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Academic Health Department
Sarasota County Health Department offers a
unique learning environment for students from a broad range of academic
disciplines. As an academic health department, SCHD fosters unique
linkages that result in significant benefits not only for the health
department and universities, but also for students, faculty, health
department employees, and the community as a whole.
Students can gain from a range of
experiences, including:
▪ Research:
Small-sample and population research opportunities, including risk
identification, social marketing, and intervention evaluation.
▪ Training:
Interdisciplinary, cooperative training opportunities for public health,
medical, and nursing students to explore practice issues in a field
setting.
▪ Policy
Development: From community to legislative proposal and policy
formulation, opportunities to interact with county government and
community leaders to work for change.
▪ Service Learning:
Connecting research and learning with the greater good.
Internship Opportunities
Undergraduate and graduate students can
take advantage of internship opportunities with a variety of Health
Department divisions or projects. Click on the links below to learn more
about each area.
Internship Areas at SCHD
Clinical Health,
CHIP (a
Community-Based Participatory Research organization), Disaster Planning,
Environmental
Health, Epidemiology/Communicable Disease Control,
Health Promotions, Human Services,
Mosquito
Management, Women’s Health,
and
WIC.
How do I apply for an internship?
Students interested in an internship with
SCHD should complete the
Intern Interest/Inquiry Form
[54KB DOC]. This form can be submitted by
email,
fax or US mail to:
Kari Ellingstad, MPH
Sarasota County Health Department
2200 Ringling Blvd
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone: 941.861.2867
Fax: 941.861.2991
Email
Following submission, this information
will be passed on to the appropriate Health Department personnel, and
you will be contacted.
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