The U.S. Public Health Service COSTEP Program
IHS employs 20-30 Environmental Health interns each year through the US Public Health Service Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training Extern Program (JrCOSTEP). Assignments are available throughout the year, but most are filled in the summer. COSTEP's are assigned to a preceptor at a field location and do Environmental Health work typical of an IHSSanitarian. COSTEP's areCommissioned Officers for the summer and earn approximately $2000.00 a month as an Ensign in the PHS.For information about the COSTEP program and how to apply, please visit the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps COSTEP site (http://www.usphs.gov/student) for application packets, pay, benefits and entry requirements.
For information specifically about opportunities in Environmental Health and Injury Prevention, please contact Kelly Taylor at (301) 443-1593 or by e-mail at Kelly.Taylor@ihs.gov.
Check out what the COSTEPS from the summer of 2012 had to say about their experiences.
The COSTEP Experience:
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008
COSTEPs and Externs from 2012
- Trey Tahsuda / East Central University, Oklahoma [PDF - 118K]
- McKenzie Dockery / Illinois State University, Illinois [PDF - 187K]
- Robert Sprinkle / Missouri Southern State University, Missouri [PDF - 65K]
- Angela Brown / Illinois State University, Illinois [PDF - 279K]
- Talina Wood / East Central University, Oklahoma [PDF - 131K]
- Emily Patton / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 683K]
- Matthew Reid / Baylor University, Texas [PDF - 132K]
- Courtney Hudson / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 277K]
- Mary Schneider / Illinois State University [PDF - 280K]
- Perry Fotopoulos / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 448K]
- George F. Carroll / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky [PDF - 387K]
- Stephanie Bridges / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 668K]
- Shakila Balkhi / Missouri Southern State University, Missouri [PDF - 310K]
- Tyler White / Saint Louis University, Missouri [PDF - 324K]
- Ryan Jacobsen / South Dakota State University, South Dakota [PDF - 316K]
- Lauren Butner / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 372K]
COSTEPs and Externs from 2011
- Wes Fowler / East Central University, Oklahoma
- Danielle Black / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky
- Deanna Chavez / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Amanda McQueen / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Kathryn Fromuth / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Christopher Quinn-Vawter / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Ian Saxton / Missouri Southern, Missouri
- Zachary Hanley / Illinois State, Illinois
- Lailani Rockholt / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Elle Stark / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Marissa Ure / Ohio University, Ohio (This was Marissa's second COSTEP assignment!)
- Justin Milton / East Central University, Oklahoma
- Justin Bell / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Mikayla Deardorff / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Maika Lee / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Lauren Butner / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Sarah Chandler / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky
- Richard Greene / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Ariell Lawerence / University of Georgia, Georgia
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COSTEPs and Externs from 2010
- Kendra Vieira / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky
- Adam Cannon / University of Georgia, Georgia
- Kenith Franks / Fort Lewis College, Colorado
- Marissa Ure / Ohio University, Ohio
- Adam McCrary / Illinois State University, Illinois
- Brandon Davis / East Carolina Univeristy, North Carolina
- Jennifer Bannister / East Tennessee State University, Tennessee
- Ryan Autenrieth / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Stephanie James / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Amy Kennedy / Colorado State University, Colorado
- Chelsey Slone / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky
- Heather Foster / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Matthew Haak / University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- CJ El-Bakoush / University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma
- Jessica Buttler / Bowling Green University, Kentucky
- Katie Tompkins / East Central University, Oklahoma
- TJ Archer / East Central University, Oklahoma
- Christopher Caler / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Jessica Phillips / Western Carolina University, North Carolina
- Rachel Jordan / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky
- Samantha Kinney / East Carolina University, North Carolina
- Thomas Mosakowski / University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts
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COSTEPs from 2009
- Zak Orsborne / Ohio University
- Lacie Thomas / East Carolina University
- Bill Wiseman / Western Carolina University
- Leslie Roberson / East Tennessee State University
- Mistin Ray / East Central University
- Tristian Strait / Missouri Southern State University-Joplin, MO
- Billy Porter / East Central University
- Mike Carey / San Diego State University
- Jayme Schenk / University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
- Ashley Brown / Eastern Kentucky University
- Madeline M. Anna / Colorado State University
- Paul Eaton / East Central University
- Clara Acuña / Boise State University
- Dana Schultz / Illinois State University
- Scott Daly / Illinois State University
- Jennifer Newman / California State University, Northridge
- Valeria Moore / East Carolina University
- Heather Reynolds / East Tennessee State University
- Nicole Trautman / Bowling Green State Universit
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COSTEPs from 2008
- Beau Masse / New Mexico State University
- Brandon Parker / East Central University, Oklahoma
- Debra Cravens / Eastern Kentucky University
- Elizabeth Cookson / East Central University
- Eric Glassford / Eastern Kentucky University
- Isidro Herrera / New Mexico State University
- Jeanette Duque / California State University, Fresno
- John Hansen / Boise State University
- Katrina Burbage / East Carolina University - Greenville, NC
- Kirstin Janssen / Salisbury University
- Kristen Degenhard / Ohio University
- Michael Griffis / Western Carolina University
- Natasha Wells / Colorado State University
- Simon Roberts / East Tennessee State University
- Lisa Nakagawa / San Diego State University
- Kristina Maurer / Eastern Kentucky University
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