Independent Internship 1

Graduate

Part 1 of the Independent Internship. The public health field internship provides students with an opportunity to apply principles and skills learned in the classroom - the measurement, organization, and improvement of population health - to real situations in the field. The placement site can be an agency or organization in any sector – government, non-profit, or for-profit – but any university-affiliated settings must be focused primarily on community engagement, typically with external partners. Students are primarily responsible for identifying their own appropriate internship site and project, with support provided by course faculty. Faculty will also source a selection of internship offerings, though students should not rely on this as a sole source of opportunities. The project should be scoped such that a minimum of 120 hours will be spent at the placement site. Activities of the internship should be mutually beneficial to both the site and the student, with the student specifying learning objectives for their internship. Students will spend the Fall through Winter terms contacting internship sites and applying for an internship position. All students must develop a scope of work with their preceptor, which must be approved by course faculty prior to the start of the internship. Students typically work on their Internship in the Spring term, but earlier starts (e.g., Fall or Winter) are possible with permission of the course director(s). The objective of the internship as public service is to provide skills, knowledge, and work capacity to internship sites as well as to gain personal experience and expertise to forward your career aspirations. 0.25 Dartmouth Units; (HP, P, LP, NC) *Core Requirement for Residential MPH. Non-MPH students by PERMISSION ONLY Prerequisites: PH 100, PH 110 , PH 117, PH 128 , PH 154, PH139, PH140 or consent of course director. Offered: Winter - Friday 9:05 am - 9:55 am. Several preparatory classes are required in the Summer and Fall terms.