At JHSPH, there are several ways to learn the practice of public health. In particular, two courses provide mentored, for-credit, non-paid experience at community-based organizations or the state or local health departments. Both of these meet the population health requirement of the MPH program. They both involve conducting a real-life project right alongside public health practitioners and both have required seminars, papers and presentations.

These programs enable public health graduate students to gain insight about how a degree in public health can be applied to practice-based careers, outside academia. Both PHASE and the Baltimore Community Practicum are open to MPH, MHS, ScM, and doctoral students. Students will earn academic credit (usually 2 credits per term) for these projects and will be required to register with the appropriate course codes once matched to a specific project by the beginning of October.

You have until 5pm on 9/14/09 to submit your application which will be reviewed by a committee. You will be notified on or around September 23 of whether or not you have been selected for interview. Interviewing does not indicate you will be guaranteed placement for that particular internship. PLEASE NOTE: You must be available during the week of September 23-October 2 for interviews, which will be conducted by the prospective preceptors. This may require travel to the internship site.

If selected for the PHASE Internship Program, you will be notified sometime on or around October 6.