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Summer Externship Program

The Summer Externship Program is designed for Fellows and Scholars to augment the health policy studies taking place in the classroom with experiential, real-world, experience in a policy work environment.

The Externs have paid external learning opportunities during the summer months, including housing and transportation, at some of the nation's most noted health policy organizations, academic research institutions, and governmental agencies.

Affiliated organizations include:

  • Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  • Institute of Medicine (IOM)
  • National Dental Association (NDA)
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – Health Advocacy Division
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions
  • National Association of Black Journalists
  • National Institute on Aging
  • University of Michigan Institute for Social Research and Survey Research Center
  • American Cancer Society
  • Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

SUMMER 2012 EXTERNS

danielle_brownDanielle Brown, M.S.P.H.
Spring 2012 Health Policy Scholar
Externship: National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging, Washington, D.C.

 

ashley_huddersonAshley Huderson
Spring 2012 Health Policy Scholar
Externship: Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.

 

brandon_morganBrandon Morgan
Fall 2012 Health Policy Scholar
Externship: National Institutes of Health / National Institute on Aging, Washington, D.C.

 

tulani_washington_plaskettTulani Washington-Plaskett, M.S.
Fall 2012 Health Policy Scholar
Externship: Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Baltimore, MD

 

jacqueline_watkinsJacqueline Denise Watkins, M.S.P.H.
Spring 2012 Health Policy Scholar
Externship: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore, MD

 

SUMMER 2011 EXTERNS

danielle_brownDanielle Brown
Spring 2011 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
Baltimore, Maryland

janie_charlestonJanie Charleston
Spring 2011 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: National Dental Association,
Washington, D.C.

cheryl_chunCheryl Chun, M.A., M.S.
Spring 2011 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: Institute of Medicine,
Washington, D.C.

kyle_gardnerKyle Gardner
Spring 2011 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: National Dental Association,
Washington, D.C.

SUMMER 2010 EXTERNS

amirah_abdullahAmirah Abdullah, M.S.P.H.
Spring 2010 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C.

 naa_ayele_amponsahNaa Ayele Amponsah, M.S.P.H.
Spring 2010 Health Policy Scholar

Externship Site: National Institute on Aging,
Washington, D.C.

 kevin_blytheKevin Blythe, M.S.P.H.
Spring 2010 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
Baltimore, Maryland

 khalil_harbyKhalil Harbi, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Spring 2010 Health Policy Scholar

Externship: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
Baltimore, Maryland