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Community Health Internship Program

Wisconsin AHEC’s Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) enables college students who have an interest in community health, public health, and population health to work with local health departments, tribal health centers, community health centers, and community service organizations throughout Wisconsin for an eight-week summer internship.
Applications for 2026 summer host sites and for student interns are now open!

Students gain:

valuable public health knowledge, skills, and experience .
an understanding and an appreciation of the broad range of public health activities undertaken at the local level
receive a stipend based on your position type to help with living expenses over the 8-week internship experience

Students Apply Here

Host sites:

We recruit students from Wisconsin’s colleges and universities, manage and review applications, find the best fit for the student and organization, conduct background checks and basic trainings, and take care of the HR aspects of hosting an intern so you don't have to!

We also provide weekly seminars for the students to deepen their knowledge of community health in practice.

Host Sites Apply Here

The Wisconsin AHEC Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) links undergraduate and graduate student interns with local health departments, tribal health departments, community service agencies, and community health centers throughout Wisconsin to address a variety of public health issues.

Projects vary widely to suit interns’ interests and abilities and local needs. Interns gain valuable public health knowledge, skills, and experience while providing host sites with the human resources needed to strengthen and extend their practice in ways that might not otherwise be possible.

On-site mentors provide technical support and assistance and facilitate shadowing opportunities to help interns gain an understanding and appreciation of the broad range of public health activities undertaken at the local level. The program would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of these community health professionals.

In addition to activities at the host sites, students also participate in weekly public health information seminars.

Interns receive a stipend for their commitment throughout the 8-week program.

Email Agerbitz@milahec.org for more information.

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Community Health Internship Program

The Wisconsin AHEC Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) links undergraduate and graduate student interns with local health departments, tribal health departments, community service agencies, and community health centers throughout Wisconsin to address a variety of public health issues.

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Projects vary widely to suit interns’ interests and abilities and local needs. Interns gain valuable public health knowledge, skills, and experience while providing host sites with the human resources needed to strengthen and extend their practice in ways that might not otherwise be possible.

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In addition to activities at the host sites, students also participate in weekly public health information seminars.

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Interns receive a stipend for their commitment throughout the 8-week program.

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Email Agerbitz@milahec.org for more information.​

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Email Agerbitz@milahec.org for more information.