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Internships and Scholarships

An internship not only develops your professional skills, but also enables you to explore a potential career path. The School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) partners with hospitals, health agencies, nonprofits, health and fitness centers, and other community organizations to provide you with internship opportunities that match your interests.

 

Where do SPPH students intern?

Below are examples of community organizations SPPH frequently partners with to offer student internships. For a comprehensive list of previous SPPH internships for credit, please see the internship application databases.

HEALTH DATA ANALYTICS

In this data-driven field, it’s important to put your knowledge into practice. Common internship sites for Health Informatics and Information Management include:

  • Avamere Transitional Care and Rehabilitation
  • Boise VA Medical Center
  • Healthwise
  • Idaho Health Data Exchange
  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
  • St. Luke’s Health System

ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Apply your classroom learning in a field-based internship where you will address environmental health and safety issues in the community. Common internship sites for Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety include:

  • Boise State Environmental Health Services
  • City of Boise Public Works
  • City of Boise Pretreatment Department
  • Micron Technology, Inc.
  • Snake River Waterkeeper
  • Southwest District Health

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION

A field-based internship is built into this degree and enables you put your learning into action. Common internship sites for Health Education and Promotion include:

  • American Lung Association
  • Boise State Wellness Services
  • Boise State Recreation Center
  • Central District Health Department
  • St. Luke’s Health System

Student Internship Stories

MPH Student Babita Bhetwal Reflects on Summer Internship Experience
Internship Spotlight Q&A: Shelby Brendle
Emily Hirst, Optometry Intern
Serena Huchingson, Idaho Sports Medicine Institute Intern
Emily Jaggar, Metadata Specialist Intern
Hannah Campbell, Total Health in the Emergency Department Intern

Student Tips for Disaster Preparedness

Erica Schan: from Meet and Greet to Internship
Meet Dani Beaupre: Children’s Literacy Advocate
AnaLiza Davis, Health Informatics Intern
Hannah Campbell, Total Health in the Emergency Department Intern