EXPO - Professional Experience for Public Health Graduate Students
What is EXPO?
Experiential
Learning Opportunities, or
EXPO, is a program that provides a
$3500 stipend to graduate students in public health to build expertise and gain real-world experience
on their paths to professional careers. This Health Resources and Services Administration program helps students increase their skills
while
organizations achieve their goals.
Just a Few Exciting Projects Students Have Completed
Student Testimonials
Enjoy this 8-minute introductory video where participating students share how EXPO works and its surprising benefits for them. Click here to watch the Making the Most of Your Field Placement Opportunities Video.
Projects? What Kinds?
FIRST KIND: Field Placement
Students embed in a
public health-related agency to get experience on a career-related professional project. They gain practical, marketable skills by interning with a site supervisor (note:
the site supervisor is not a faculty member).
Requirements and deliverables include:
Finish in one year (2 years for part-time students)
Scientific report or poster presentation
Abstract to submit to a public health conference
Abstract for Pitt Public Health Dean’s Day (Pitt students only)
Other deliverables required by host organization
Click here to learn more about available Field Placements
Detailed info: EXPO Field Placement Handbook
SECOND KIND: Collaborative Project
Students receive mentoring from a university faculty professor.
Following rigorous scientific protocols, students get experience with peer-review level research. Topics center on evidence-based practice in public health organizations.
Requirements and deliverables include:
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Finish in 3–6 months
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Scientific report or poster presentation
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Abstract to submit to a public health conference
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Abstract for Pitt Public Health Dean’s Day (Pitt students only)
- Other deliverables required by faculty mentor
Detailed info: EXPO Collaborative Project Handbook
Do you have an idea for a field placement or collaborative project? Click on the links below to learn more.
Field Placement – Students
Field Placement – Organization
Collaborative Project – Students and Faculty
Experiential Learning Infographic
See the wide range of opportunities for learning and contributing with this colorful infographic illustrating types of organizations, areas of study, core competencies, presentations, and field placement sites past students have explored. Click here to view the Experiential Learning 2019–20 Infographic.
Academic Partners
Besides Pitt, universities participating in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center EXPO program include:
Each EXPO Partner has its own guidelines for facilitating EXPO Partner Field Placements for students at their university.
- Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health; for more information, contact Caroline Voyles at cvoyles@drexel.edu
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; for more information, contact Dan Barnett at dbarnet4@jhu.edu
- West Virginia University School of Public Health; for more information, contact Audra Hamrick at ahamric3@hsc.wvu.edu
Get Started
Eligibility
You can get all the benefits of completing an EXPO project by meeting just three simple requirements:
- You must not have previously completed an EXPO project.
- You must be enrolled part-time or full-time in an accredited graduate school of public health (Master’s or Doctoral program).
- You must be a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen U.S. national, or a foreign national who is a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident—that is, in possession of a green card.
NOTE: INDIVIDUALS ON A STUDENT VISA ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A FIELD PLACEMENT OR COLLABORATIVE PROJECT.
Currently Available Field Placement Opportunities
Click on the links below to view available opportunities.
Apply for a Field Placement now. It’s easy!
Click on the link below to access the EXPO Student Field Placement Application.
EXPO Student Field Placement Application - Download
Don’t see
anything that interests you? Click on the link below to learn how to create
your own field placement.
Student-initiated Field Placements
Apply for a Collaborative Project at a college or university.
Students and faculty can create a Collaborative Project together using the EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal available at the link below.
EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal - Download
Click here to
learn more about Collaborative Projects
Got a New Project Idea?
Students
Could I really launch my dream career in public health NOW?
DESIGN A FIELD PLACEMENT AROUND WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT!
- Work on topic meaningful to YOU
- Show future employers your INITIATIVE
- Express your CREATIVITY
- Forge your own path in your career and your life
- Stand out from the crowd
Download Form: Pitt Public Health EXPO Field Placement Proposal Form Student-initiated Project
Organizations
We have so many urgent and worthwhile projects in our pipeline. We could really use some help from a great student!
FIELD PLACEMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
- Exceed mission goals with substantial public health contributions not possible with existing staff
- Innovate with fresh perspectives from graduate students
- Mentor students while benefiting your own stakeholders
- Interview a student yourself for the best match
Download Form: EXPO Field Placement Request Form Site Supervisor-initiated Project
Faculty
I’d love to mentor a talented graduate student on my public health research project.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECT WITH A GRADUATE STUDENT
- Enjoy mentoring a graduate student interested in your research
- High-level students bring fresh perspectives to your projects
- Promote evidence-based practice in the next generation of public health professionals
- Co-author a published academic scientific report or poster
- Interview a student yourself for the best match
Download Form: EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal
Networking: EXPO Exchange
What?
- Convenient, distance-accessible interactive forums
Why?
- Get current insider tips through panel discussions with advanced public health professionals
- Enjoy informal conversations with peers about EXPO experiences and projects
- Build lifelong career and networking connections
- Get answers and solve problems with your projects and your career direction
- Tap into exclusive resources about regional public health issues and interdisciplinary possibilities
Who?
- Your peers and future colleagues: EXPO students from many locations
- Your future employer: encounter supervisors from real-world public health organizations
- Mingle with potential faculty mentors doing cutting-edge research
- Uncover opportunities with community-based training partners (more potential employers)
When?
- Twice each year, in the fall and the spring
Do you want more vital info about EXPO Exchange? Click here to check out this 59-minute video, Tips for Success: Making the Most of Experiential Learning.
Contact us and Quick Links
Academic Partners
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health: contact Caroline Voyles at cvoyles@drexel.edu
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: contact Dan Barnett at dbarnet4@jhu.edu
West Virginia University School of Public Health: contact Audra Hamrick at ahamric3@hsc.wvu.edu
Forms—Applications
EXPO Student Field Placement Application - Download
Forms—Proposals
Pitt Public Health EXPO Field Placement Proposal Student-initiated Project - Download
EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal - Download
EXPO Field Placement Request Form Site Supervisor-initiated Project - Download
Handbooks and Checklists
EXPO Collaborative Project Handbook
EXPO CP Academic CBTP Checklist - Download
EXPO CP Faculty Checklist - Download
EXPO CP Student Checklist - Download
EXPO FP Academic CBTP Checklist - Download
EXPO FP Site Supervisor Checklist - Download
EXPO FP Student Checklist - Download
Infographics
Experiential Learning 2019–20 Infographic
Opportunities
Currently Available Field Placement Opportunities
Webinars and
Videos
Click on the links below to access the videos.
Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities at
Community Health Centers 2/12/20
Job Hunting Ahead! Opportunities in
Governmental Public Health 10/16/20
Making the Most of Your Field Placement
Opportunities Video
Tips for Success: Making the Most of
Experiential Learning 10/11/19