Columbus Public Health has clinical placement opportunities [unpaid] for students in many of our programs.  Many of the placements are in health care and public health specialties such as:  

• nursing
• medicine
• public health
• environmental health
• health education
• social work
• pharmacy 
• medical assistants 

There are also opportunities for placements in: 

• marketing
• media relations
• information technology
• business
• management
• and other diverse areas

If you are interested in a clinical placement for academic credit, the course instructor should contact the program area of interest to discuss opportunities.  An agreement with the school or college will need to be current.  Students will be expected to negotiate the learning experience with the instructor and the preceptor and complete a project[s] during the placement.

All students who participate in a clinical rotation or internship must follow our Confidentiality Policy and sign a Confidentiality Agreement.  Students must also wear their student identification at all times and park in the designated parking areas.

Environmental Health Summer Internships

For Senior and Junior level undergraduate students majoring in environmental health sciences seeking to satisfy a National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) accredited program requirement.

The twelve-week (480 hours) internship exposes the student to a full range of environmental health programming within a large metropolitan health department.  The student will be assigned to a specific program area, rotate weekly through each of the environmental health programs, and complete and present a field experience project.

Interested students should send a letter of interest and their resume by March 1st to contact us.

Student Employment at Columbus Public Health

Limited student internships may be available in some of our programs.  These positions are great ways to apply your education and may offer a flexible schedule.  There are several ways to learn more about these positions. New positions will be posted as they become available on this website under job opportunities- look for the Student Intern classification.  There are different levels of interns based on educational levels.

If you have interest in working in public health after graduation and would like to work here as a student intern, you can let us know of your interest by sending your resume and a cover letter to our Human Resources Department.  A health care background or major is preferred for many of the student intern positions.

Please include the following in your cover letter:

• Availability- please be specific as to the weeks you would like to work including the summer, breaks and during the school year, and number of hours you would be available.
• Skills that you would bring to Columbus Public Health
• Career goals
• Current educational level
• Compensation expectations

For more information on student employment, go to Columbus Public Health Human Resources.