Student Internship

Background

The Academy is dedicated to its mission of educating the next generation of public health and health providers in Delaware while promoting a “health in all policies” approach to public health.  To further this mission, the Academy will partner with educational institutions throughout the state, work with students of many different backgrounds and interests (health sciences, anthropology, business, law, health care economics, media and communication, etc) to further their education and spark their interest in the field of public health, and provide learners of all ages and backgrounds a unique and stimulating opportunity to discover the role public health plays in our Delaware communities.

The Academy’s internship program is almost entirely virtual, and works with the student to schedule their internship around any other time commitments they may have. There are three internship cohorts per year:

  • Spring (January 15 – April 15) – applications open November 1-15, interviews November 16-Dec 5 (closed)
  • Summer (May 18 – August 14) – applications open March 1-15, interviews March 16-31 (apply here)
  • Fall (September 15 – December 15) – applications open July 1-15, interviews July 16-31

Core Competencies

By the end of an internship with the Academy/DPHA, students will be able to:

  • Describe the characteristics of a public health-based problem;
  • Reference public health data sources and identify gaps in information;
  • Make community-based inferences using qualitative and quantitative data;
  • Collect, store, retrieve, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data;
  • Use public health theory to inform program implementation;
  • Create a programmatic logic model for use in implementation and evaluation;
  • Present qualitative and quantitative data to address public health issues in writing.
Requirements

In order to apply for a student internship position with the Academy, the student must be a student of an academic institution (high school, college, university, or graduate school).

Application

Applications for the Summer 2026 internship cycle are now open. Applications will close on March 15, and interviews will be held March 16-31.

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Student Interview

The student will meet with the internship coordinator of the Academy to discuss in person the internship position, time requirements, and deliverables of the internship.  Working together, the internship coordinator and the student will come up with an internship experience that satisfies any academic requirements the student may have, while offering the student the chance to further their education in the field of public health.

If you have any questions, please e-mail our internship program coordinator at ksmith@delamed.org.

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