During and After the Internship
Public Health Undergraduate Internships
To do during your internship
Step 1
Weeks 1-2 during internship
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Work on your Learning Competency Form.
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Adjust to internship site
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Dr. Elliott sends out a welcome email to both you and your preceptor with all of the paperwork deadlines, and schedule times in advance to go over them.
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Upload your Learning Competency Form by Wednesday of Week 2 in Canvas, if you are splitting your internship, you don’t need to submit one for the second term unless your activities have changed.
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Start working on your General or Job Track portfolio.
Step 2
Weeks 4-5 during internship
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Work on the Midway Progress Report with your preceptor. Upload it to Canvas by Wednesday of Week 5
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If you will be seeking a job after your internship, discuss jobs with your site, and start looking for jobs, applying, etc. See below for job resources.
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Upload optional journals weeks 1-5
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Update LinkedIn profile
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Continue to work on final portfolio
Step 3
Weeks 10-11 during internship
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Work on the Final Evaluation with your preceptor
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Upload the Final Evaluation and final portfolio to Canvas by Tuesday of Finals Week
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Upload optional journals weeks 6-10 by Tuesday of Finals Week.
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Thank the internship site with a card.
Job Resources
HPHB career options
- Community health workers
- Health-wellness program coordinator
- Health promotion specialist
- Public health educator
- Health program coordinator
- Patient navigator
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
HMP career options
- Long term care administrator
- Hospital administrator
- Human resource managers
- Health communications specialist
- Clinic manager
- Health policy analyst
Other career resources
- Public Health Careers
- Oregon Public Health Association
- American College of Healthcare Executives
- American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management
- Health Care Administrators Association
- Society for Public Health Education
- National Association of County and City Health Officials
- AmeriCorps*VISTA
- Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health
- Explore Health Careers