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
The EXPO Exchange is a distance accessible video platform where participants can share experiential learning experiences, discuss projects, engage in panel discussions, and learn about career and networking opportunities in public health and clinical practice. Current EXPO students, their supervisors, faculty collaborators, former MAR-PHTC sponsored students, and our Community-based Training Partners are invited to participate. The Exchange will be offered quarterly. Presentations will be recorded and posted here for future viewing.
For more information
about EXPO, contact marphtc@pitt.edu.
EXPO Field Placements
There are three different EXPO Field Placement programs: Pitt Public Health EXPO Field Placements, R3 EXPO Field Placements, and EXPO Partner Field Placements. All EXPO Field Placements require that students:
- Complete the required project deliverables:
- a scientific report
- 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
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 EXPO Field Placement 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.
Please 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. Students will receive an email notifying them of whether their proposal is accepted approximately two weeks after submitting their proposal.
The R3 EXPO Field Placements are opportunities offered through MAR-PHTC’s non-academic Community-based Training Partners and other non-profit organizations in our region. Positions for the 2019–20 academic year will open at the end of August 2019. Click on the link below to view examples of past opportunities.
Students from any of the EXPO Partner academic institutions are welcome to apply using the R3 EXPO Student Field Placement Application available at the link below.
Please download the completed application or request form and submit it via email to marphtc@pitt.edu by the due date listed for each specific opportunity. This form must be digitally signed and sent as an email attachment. Scanned forms will not be accepted. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Students will receive an email notifying them of whether their application is accepted.
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 Ellie Lippmann at ewb25@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
- 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
