Get Involved in Public Health

There are many options for individuals who are looking to get experience before applying to a school of public health.

• Working part-time or full-time at a hospital or health clinic, such as working on an immunization program, a reproductive health clinic or a health promotion program.
• Volunteering for a non-profit direct services organization such as the Red Cross.
• Working at a non-profit organization that is directly involved in public health advocacy and policy.
• Working or volunteering for a local health department.
• Exploring options provided by public service organizations such as Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Idealist.org or Teach For America

Volunteer

• Volunteer & Community Service Opportunities at Yale and in New Haven (PDF)
• Domestic & Abroad Short-and-Long-Term Volunteer Experiences (PDF)
• Yale College Service/Outreach Organizations
• Volunteer Match
• Yale Medical Professions Outreach

Research

• Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) Post-Graduate Research
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
• Yale Science and Engineering Research
• Yale College STARS
• Yale Health & Medicine Research
• Yale Academic Programs Research Centers
• Yale and the World
• NIH Student Programs
• National Science Foundation
• AAMC Member Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
• AAMC Member Medical Schools

Internships

• Domestic & International Internship Opportunities

Fellowships/Study Abroad

• Office of Fellowship Programs
• Study Abroad
• Student Grants & Fellowships at Yale University
• Yale Science and Engineering Fellowships/Grants
• International Summer Award

Summer Programs

• Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
• Yale BioSTEP
• Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (SURF)

Healthcare News & Information

• Suggested Reading List 
• JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
• The New York Times – Health
• Yale Scientific Magazine
• Yale Journal of Public Health
• Medscape