Key points
- Learn about short-term opportunities for students earning a master's degree.
- Gain knowledge and unique experiences in one of many public health topic areas.
Who can participate
| Program | Description |
|---|---|
| *Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) DNPAO Nutrition and Physical Activity Traineeship | Offers a competency-based, experiential education opportunity for students in the field of nutrition and physical activity who are interested in public health nutrition or physical activity as a career.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| CDC Summer Graduate Environmental Health (GEH) Internship | Projects where students utilize skills acquired through graduate studies and personal experiences, and activities that expose them to many facets of environmental health.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| Emory Rollins Earn and Learn (REAL) Program | Work study practicum to gain real-world public health experience (e.g., federal, state, county, and other government agencies, as well as Emory-affiliated programs, for-profit, and nonprofit organizations throughout Atlanta).
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| *Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program (HNIP) | Provides direct experience matched to majors and career goals in a diverse array of careers in the federal sector.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| James A Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship | Opportunities for students interested in participating in infectious diseases and health disparities research. Ferguson Fellows are encouraged to submit their research to national meetings and for publication. Provides direct experience matched to majors and career goals in a diverse array of careers in the federal sector.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| *Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP) | An opportunity for students to work in the same federal programs as active duty Commissioned Corps officers while completing a health-related education.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| Laboratory Sciences | Fellows are assigned to laboratories in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) where they will be part of a multidisciplinary team and will work with state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation on topics relevant to public health.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| Morehouse School of Medicine/ MPH Applied Practice Experience | The goal of the APE is for students to synthesize and integrate public health theory and skills acquired from coursework and other learning experiences and to demonstrate competency attainment through community engagement and fieldwork placements. Summer internship students interested in public health. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (ESB) in DGHT/CGH is seeking opportunities to expose students to the Global HIV Programs. The students will also gain opportunities to become familiar with the CDC workplace and observe the principles of public health in practice on a daily basis.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| *National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP) | Interns are assigned to state, tribal, and local health departments to gain a firsthand perspective on day-to-day responsibilities of environmental health professionals and make invaluable connections with those working in the field.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| ORISE CDC Research Opportunities | Education experience to create expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship (PHEM) | Fellows gain an understanding of the structure of a public health emergency management program and an understanding of how to manage and operate a public health Emergency Operations Center during steady state and in a response.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| *Senior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (SRCOSTEP) | Those selected for the program will become Commissioned officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) and receive full pay and benefits of an active duty officer. In return for financial assistance, SRCOSTEP participants agree to work for the USPHS sponsoring agency as a Commissioned Corps officer immediately after graduation. The service obligation is equal to twice the time sponsored.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| Student Worksite Experience Program (SWEP) | A volunteer program offering opportunities to gain practical experience by engaging in projects and tasks that contribute to professional development. Student volunteers are an important part of recruiting and developing skilled workers, and preparing the workforce of the future.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
| Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) | Interns gain environmental health experience and an understanding of environmental health work at the state, local, federal, and tribal levels.
Open To Length/Salary Application Period |
*Denotes fellowships is offered in partnership with CDC