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Last Reviewed: Feb. 4,
2008
Last Modified:
Feb. 4, 2008
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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.
Click here
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).
For more information. |
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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
/ Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC) Latino Diabetes Initiative Program
This is an 8-week paid traineeship that places students and recent
graduates at the JDC in Boston, MA and is intended for individuals who
are interested in clinical care. This unique program not only
integrates outstanding diabetes patient care and education in a
bilingual/bicultural multi-disciplinary approach, but also integrates
community outreach and clinical research to provide each trainee with an
increased understanding of culturally multi-disciplinary appropriate
diabetes care and education for the Latino population. |
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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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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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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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Public
Health Sciences Institute (PHSI)
The PHSI academic year internship
program is a two-year program offering comprehensive academic and research
experience in various fields of the public health sciences to selected
students from the Atlanta University Center. Participants must successfully complete four public health courses offered by PHSI during
their two-year program. |
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PHSI Graduate Fellows, Associates, & Post-Doctoral
Fellowships
Under these training opportunities, doctoral and masters-level graduate
students assist with instruction of PHSI courses, design surveys,
complete data entry and conduct small analyses for PHSI projects.
Students are engaged in public health research with CDC scientists, and
other academic institutions, including the Institute for Faith-Health
Leadership at the Interdenominational Theological Center. |
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The Public Health Summer Fellows
(PHSF)
Program
The PHSF is an eight-week summer program designed to
provide practical experience in public health to minority undergraduate
juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. This experience will introduce
students to public health skills and practices that stimulate interest in
public health and increase the representation in the public health
workforce of minority professionals. This program represents the combined
efforts of the Association for Minority Health Professions Schools
(AMHPS), the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Emory University's Rollins
School of Public Health, and the CDC. |
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Regional Research Center for Minority Health (RRCMH)
The RRCMH was established to develop and direct an interdisciplinary
program that promotes public health research on the health status of
racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States.
Participants conduct and participate in research with professionals
already in the field, and enhance their development into professional
public health researchers. This program is funded through the
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS) in
collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). RRCMH is targeted to Atlanta-area participants. Please
contact eamensah@msm.edu for more information. |
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The Starlab
Summer Science Program
The Starlab Summer Science Program is a six-week program designed to encourage
under-represented minorities to consider pursuing careers in the public
health sciences. The program is
conducted in collaboration with the National Organization for the
Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBBChE), the
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools (AMHPS), and scientists from CDC. During the program,
middle and high school students are
exposed to laboratory demonstrations as well as hands-on laboratory experiments
on selected topics in chemistry, biology, medical technology, and
engineering. In addition, students are able to interact with
minority scientists from local colleges, agencies, and laboratories. |
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Other Training
Opportunities
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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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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
American Medical Colleges (AAMC) / CDC Medical Student Training Program (Note:
program currently
Not Active)
This Medical Student Training Program
provides an opportunity for selected medical students
to work on-site at the CDC/ATSDR,
participating actively in the work of CDC. Students
will have an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills in the areas of
public health and prevention, and interact with role
models in public health at a formative stage in the career decision process.
The program is sponsored by the ESA (Extramural Services Activities) and
the Office of Workforce Policy and Planning, Academic Programs, Public Health
Practice Program Office, through the CDC/ATSDR cooperative agreement with the
AAMC. |
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Association of Schools of Public Health / CDC, Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Program
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 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. |
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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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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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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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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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The Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Internship Program (HNIP)
With more than 3,800 participants over the last ten years, HACU is the
largest Hispanic internship program in the nation. |
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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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The Kellogg Fellowship for
Emerging Leaders in Public Health (ELPH)
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kenan-Flagler Business School
and the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill have jointly created a nine-month fellowship program, Managing Turbulent
Times, which is designed to equip a cadre of talented minority public health
practitioners with the requisite skills to manage public health organizations
more effectively in these times of economic uncertainty and global insecurity.
Through on site and distance learning strategies, fellows will develop skills in
strategic and situational analysis, civic entrepreneurship, financial
management, crisis communications, diversity and management, and more.
This fellowship program is open to emerging public health leaders from the
Latino, African American, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native communities. |
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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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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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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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National Institutes of
Health (NIH) Research and Training Opportunities and
Research Training Opportunities for Minorities
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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North Carolina State / 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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Prevention Research Centers
(PRC) / CDC Minority Fellowship
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. |
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Public Health
Prevention Service
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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