Public Health Practicum

Catalog description

Students will be eligible to undertake a Public Health Practicum at a preapproved supervised site in the first or second summer of their coursework. During the 2-4 week period students will be oriented and integrated into the health center, the ancillary operations, or preventative health project relevant to the individual's professional background and interests to deliver health services under the supervision of the onsite faculty or other designated community preceptor. Students will be expected to identify and involve themselves with an ongoing preventative health initiative in the first week of the experience, engage the projects objectives and implement proposals in cooperation with the project coordinator. By integrating oneself in the clinical and/or preventative health or policy projects of a resource-poor environment, a student will expectantly understand the humanitarian and altruistic ideals that form the principles of public health.