1. College of Public Health and Human Sciences
H510 Internship Seminar
Andy Chuinard, MPH
MPH Internship Coordinator
College of Public Health and Human Sciences

2. Roles and Responsibilities Internship Search Process and Forms
Agenda
Roles and Responsibilities
Internship Search Process and Forms
Requirements
Timeline and Deadlines
Q&A
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3. MPH Internship Overview
Required final, practical experience with qualified preceptor
Limited duration and project-based
Competency-based
200 hours, 6 credits, over one ten week term
Can be done domestically or abroad
Graded pass/no pass
On-site, not remote
Should be done after all coursework is completed
Although discouraged, may be in-situ
Internships may be completed at place of work, but must be different from assigned, normal work duties
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4. Roles and Responsibilities
MPH Internship Coordinator
Assist in identifying experiences in the U.S. and abroad
Act as liaison and resource person for intern and preceptor
Evaluate and submit final grade
Help resolve problems or terminate internship
Student
Seek out, interview, and secure placement; complete site requirements**
ADHERE TO DEADLINES (Friday/week 10 of term prior)
Complete all assignments on time and keep me updated
Register for H510 for the duration of the internship
Faculty Advisor
Assist in identifying experiences and/or learning objectives
Sign off on term of placement
**Contract/background, drug screening, orientation, check-you may have to pay for this. Refer to List of Questions to ask potential preceptor. Visit Career Services on campus for resume review and mock interviewing. Cannot swap terms/credits to pay for tuition. I do not place students, the securement is ultimately up to the student. Does your site require a contract or affiliation agreement?
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5. Must be on site with you for the duration
What is a preceptor?
Your site supervisor
Must be on site with you for the duration
Must have public health credentials or health related credentials
Cannot be program faculty member, advisor, or on-campus Extension faculty; you must be placed in the community with a community partner as preceptor
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6. How to find an internship
Think about your motivation
Search (for positions) and Save
Get resume and cover letter ready
Apply and follow up
Get ready to interview
Reflect, Improve and Repeat
Get it!
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7. Informational Interviews Job Shadow Volunteer Career Fairs Network!!
Where to look
Informational Interviews
Job Shadow
Volunteer
Career Fairs
Network!!
MPH Listserv
MAMTA/IE3
Faculty/program advisor
@OSUMPHIntern, MPH FB Group
I am not currently approving internships in Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico or Tennessee.
Refer to handout: aggregator websites and international placements. NETWORKING, go to events (Career Fairs are offered three times a year), go to conferences, volunteer; refer to internship resource list. Think of the three questions to ask yourself-where do you want to work, population you want to work with, skills to gain. INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS, job shadow, volunteer. Make sure , voic , FB represents you well. Cannot use your GRA for the internship. In some cases you can use your current employer but you need to work outside the scope of your current PD and work with a different preceptor. Follow up! Either because you haven’t heard back yet, or because they just met with you.
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8. International Internships
Need to have a specific project outlined prior to my approval. Refer to handout for international experiences.
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9. Turning Down Internships
Be professional in your communication
Be prompt in your response
Be honest from the beginning
Put it in writing after verbal
Connect with them on LinkedIn
Offer to work for them in the future, or refer them back to me
Be gracious
Treat your internship offer like a job offer!
Don’t burn bridges!!!! Either yours or mine! IF they liked you enough to give you an offer thi stime around, they will be open to interviewing you again. A counteroffer might be appropriate. Be up front when applying for multiple internships and let them know when your deadlines are. If you receive an offer that you want to accept, ask for 24 hours and contact the other sites. Let them know you have been offered an internship and that you would like to acccept. Do this immediately. Get back with the site that made the offer and secure. Treat it like a job offer.
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10. Additional Skills Desired
Advanced Excel, Database, Powerpoint
Soliciting input from community and organization stakeholders
Focus group facilitation/coding data
Delivering health communication messages
EPIC and Meditech
Grant writing
Public speaking
Social marketing campaigns/social media
GIS
Language (Spanish, Hmong, Arabic)
Evaluation
Program planning
Put these on your resume!!! Excel-including organizing and pulling reports. We heard these and continue to hear these every term from our preceptors. Did you know OSU offers a certificate in GIS?
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11. Internship Timeline
Address who are appropriate preceptors (not faculty, not GRAship, must have credentials or ph experience), also a co-preceptor may be appropriate—make sure to talk about the Questions to Ask a Potential Preceptor!!!! And talk about tasks that are not appropriate on the bottom of the form. Ask about orientations, background checks $$, contract needed-turnaround time is 10 weeks
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12. Internship Forms Internship Meeting form
Application and Learning Contract
Faculty Advisor Approval Form
Preceptor Signature Form
Internship Coordinator Signature Form
Request for To-Be-Arranged Course Form
Midway Progress Report
Bi-weekly Progress s
Final Student Evaluation and Summary Report
Final Preceptor Evaluation
Products developed in field (reports, papers, presentations)
Summary Time Log-signed
Green are all due prior to beginning internship-Friday of week 10 of the term prior. Blue are due during the internship. Orange are due at the completion of the internship-Monday of Finals week. Take the final paper seriously!!!! I have copies of good final papers you can look at. Reflect!
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13. How to Write Learning Objectives (Question #8 on Application & Learning Contract)
Focus on skills such as analysis, evaluation, and synthesis
Begin with an action verb
Measurable
Describe intended outcome, not process
Not narrative paragraph, bullet point
Reference and build upon your Track Competencies
See H510 Internship Webpage or H510 Handbook for more examples
1. Grad students focus on analysis, synthesis, evaluation
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14. HPHB Track Competency:
Examples
HPHB Track Competency:
Design and implement strategies to promote health.
Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan for the Tasting Table program in Hood River.
EOHS Track Competency:
Identify and assess the major environmental and occupational health & safety hazards that impact workers and the general public.
Map radon levels against lung cancer rates in the Portland area to identify public risk.
See me or internship webpage for more examples. These are SPECIFIC, not a narrative paragraph.
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15. Research-based Internship
If you are interacting with data that might be used for personal gain (publication, thesis)
Develop proposal under supervision of faculty advisor and committee members
Gain approval of proposal
Submit to OSU IRB for approval as necessary
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16. How to have a successful internship
Request an orientation to the site, staff, and your work space (including data access)
Schedule a weekly 30-minute check-in meeting with your preceptor, and PREPARE
Set goals with preceptor
Discuss office culture including dress code, time off, lunch breaks, etc.
Look, and ask for ways to practice leadership and initiative
Treat every moment with professionalism
Keep me updated!
Please meet with me the term prior so I can give you information on your particular site and preceptor. Look at student orientation on webpage. Also direct preceptors to preceptor oreintation on webpage. If your preceptor is going to be gone on vacation, or any length of time during your internship, discuss having a qualified co-preceptor. SOCIAL MEDIA!!! If you are taking pictures of the sites/people to publicsh you need photo releases! Do not take pictures of children. If someone is doing something dumb during their internship, do not support it.
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17. MPH Internship Coordinator
Questions?
Andy Chuinard, MPH
MPH Internship Coordinator
138 Women’s Building
(541)
College of Public Health and Human Sciences