Delaware Public Health Association
 

Student Internship

The Academy/DPHA 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/DPHA 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
  • Provide learners of all ages and backgrounds a unique and stimulating opportunity to discover the role public health plays in our Delaware community
Application Process

In order to apply for a student internship position with the Academy/DPHA, the student must be a student of an academic institution (high school, college, university, or graduate school). Applications for the Spring 2025 internship cycle are open.

High School Internship Application

Undergraduate Internship Application

Student Interview

The student will meet with the internship coordinator of the Academy/DPHA 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.

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.
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