Fieldwork Stipend

Public Health Student Stipend – Announcement

2014/2015 Academic Year

Purpose: To encourage and support field placements and collaborative learning projects of students enrolled in a masters or doctoral level public health program.

Stipend Amount: $1,500/student/year.

Number of Stipends Awarded: Four stipends will be available for students in Utah for field placements that are completed by the end of summer, 2015.

Eligibility

·       Students must be currently enrolled in a MPH/DrPH/or PhD program in a School or Program of Public Health in HHS Region VIII (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota).

·       Preference will be given to students doing their field placement or project in a rural or frontier area, working with underserved populations, and/or students working to support tribal health on a reservation or Urban Indian Health.

·       Student field placements must take place in the Region VIII states.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated based on 1) the potential for a positive impact on the health of a rural or American Indian community either from a direct program or from improvements in the capacity of an organization serving that community; 2) quality and value of the proposed project to the student.

To learn more about this opportunity contact:

Dr. Jim VanDerslice
Office of Public Health Practice
Division of Public Health
375 Chipeta Way, Suite A
Salt Lake City, UT  84108
jim.vanderslice@utah.edu

Sponsored By:  The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center

The Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC) is one of 10 regional Public Health Training Centers funded by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  The purpose of the Regional PHTC Program is to improve the nation’s health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, and managerial and leadership competencies of the current and public health workforce.  The RM-PHTC serves the six states of HHS Region VIII: Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. https://www.publichealthpractice.org/training-category/Rocky-Mountain-Public-Health-Training-Center.

The four legislative requirements of the PHTCs are to: 1) Establish or strengthen field placements for students. 2) Facilitate faculty and student collaborative projects. 3) Designate a geographic area to be served. 4) Assess health personnel needs of the area to be served and develop trainings to meet such needs.