Category: Practicums/Internships
Tanzania Field Program
NOTE – This course will be held in summer 2017 in Zambia, as SPH GH775 for 4 credits. It is accepting applications until March 13, 2017.
**Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2016**
Admission will occur on a rolling basis, so please apply early.
GH707 – FIELD PRACTICUM IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN EAST AFRICA
This 6-week course in Tanzania provides students with an international, community-based field practicum experience as they evaluate a public health project of government or an NGO. The course is divided into four parts. The first part is split between classroom and field sessions and is designed to orient students to East African culture, the public health environment, conducting qualitative research, and working in teams. During the second part of the course students will be in the classroom focusing on becoming topic experts, designing and pre-testing their study instruments. The third part consists of data collection in the field. In the final part of the course, students return to the classroom for practical exercises in data analysis using R and spend the remaining time preparing their team final reports, a combined group report and stakeholder and community presentations.
In addition to gaining valuable experience conducting field research, this course provide students the unique opportunity to live in a rural East African community where they will work alongside and interact with community residents and immerse themselves in the public health efforts in the community. Previous version of this course, have collected baseline information on water and sanitation practices, community health indicators and worked with local organizations to evaluate the success of health interventions. The course fulfills the MPH practicum requirement.
Course Dates: May 18-June 29, 2016
Date Details:
Depart (Boston): Monday, May 16
Arrive in Dar-es-Salaam: Tuesday, May 17
Course Start Date: Wednesday, May 18
Depart from Dar-es-Salaam: Wednesday, June 29
Required Orientation Dates (please prioritize attending):
April 8, 4 – 6pm: Living &Working – What to expect, What to pack, and What to Leave Home
April 15, 4 – 6pm: Karibu Pommerni – Village of Pommern & introduction to Kiswahili
April 22, 8am-10am: field activities orientation; pre-assignment briefing
April 29, 4 – 6pm: Tanzanian history & culture: colonialism, socialism; rural village etiquette for westerners
Information Session was held Friday, Feb 5. See the PowerPoint presentation for details: GH707 Field Practicum in Public Health in Tz.
Practicum Opportunity with Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance
Agency: Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA)
Address/Contact Info/Website:
Address: Room 1020, 85 East Newton St, Boston MA 02118
Website: http://www.bu.edu/lesotho/our-team/
Agency Description: LeBoHA was formerly established in 2007 and is a local NGO responsible for implementing Boston University activities in Lesotho. LeBoHA prides itself on being an organization that is Basotho-led and the majority of LeBoHA staff are Basotho. LeBoHA aims to strengthen management, policy, planning, and clinical capacity in the health sector of Lesotho. Our intent is to assist the country in responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis with the long-term goal of contributing to the development of a sustainable health sector that is 1) attractive to Basotho physicians and nurses and 2) improves the population’s access to good quality, relevant primary care services.
Practicum description:
Interns provide essential support for the implementation, evaluation, and continued development of this program. The intern will primarily focus on a new LeBoHA program, “Strengthening Civil Society for Better Health in Lesotho”. This program focuses on empowering communities and health workers to advance services and policies that will improve access to and quality of health care for Lesotho’s citizens. A special focus program will be on improving maternal health outcomes through increasing access to skilled attendants at childbirth.
Click here for more information.
Minimum skills required: Some international, as well as qualitative and/or quantitative research experiences preferred.
Dates of Availability: Dates are flexible beginning early May until the end of August.
To apply: Statement of interest, and (2) current CV
Application deadline: March 1, 2016
Number of students requested: 4-5 students
Logistics & Support:
An in-country team will provide airport pickup and drop off, as well as additional transportation. We provide subsidized housing for $15/night. We also strongly encourage students to apply for the Santander Universities Scholarship. The application is February 18, 2016. For more information go to:
https://www.bu.edu/ghblast/gh-practicum/santander/santander-app/.
Contact Information of Field Supervisor and/or Hiring Coordinator:
Gabrielle Newton at gnewton@bu.edu.
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Addition Note post info session:
We have 3 main roles we would like to fill. I have listed them below with a brief description of each. It is important to note that the specific activities may change depending on program updates between now and May. However, I wanted to get a sense of who is interested in each role. It is possible for us to have more than 1 intern for each role if there is a lot of interest.
- Maternal Health Root Cause Analysis
We are planning to conduct a root cause analysis of maternal health in Lesotho, specifically around why women choose to deliver at home vs. in a health facility. This intern would focus on data collection and analysis. He/she would also work with our health professional associations (nurses, physicians, midwives, etc) to analyze the results and help them develop an action plan for implementing strategies to improve maternal health within the communities. This intern would likely be based at our Leribe office and stay at our Bill Bicknell House ($15/night).
- Problem Solving for Better Health
Last November, we brought about 40 physicians, nurses, village health workers, and other health professionals together for a 3-day intensive "Problem Solving for Better Health" workshop. They were broken up in to groups to identify problems in their communities that are negatively affecting the delivery of quality health services. They each developed an "action plan" to implement to overcome the challenge. We are looking for someone who is willing to work with these health professionals to help them implement their strategies and monitor their progress. This intern would be based at our Leribe office and stay at our Bill Bicknell House ($15/night).
- Financial Management and Program Development
We are looking for an intern with an interest in financial management, leadership, and program management to help streamline our financial processes for all in-country work. This could include updating financial policies, improving the system for payments and reimbursements, improving documentation and reporting of expenses, and dissemination of financial policies to all team members. This intern would be involved in all of our in-country programs (physician training, nurse training, civil society strengthening) and would have a special focus on setting up systems for new programs that will be beginning this year. If you are interested in this role, please let me know if you have taken any financial management/budgeting classes at SPH or have any experience in financial reporting. This intern will be based at our Maseru office which is in the capital of Lesotho. Housing will likely be a bit more expensive, but we will work with you to find the best option and subsidize where possible.
Please reply to me to let me know:
- If you have a strong preference for one of the roles and if there is a role you definitely would not want to do
- Your potential start/end dates (ballpark is fine)
- If there another intern you have a preference to travel with
Please send me an email with any questions! I know the Santander application is due soon, so we would like to finalize plans this week.
Thanks,
Kristin Shaw, MPH
Program Manager
Global Health Collaborative
Boston University
Did you miss the International Public Health Nutrition Fellowship info session?
Some take home points:
- This is the inaugural year of this fellowship.
- Recruitment is for this year – you must be done with your requirements by June. They are accepting 8 placements for this year; next year they hope to recruit 24!
- They are seeking those passionate about nutrition – but you do not need to know much about nutrition – the fellowship will teach you.
They want people who are:
- Innovative, adaptable, creative and have leadership ability – who want to utilize these in with organizations to make an impact on Global Nutrition policy & programs at all levels. They want all kinds of disciplines: Epi, behavior change, managers, data/research, policy oriented.
- For the 11 months (they pay all expenses – housing, meals, transport, insurance, plus after training and you are placed, a stipend of $1,000 per month for next 11 months that you can essentially put in the bank)
FINALLY – anyone with permission to work in the US will be considered (can be on OPT for international students)
This is a gateway position to jobs with Action Against Hunger, IMC, GOAL, Concern and more, like UN Agencies & UNICEF.
SEE: http://www.iphn-fellowship.org/about-4/partners/
See website for more info: http://www.iphn-fellowship.org
Deadline to apply is FEB 15!
Summer Internship in Pharm research and Epi with Pharmerit International
Pharmerit International invites interested Doctoral students and Master's candidates to work with us this summer. Pharmerit International (pharmerit.com) is a leading global health care research consultancy with offices in Bethesda, Boston, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), York (UK), and Berlin (Germany). We conduct health economic and outcomes research and provide strategic market access services to inform local, national, and international decision makers involved in the delivery and financing of health care.
Pharmerit enjoys a "casually intense" culture centered on individual responsibility and professional development in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. Our open working environment encourages peer-learning and knowledge sharing to enhance the skills and expertise of all our team members.
Our US internship programs are temporary positions (typically less than 3 months) in our Bethesda, Maryland or Boston, MA offices. Ideally, our internships are designed for students in public health, epidemiology, health economics, pharmacy administration or related health science programs nearing decisions on their next career step.
Representative responsibilities:
- Assist senior staff with the qualitative, quantitative, and project management aspects of research projects
- Evaluate clinical, economic and/or patient-reported outcomes
- Write dossier sections, use Excel or other software to analyze data, and conduct literature reviews
With a small consulting group atmosphere, our work model is "soup-to-nuts", instead of a compartmentalized approach. Pharmerit colleagues are committed to work closely with you to help you grow in the areas of greatest interest to you.
At Pharmerit we solve meaningful puzzles. Consider joining us! Interested? Please send CV and interest letter to careersus@pharmerit.com with 2016 Intern in the subject line. Applications are due by February 22nd, 2016.
URL to the position:
http://www.pharmerit.com/en-US/JoinUs/Pages/Intern---Pharmerit,-Bethesda---US.aspx
Email BUSPH alumna Courtney Johnson, cjohnson@pharmerit.com with interest or to notify her of your application.
Global Ministries NYC Practicum Opportunity
Agency:
Global Health Unit, General Board of Global Ministries
Address/Contact Info/Website:
475 Riverside Drive, Room 1405
New York, NY 10115
http://www.umcmission.org
Agency Description/Mission Statement:
The Global Health unit’s goal is to “create abundant health in economically vulnerable communities by protecting children and disadvantaged adults from preventable causes of death and disease.” To achieve this we partner with thousands of communities and health workers through our community-based health programs, while also supporting more than 300 United Methodist hospitals and clinics throughout the world.
Practicum description/Scope of Work:
We seek graduate students able to contribute to our work in the following areas
1. Scaling up existing programs on community education, care seeking and utilization of health services.
2. Increasing coverage of health interventions to the most at risk populations with emphasis on malaria control and maternal and child health services
3. Improving the quality and scale of health care services offered through UMC hospitals and clinics in Africa.
Minimum skills required/desired:
Background in: Public Health, Medicine, Nutritional Sciences preferred, though adequate experience in Public Administration, Development, International Policy or Relations, etc. would be considered.
• Strong organizational, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to conduct literature review for best practices in global health.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Organized, with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments.
• Creative and Flexible.
Ability to work from the Global Health office in New York City.
Desired Skills:
• French or Portuguese language skills will be an advantage
• Ability and interest to work with a multi-ethnic team in a culturally appropriate manner.
Time / Dates of Availability:
Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter 2016 cycles; minimum 6 weeks – maximum 4 months
To apply: send resume with a cover letter via website.
http://www.umcmission.org/Learn-About-Us/About-Global-Ministries/Careers/Careers
Application deadline:
March 31st 2016 for spring cycle
Number of students requested:
Three
This is an unpaid position
Contact Information of Field Supervisor and/or Hiring Coordinator:
Meghan O'Sullivan at MO'Sullivan@umcmission.org
Health IT Practicum with eSociates LLC
Health IT Practicum
Company Overview
eSociates LLC (www.eSociates.org) is social enterprise firm looking to develop innovative solutions that
address society’s most pressing challenges.
Project Overview
We are currently working on a solution (Project Website: www.helpfie.com) that seeks to provide
emergency care instructions to bystanders to empower them to help before arrival of trained rescuers.
By designing an easy and convenient experience using the human voice and multimedia technology, we
seek to empower bystanders to provide quality medical emergency care before the arrival of trained
rescuers. By instilling a culture of action, we hope to increase the survival rates of medical emergencies in non-hospital settings.
We are looking to bring on a Part-time Intern (10-20hrs/wk) to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of Designers, Software Developers, Clinicians and End Users to develop a multi-media solution that improves a bystander’s performance of emergency care.
As a social impact venture, all your creativity and expertise would save someone’s life, improve their
health outcomes or relieve pain and suffering.
Key Responsibilities
- Research, curate and drive review of emergency care instructions for the lay public
- Create easy to understand lightweight step by step instructions that are easy to render in high
fidelity on a mobile phone
- Collaborate with and engage with a multi-disciplinary team of designers, developers,
clinicians, emergency medicine SMEs and end users
- Lead a crowd-sourcing campaign to create an AED registry
- Conduct user experience testing and software regression testing
- Assist with strategy and planning of the software pilot
Qualifications
- Candidate for a Master in Public Health (MPH)
- Experience in storyboarding, and product design
- Passionate about social impact and global mhealth solutions
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies is an added bonus
- A team-oriented self-starter that works well alone and with a team and is dedicated to
quality,highly creative and has a strong attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Contact Info:
Esther Ndungu
info@helpfie.com
Apply Here: http://bit.ly/1WSiBZr
ASPPH Public Health Internship Opportunity for Summer 2016 – Now Accepting Applications
The Association of Schools and Programs of public Health (ASPPH) is now accepting applications for the ASPPH Public Health Internship Program for Summer 2016. This internship program is based at ASPPH headquarters in Washington, DC. The internship will provide a unique experience where the selected student can apply their skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to public health projects of importance to ASPPH and our members. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 10.
To be eligible, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Graduate student currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program,
OR
- An undergraduate who is a rising senior or will graduate in spring 2016, with a major in an area of study that focuses on the science and practice of public health, global health, global public health, or closely related field.
- The degree program being pursued, whether graduate or undergraduate, must be offered through an ASPPH member school or program of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). To see a list of eligible schools and programs, click here.
- Students attending non-ASPPH member schools or programs are not eligible.
- For further clarification, the degree must be conferred by the ASPPH-member, CEPH-accredited school or program of public health. Related degrees not conferred by the ASPPH member institution are not eligible.
- All applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold a visa permitting permanent residence (“Green Card”) in the U.S. to be eligible for the fellowship program.
Specific skills required are listed in the program announcement. Candidates must be able to begin the internship in late-May or early-June 2016 and stay for a minimum of 10 weeks.
Applications must be submitted online via the ASPPH Training Programs Online Application System. Detailed application instructions, as well as detailed project descriptions, can be found on the ASPPH Fellowships and Internships webpage.
Summer Global Research Opportunity with Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis
Institute for Public Health 2016 Summer Programs
These eight-week programs are open to national and international students currently enrolled at the time of application and participation in the program in the following degree programs at a U.S.-based university:
- Full-time college undergraduates
- Graduate students pursuing a Master in Public Health (MPH), Social Work (MSW) or Population Health Sciences (MPHS)
- Medical students looking to gain experience in the fields of public and global health research (especially infectious diseases)
The program comes with a $4000 stipend, and application details can be found on our website.
Public Health & International Development Internship in Uganda with Uganda Village Project – Summer 2016
About Uganda Village Project
The Uganda Village Project (UVP) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization specializing in international public health, working with the people of Iganga to promote public health and sustainable development in the rural communities of Iganga, in southeast Uganda.
Summer 2016 Internship Opportunity
We are currently accepting applications for our Summer 2016 internship program. Interns spend 8-9 weeks living and working in a village in rural Iganga District, Uganda, gaining experience in public health, community education, and international development. Interns work in diverse teams composed of Ugandan and non-Ugandan team members. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities in several focus areas, including water, sanitation, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, malaria, and reproductive health.
Learn more about our internship program here: http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/get-involved/summer-internships/
Intern Qualifications
We are looking for individuals who are passionate and have experience in public health, medicine, or international development. We give extra consideration to individuals who have prior experience working in developing and low-resource settings. Ideal applicants are those who have a strong interest in development and/or global health and are looking for a cross-cultural and entrepreneurial opportunity to work in a rural setting. All interns must be at least 18 years old. Historically, interns have come from all around the world as medical students, graduate students, undergraduate students, and professionals.
Internship Program Dates
- Team Leaders:June 10, 2016 – August 15, 2016 (8.5 weeks)
- All Interns:June 13, 2016 – August 15, 2016 (8 weeks)
Internship Fundraising Requirement
Once accepted, all interns are required to fundraise $2,250 USD for UVP, in addition to a deposit of a refundable $500 USD, which is refundable upon successful completion of the program. This sum includes a donation towards UVP's programs in Uganda, pick-up and drop-off at Entebbe Airport, orientation costs, room and board, in-country transportation, food, and Uganda-based staffing costs. All interns are required to individually purchase airfare to and from Entebbe Airport in Uganda.
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications for the Summer 2016 internship is February 1, 2016 at 11:59PM PST. Application instructions can be found here: http://bit.ly/1cF6hEs
Questions?
Email us at internships@ugandavillageproject.org
Learn more about the internship: http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/get-involved/summer-internships/
Info Session: Tanzania Field Practice Program
Info session:
Friday, February 5, 2016
3:45 - 4:45pm
CT-305 (Crosstown 3rd floor)
RSVP here
This program, which was formally held in Kenya, is transitioning to Tanzania. It will run from May 15 – June 27, 2016 (in Tanzania). The program is a 6 credit course that will run for 6 weeks. The curriculum is modeled after the SFS Kenya Program, but the public health areas of focus are still being planned. In general, you may find the old information about the SFS Kenya Program, a reasonable proxy to what the field program entails, on our website.
This info session will take place following the Swahili LE491 class on Tuesday, February 2. Students who are taking Swahili to supplement their application to the Kenya program should feel free to attend.
Another info session later in the semester will be scheduled for those who cannot attend 2/2/16.
