MPH Internships

Each MPH student is required to complete a 360-hour internship in a public health agency under the supervision of an experienced public health professional.  Internships become available through contacts with faculty, other students, and community partners, and through the limitless imagination of MPH candidates.  During an internship, each student works under the supervision of a qualified preceptor and is engaged in a concrete and challenging public health project.  Please contact the MPH Field Placement Coordinator, Lynelle Phillips, for more information about MPH internships.

Click here to view the MPH Internship Handbook.

Click here to view MPH Internship opportunities.

Below is a sampling of the places where current and former MPH students have found internships:

• The Office of Medicaid and Medicare in Washington, DC
• The Department of Health and Senior Services in Jefferson City, MO
• The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services in Columbia, MO
• The Institute for Advanced Policy Solutions at Emory University in Atlanta, GA
• The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Jefferson City, MO
• The City of Detroit Health Department in Detroit, MI
• University Hospitals and Clinics in Columbia, MO
• The Sexual Health Advocate Peer Education (SHAPE) program at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO

You can also click here to view the pages regarding Internships in the MPH print brochure.