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Morehouse College - Project Imhotep Program

City: 
Atlanta
State: 
Florida
Category: 
Summer

The Lewis Scholars' Imhotep Project is an 11-week summer internship program designed to increase the knowledge and skills of underrepresented minority students in biostatistics, epidemiology, and occupational safety and health.

The program begins with two weeks of intense educational training in public health courses such as Public Health & Health Disparities, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Scientific Writing. The purpose of this training is to equip interns with the academic information necessary to complete the program. During the following nine weeks, interns are paired in a one-on-one mentored relationship with experts at CDC, academic institutions, local and state agencies, or community based organizations to complete a public health research project. In addition, interns participate in a variety of seminars, workshops, educational initiatives and are required to complete 16 hours of community service.

Interns will culminate their experience by giving an oral poster presentation to their peers, mentors and public health professionals and develop a research manuscript suitable for publication in a scientific journal. Interns will receive a stipend, lodging on the campus of Morehouse College, course credit and travel expenses to and from their city of origin.

Eligibility: 
- Current junior, senior, or recent graduate (within one year) of an undergraduate institution - Cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher - U.S. citizen or permanent resident currently residing in the United States - Must not have participated in any other CDC undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program in the past
Duration: 
11 weeks
Deadline: 
Late January
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