Making the Most Out of Your Internship Experience

Making the Most Out of Your Internship Experience

For many students, internships are an opportunity to gain real-world experiences while developing their skills and establishing meaningful connections with people in their industry….to truly make the most out of your internship experience, it is important to set goals in the beginning, build professional relationships with your colleagues, and reflect on your experiences throughout the internship.

Racing to Protect Public Health: Reaching New Heights with Public Health Drone Camp

Racing to Protect Public Health: Reaching New Heights with Public Health Drone Camp

We designed an interactive program for underrepresented middle and high school students from our local communities, with the goal to develop a hands-on experience that would familiarize them with public health through the exciting technology of drones. Throughout the week, students thought about how drones are used to protect the public’s health, and as importantly, they thought about how they could be part of keeping their own communities healthy.

The Academic Health Department as a Tool for Case-Based Learning

The Academic Health Department as a Tool for Case-Based Learning

The Ohio State University College of Public Health and Columbus Public Health have been partnering as an Academic Health Department since 2019, focusing on event co-planning, traditional student placements, and training and workshop co-development. For the past five years, our two organizations have developed a strong and reliable relationship, but more than anything, it has provided a space for brainstorming and ongoing discussions to do more.

Where have all the interns gone?

Where have all the interns gone?

Whether it’s a product of limited staff capacity or barriers faced by potential interns, the problem remains the same: fewer students are gaining hands-on experiential learning in the field of public health… Resulting solutions should account for disparate access to internships—both in-person and virtual—among different student populations.