agency executives of the
Department of Health and Human Services, as well as with public, private,
non-profit, and advocacy organizations.
Recruitment Calendar. |
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Public Health
Prevention Service (PHPS)
The Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) in the Epidemiology Program
Office announces the request for applications (RFA) for two-year field
assignments for the PHPS class of Prevention Specialists. The first
year is spent at CDC in one to two CIO assignments. In the second and
third year Prevention Specialists are assigned to a single two-year
field assignment at a public health agency. A competitive application
process matches eligible public health agencies with Prevention
Specialists based upon program needs and Specialists' interest and
geographic preferences. |
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM) / CDC Coordinating Center for
Infectious Diseases (CCID) Program in Infectious Disease and Public
Health Microbiology
The goal of the ASM / CCID program is to support
the development of new approaches, methodologies and knowledge in
infectious disease prevention and control in areas within the public
health mission of the CDC. |
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Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) / CDC, Prevention Research Center
(PRC) Minority Health Fellowship Program
In collaboration with the Association of Schools of Public Health, CDC
selects doctoral-level students of ethnic or racial minority origin for two
years of training and guided research at a Prevention Research Center. The
fellowship provides training in prevention research and community-based
participatory research. The fellows have academic researchers and community
participants as mentors for conducting research with communities distinct by
race or ethnicity, age, income, or other socioeconomic factors. This fellowship
affords a two-year opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience in
prevention research. Fellows participate in projects under the direction of
leading experts in public health and prevention research. Fellows work on
current PRC projects and are
encouraged to propose their own projects related to PRC activities.
More on the ASPH / CDC / PRC Minority Fellowship. |
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Director of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) Internship Program
DHPE seeks to strengthen the academic and professional development of
minority students by creating partnerships between minority-serving
institutions and the public health community to create a highly
qualified, diverse workforce; recruit and retain minorities in public
health education; provide public health leadership, services and
better health outcomes for all communities. It is supported by CDC’s
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) and Division of Adult and Community Health
(DACH). |
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The Junior Commissioned
Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP)
JRCOSTEP allows students to gain valuable professional experience with the Public
Health Service (PHS)
early in their education. They serve in assignments throughout the country
during their official school breaks for periods from 31 to 120 days. |
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National Institutes of
Health (NIH) Research and Training Opportunities,
Student
Programs
NIH has internships, awards, and other programs for students from high
school through graduate school in a variety of health fields. . |
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Minority Access to
Research Careers (MARC) Program
Administered by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the MARC
Program increases the number of minority students in biomedical research
by
providing special research and training opportunities. |
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Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS)
Program
The MBRS Program provides biomedical research opportunities for faculty at
predominantly undergraduate and minority institutions in order to develop
biomedical scientists who are also ethnic minorities, and who will contribute to
the evolving base of knowledge in the health sciences.
For more information.
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American Indian Science and
Engineering Society (AISES) Internship Program
The AISES Internship Program is a 10-week summer program that provides qualified
AISES students with internship opportunities to explore potential federal
service careers with select agencies. |
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The Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program (HNIP)
As the largest Hispanic internship program in the nation, HACU/HNIP has
placed over 7,600 college students in rewarding and challenging
internships matching their majors and career goals. It provides a vital
opportunity to address the historic under-representation of
Hispanics/Latinos in the Federal government and many career fields. |
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Mike Mansfield Fellowship
Program
The two-year Fellowships enable U.S. federal government employees to
develop an in-depth understanding of Japan, learn how the Japanese government
works, and establish relationships with their counterparts in the government of
Japan as well as in the business, professional and academic communities. |
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Kaiser
Foundation, Barbara Jordan Health
Policy Scholars Program
The Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
brings talented African American, Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, and
Asian/Pacific Islander college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C.,
during which time the Scholars are placed in Congressional offices in order to
learn first-hand how health policy is developed and implemented. |
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ASM Microbiology
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)
The goal of the Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (MURF)
program is to increase the number of underrepresented undergraduate
students who wish to, and have demonstrated the ability to pursue
graduate careers (Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D.) in microbiology. |
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Caldwell
Fellows Program
The goal of the Caldwell
Fellows Program (formerly named North Carolina State Fellows Program) is to accelerate the
personal development of exceptional students who exhibit leadership
potential by exposing them to a variety of individuals and experiences
that they would not ordinarily encounter until after graduation. |
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Cross Cultural Health Care Program of Seattle (CCHCP) Training Programs
Each year CCHCP provides trainings in linguistic and cultural competency
in numerous health and social service settings around the country.
Training targets three
crucial arenas of a health care system: the
staff who provide care, the administrators who coordinate the delivery of
care, and the policy-makers who regulate the form and manner of its
delivery. |
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