EXPO
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center (MAR-PHTC) offers two experiential learning opportunities (EXPO) for graduate students in public health: EXPO Field Placements and EXPO Collaborative Projects. Students will receive a $3,500 stipend to help defray living expenses while participating in EXPO.
A student is eligible to participate in EXPO if they are:
- enrolled, either part-time or full-time, in an accredited graduate school of public health (Master’s or Doctoral program), and
- a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen U.S. national, or a foreign national having possession of a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States.
Further information and requirements are available in the EXPO Field Placement Handbook and the EXPO Collaborative Project Handbook.
To learn how you can maximize your field placement experience, watch our video, Making the Most of Your Field Placement Opportunity. Join students from Drexel University, the University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University as they share
their experiences and lessons learned. Click on the link below to access the video:
Click here to view the Making the Most of Your Field Placement Opportunities video.
EXPO Exchange
EXPO Field Placements
EXPO Collaborative Projects
EXPO Exchange
Click on the links below to access the videos from our previous EXPO Exchange webinars:
Tips for Success: Making the Most of Experiential Learning; EXPO Exchange 10/11/19
Employment Opportunities at Community Health Centers 2/12/20
For more information about EXPO, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
EXPO Field Placements
There are two different EXPO Field Placement programs: EXPO Field Placements and EXPO Partner Field Placements. Both EXPO Field Placements require that students:
- Complete the required project deliverables:
- a scientific report or poster presentation that includes the following sections: abstract, introduction, methodology, findings, conclusions, and discussion
- an abstract for submission to a public health conference
- an abstract submitted to Pitt Public Health Dean’s Day (required only for Pitt Public Health students)
- any deliverables required by the host organization
EXPO Field Placements can either be student-initiated (Pitt Public Health students only) or site-initiated (all students).
Student-initiated
Is there a project that you feel passionate about and would like some monetary support? Are you currently working with a non-profit organization and would like to turn your experience into a field placement/practicum experience? The sky’s the limit!
Pitt Public Health students are encouraged to develop their own EXPO Field Placement opportunities. In addition to the requirements above, Pitt Public Health students must commit 200 hours to their placement. To apply, students and the host organization must complete the Pitt Public Health EXPO Field Placement Proposal available at the link below.
Pitt Public Health EXPO
Field Placement Proposal
Download the completed proposal and submit it via email to marphtc@pitt.edu. This form must be digitally signed and sent as an email attachment. Scanned forms will not be accepted. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received and students will receive an email notifying them of whether their proposal is accepted.
Site-initiated
Site-initiated EXPO Field Placements are opportunities offered through MAR-PHTC’s non-academic Community-based Training Partners and other non-profit organizations in our region.
Click on the links below to view available opportunities.
Cabell-Huntington Health Department: Administration Internship (4 placements) – Huntington, WV
Cabell-Huntington Health Department: Community Health Assessment Research and Analysis – Huntington, WV
Delaware Division of Public Health: Departmental Reaccreditation Project – Dover, DE
Valley Health: Exploring Facilitators to Medication Assisted Treatment
among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder – Hurricane, WV
Students are welcome to apply using the EXPO Student Field Placement Application available at the link below.
EXPO Student Field Placement Application
Download the completed application and submit it via email to marphtc@pitt.edu. This form must be digitally signed and sent as an email attachment. Scanned forms will not be accepted. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received and students will receive an email notifying them of whether their proposal is accepted.
To request a student for your organization, download the completed request form at the link below and submit it via email to marphtc@pitt.edu. This form must be digitally signed and sent as an email attachment. Scanned forms will not be accepted.EXPO Field Placement Request Form Site Supervisor Initiated Project
EXPO Partner Field Placements
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and West Virginia University School of Public Health are Pitt Public Health’s EXPO Partners. Together, we strive to create opportunities to help the future public health workforce meet the demands they will face as public health professionals.
Each EXPO Partner has their own processes for facilitating EXPO Partner Field Placements for students at their university. Please follow the guidelines for each school.
- Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health will contact first year master’s students with application information. For more information, contact Caroline Voyles at cvoyles@drexel.edu.
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- West Virginia University School of Public Health
EXPO Collaborative Projects
EXPO Collaborative Projects are powerful opportunities to engage faculty and students in public health practice, conduct practice-based research, and encourage evidence-based practice in public health agencies and community-based organizations. EXPO Collaborative Projects require that students:
- Complete a project of 3–6 months in length and
- Complete the required project deliverables:
- a scientific report or poster presentation that includes the following sections: abstract, introduction, methodology, findings, conclusions, and discussion
- an abstract suitable for submission to a public health conference
- an abstract submitted to Pitt Public Health Dean’s Day (Required only for Pitt Public Health students)
To apply, students and their faculty supervisor must complete the EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal available at the link below.
EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal
Please download the completed EXPO Collaborative Project Proposal and submit it via email to marphtc@pitt.edu. This form must be digitally signed
and sent as an email attachment. Scanned forms will not be accepted. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received. Students will receive an email notifying them of whether their proposal is accepted
approximately two weeks after submitting their proposal.
EXPO Collaborative Project Handbook
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