Ideas for Field Experience

Initial preparation for the field experience should begin at least one year, sometimes longer, before the actual work on site is to begin. It is the student's responsibility to find a field experience organization/agency which best fits his/her interests and capabilities. Remember that field experience sites may be very competitive or otherwise limited in offering opportunities for students; so, again, it is best to start very early.

Examples of appropriate field experience site placements used by our students include:

Agency/Organization	Location
Arizona Department of Health Services	Phoenix, AZ
Bless China International	Yunnan Province, China
CDC, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases	Atlanta, GA
CDC, Rabies Section in Viral & Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch	Atlanta, GA
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health	Los Angeles, CA
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Harvesters Community Food Network	Topeka and Kansas City, KS
Irwin Army Community Hospital – Fort Riley Pubic Health Department	Fort Riley, KS
Jackson County Health Department	Independence, MO
Johnson County Health Department	Olathe, KS
Kansas Department of Health and Environment	Topeka, KS
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks	Emporia, KS
Kansas Health Institute	Topeka, KS
National Institutes of Health	Bethesda, MD
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services	Lincoln, NB
North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health	Raleigh, NC
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)	Washington, DC
Riley County Extension	Manhattan, KS
Riley County Health Department	Manhattan, KS
The Cooper Institute	Dallas, TX
USDA APHIS Veterinary Service	Topeka, KS
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service	Columbia, MO
U.S. Food and Drug Administration	Washington, DC area
TriHealth Corporate Health	Cincinnati, OH

There are many other possibilities, but a field experience organization/agency must have a public health-related focus.

Other agencies and organizations that may provide appropriate placements include:

Agency/Organization	Location
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)	Washington, DC area Search on “internship”
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship	Nationwide opportunities
American Public Health Association Internships	Nationwide opportunities
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges	Search on “internship”
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars	Run by Vanderbilt University
Health Resources and Services Administration	Search on “internship”
Hispanic-Serving-Public Health Schools (HSHPS)	See “Student Corner”
National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)	Run by USDA APHIS
New Aid Foundation	Funds public health research in developing countries on abandoned infectious diseases of marginalized populations
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education	Nationwide opportunities, search on “internship”
PanAmerican Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)	Not available for U.S. or Canadian Citizens – Worldwide Opportunities for non-citizens
Projects Abroad	Lists international opportunities
Proworld	Work abroad as a volunteer Search on “health”
Tufts University	See listing of public health student internships
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)	Search on “internship”
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Search on “internship”
U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Search on “internship”
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Internship Program	Washington, DC area
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps	Must be a JRCOSTEP
Volunteerabroad.com	Work abroad as a volunteer Search on “health”
VolunteerMatch	Search by zipcode and key word (use “health”)
World Health Organization	Search on “internship”

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Ideas for Field Experience