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Schedule and Programming
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Student taking notes in the field.Schedule

The duration of the internship is 10 weeks. Interns will be based in NCEH/ATSDR offices where they will engage in summer-long projects; they will also participate in trips and activities that expose them to many facets of environmental health. 

Interns will be placed in offices using interest rankings after they are selected as finalists for the Program. Placements may occur individually or in pairs.

Week 1: Orientation

Day 1: First day – initial orientation, meet mentors, learn about summer projects, set-up office, and tour the Chamblee campus.

Day 2: Trip to CDC Roybal campus for badges, car stickers, and tour of Roybal campus, including a tour of the current exhibit on view at the CDC’s museum, Global Health Odyssey.

Day 3: Group orientation of CDC/ATSDR to learn history and mission of the organizations led by Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H. Director of NCEH/ATSDR. In addition, directors/representatives from offices/division will come to introduce themselves, and talk about their work.

Week 2-8:
  • Ongoing involvement in projects
  • Weekly activities (options discussed below)
Week 9: Prepare final presentation

Week 10: Presentations, Wrap-Up, Next Steps, Evaluations

  • Power Point presentations on summer experience
  • Wrap-Up lunch with interns and mentors
  • Evaluation forms, badge return, etc.
  • Final paper

 

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Programming

  • Shadowing of senior officials/scientists in NCEH/ATSDR.
  • Informal "Brown-Bag" lunches with CDC staff.
  • Field Trips. For example to state/local health departments. Typically field trips will be combined with a relevant speaker. 
  • Formal lunch presentations/lectures from people outside CDC involved in environmental health and fields that intersect environmental health such as transportation and urban planning.
  • Interns would also have the opportunity to attend open CDC lectures/presentations.
  • Possibility of travel to local meetings/conferences on environmental health topics.
  • Organization of social activities (Braves game, bowling, etc.).

 

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This page last updated on February 28, 2008