Internships and Volunteer Opportunities
Internships and volunteer opportunities allow you to gain valuable experience in a professional field. These opportunities help students develop marketable skills and competencies through hands-on experience, build a network of contacts and gain insight into a professional field. These experiences assist students in finding a career that aligns with personal and professional goals and passions.
- CDC Public Health Scholar Program
- MN Department of Health
- Americorps
- Capital Pathways Internship Program
- Children of Incarcerated Caregivers Internship
- Olmsted County Public Health
- American Red Cross Southeast Minnesota
- Health Career Connection (HCC)
- HECUA: Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs
- Health Disparities and Cancer Research Internship
- Rochester Epidemiology project
- American Public Health Association
- United States of Care
- BlueCross BlueShield
- The Landing
- Twin Cities Food Justice
Employment During Undergraduate
You will have various opportunities for employment during your undergraduate studies. The organizations listed below are good places to explore employment opportunities.
- Center for Infectious Disease and Policy at U of M: Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Student Worker
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- USA Jobs
- Undergraduate Academic Assistant
- Contact the UMR Faculty about this!
Research
As a student in health sciences, you will have many opportunities to participate in research. Below is a list of previous research experiences students in the Public Policy and Global Health pathway have participated in.
- Developing & Applying Public Health Initiatives: EcoliteracySCHOOL
- Cradle to Career Paid Research Experience
- Sustainability Research with the City
- UMTC Centers: Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, Obesity Prevention Center, and Epidemiology Clinical Research Center (ECRC)
Clubs & Organizations
There are other avenues you can take to pursue your pathway as well. Check out the options listed below.
- Sierra Club
- Colleges Against Cancer
- UMTC Undergraduate Public Health Association (UPHA)
Study Away/Global Travel Experiences:
- Global Discoveries (UMR Club)
- UMTC School of Public Health Journal Club
Current UMR students: reach out to your Student Success Coach for more information.
Prospective students: contact the Office of Admissions for more information.