AMOS Internship and Practicum Opportunities for Summer 2014
Global Health Practicum
This practicum provides an introduction to rural community health strategies in a global context through education and practice. The practicum will focus on current AMOS methodologies and approaches to improving maternal and child health in low-resource, low-access settings. The goal is to understand how building on community strengths and facilitating strategic community empowerment help improve health outcomes. The course will introduce participants to community-based primary health care practices and provide hands-on training in rural communities.
· 2014 Dates: June 17 – July 3
· Application Deadline: February 1, 2014
Global Health Internships
AMOS offers the opportunity for volunteers to engage in the community based participatory approaches to health that AMOS employs. The internships address global health issues in the field and allow participants to carry out important rural health development projects. Guided by an AMOS preceptor, participants will gain valuable public health and development knowledge and experience that fulfill a degree practicum or senior thesis project.
To participate in a Global Health Internship, participants must first complete the Global Health Practicum.
2014 opportunities:
· Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition
· Household Water Treatment Project
· Global Health Research Assistant
Application Deadline: February 1, 2014
