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 who is a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident, i.e. is in possession of a “green card” (Individuals on a student visa are not eligible to apply for a Collaborative Project or Field Placement.)
  
  

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.

To view our infographic about previous EXPO placements, click on the link below.
Click here to view the Experiential Learning 2019–20 Infographic.

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 Placement Handbook

EXPO Field Placements can either be student-initiated (Pitt Public Health students only) or site-initiated (all students).

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.