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CHIP (Community Health Internship Program) is provided by the Milwaukee Area Health Education Center (Milwaukee AHEC) to provide students a real life experience in the community health work world in the Milwaukee area. Placements are with health departments, health care providers and community based organizations located in Racine, Kenosha,Walworth, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Counties.
Over eight (8) weeks (Monday through Friday, 40 hours/week), June 4 through July 27, 2012, interns work one-on-one with a mentor in a specific project approved and assigned by the CHIP coordinator. The project is designed to provide learning in organization, community health concepts, leadership and teamwork with professionals in the workplace. Interns are expected to attend Milwaukee AHEC-organized community health oriented seminars on Tuesday afternoons.
Qualifications to apply include all of the following: 1. Interest in community health; 2. Enrollment in a health-oriented, or pre-health, curriculum at a college or university in Wisconsin OR residence in Wisconsin; 3. US residency; 4. GPA of 3.0 or higher
(If you have a summer class or other commitment during usual daytime work hours, you will be unable to fulfill the 40-hour work week required of CHIP.)
Once accepted into the program by late April, students will choose their top 5 choices of projects to work on during the 8 week internship. By early May, assignments will be made and communicated to interns.
For questions please contact: Virginia Thomas, MS, RN – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it CHIP Coordinator
"CHIP has played such a major role in my life during college, and beyond. I truly learned so much and was exposed to a whole new side of medicine that I never knew existed!" - A college student and participant in the Community Health Internship Program offered by Milwaukee AHEC
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