Apply for Student Programs

The Department offers comprehensive Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) and Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) positions.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please read the ENTIRE vacancy announcement to ensure that you comply with the application procedures.  Your application will be regarded as incomplete if the Rockville Human Resources Center (RHRC) does not receive a complete application.

Your name will be placed on a list of qualified applicants, or a register, for vacant positions as they occur through the vacancy closing period.  Those applicants meeting basic qualifications at each grade level will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview when vacancies occur.  If you wish to remain on the register for more than six months, you must submit an updated resume and transcript at that time.  Please note that you must submit a separate application for each position in which you wish to be considered.

Step 1

• Register at HHS Intern Careers (https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/hhs-elp.exe)
  • New users need to register to the database.
  • Returning users enter your log in information.

• Upon logging in, refer to vacancy:  OS-STU-2008-0010

Step 2

• Answer vacancy specific questions at HHS Intern Careers

(In HHS Careers, you will answer vacancy specific questions necessary to evaluate your qualifications for the specific job to which you are applying.  When completed, the information you provided at USAJOBS and the answers to the HHS Careers questions will become your application.  You may edit your answers by 11:59 PM EST of the announcement closing date.)

• Administration on Aging (AoA)
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of the Secretary (OS)
• Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
• Program Support Center (PSC)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

If you are interested in applying for student programs, each Operating Division offers opportunities with their in-house programs.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Public Health Training Opportunities

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Pharmacy Student Experiential Program

Center for Veterinary Medicine
Student Summer Intern Program
Policy Internship

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
General Student Programs (Quick hire link)
Scholars Program

Indian Health Service (IHS)
Pharmacy Program - Career Opportunities, Including Students and Interns
Division of Oral Health - Externship Program

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
General Student Programs

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Research Training and Career Development Programs

U.S Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Commissioned Corps Officer Student Training and Extern Program (COSTEP)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
Special Hiring Programs