Health Policy Studies (B.A.)

Internships

Internships

A degree in Health Policy Studies requires one four credit internship usually taken in the summer between the junior and senior years. The internship is intended to be a full-time, supervised, intensive and well planned experience. Students will have the opportunity to:

• learn in a broad area of settings (see list below)
• test their interests and ideas
• conduct health policy work
• develop professional skills and expectations

Some examples of internship work include:

• evaluating current health laws and policies
• applying ethical, analytical, or theoretical approaches to health problems
• reviewing legal and ethical components of health policies
• organizing community health activist groups

Internship sites vary with the student's interests, geographical preferences, and learning objectives. To the best of our ability, each internship will be tailored to the specific needs of each student. Examples of internship sites include:

U.S. government agencies

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services
• Food and Drug Administration

International Agencies

• World Health Organization
• Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)
• Pan American Health Organization

Health Activist Organizations

• OXFAM (Oxford Fund for Famine Relief)
• Greenpeace
• Universal Health Care Action Network

Health Lobby Groups and Professional Organizations

• Federation of American Health Systems
• American Public Health Association
• American Medical Association

Health Management Settings

• Hospitals or Nursing Homes
• Managed Care and Health Insurance Companies
• Health Care Supply, Pharmaceutical and Equipment Companies