2012 Summer Public Health Undergraduate Programs at the University of Michigan

The Summer Enrichment Program in Health Management and Policy (SEP), is designed to familiarize undergraduate students with how management and policy can combine to combat inequalities in health care that confront low-income communities across the United State via practical work experience. Interns are placed in hospitals, community health centers, and other health care organizations in the Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint area. This program is now in its 27th year. The application is available on our website at: http://www.sph.umich.edu/sep/ .

The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is designed to increase awareness of Health Behavior/Health Education and Environmental Health Sciences as viable career options for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in eliminating health disparities. Students will be placed in public health and community-based organizations in the Southeast Michigan area that can provide them with experiential learning opportunities in either Health Behavior/Health Education or in Environmental Health. The Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE). For program details and application, please see: www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/ < http://www.sitemaker.umich.edu/um-fphlp/>

SEP and FPHLP program participants will receive a paid eight-week summer internship, an orientation session, on-campus housing, and round-trip travel expenses to and from Ann Arbor. MI. Daily transportation to and from the internship site, and a GRE preparation course (Kaplan) and are also provided at no cost to the students.

Please note that the application deadline is February 10, 2012.

Please contact Charlita Daniels, Program Manager if you would like to discuss either the Summer Enrichment Program or the Future Public Health Leaders Program further. The email addresses are: [log in to unmask] < mailto:[log in to unmask]> or [log in to unmask] < mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The phone number is: (734) 936-3296.