Realistically, networking is probably the best way to find a job or internship... 99.99% of the time. For this summer, I tried the cold-calling method ("cold-emailing" to be precise), and it worked out fabulously. In ERHS 492 seminar, we were working on a project to make a resume and cover letter for a potential internship. I wanted to go home to Salt Lake this summer, so I asked Erin if it would be all right if I wrote to the Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD) instead of one of the theo… Continue

I was a JrCOSTEP (intern) last summer with the US Public Health Service. I worked on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation (the FAIR) in Arizona. I was a commissioned officer (Ensign Yoder, haha) and got to know the workings of one of the Uniformed Services (I didn't have to wear a uniform though since I was there for such a short time). It was an amazing experience! I would recommend this internship to anyone interested in pursuing a career in Public Health. If you would like to know more about wh… Continue

I'm soo excited to get out of town this summer. Fort Collins is great, but I haven't had the opportunity to get out of here for more than a week since freshman year! Oakland County is really just a suburb of Detriot, I'm sure there will be plenty of stuff to do when I'm not working. Thankfully I will be getting paid pretty decently there and I get the opportunity to live in the dorms again so I can meet people my age who are doing the same thing.

Hey everyone! Write a blog on your page so I can feature you. Especially everyone that is going to be in an internship position this summer- tell us what you are going to be doing. That way not everyone has to hear from me every time the website is opened. We should get this looking good before we share it with incoming freshman. This is how you write a blog: 1) Click on the tab "My Page" 2) Click on the tab under that, "My Blog" 3) Start Blogging! Everyone's blogs will be shown on the main pag… Continue