Graduate Student Epidemiology Program, AMCHR
Category : APE/ILE Student Opportunities
What is GSEP?
The Graduate Student Epidemiology Program (GSEP) is a Maternal and Child Health leadership program and internship opportunity. GSEP is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a department of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and has been around since 1997. The program has trained over 400 students. After a four-year hiatus from 2017 to 2020, GSEP is relaunching this summer with a cohort of 20 students. The application process, orientation, and 10-week summer internship experience are led by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). Students will receive a $7,000 stipend provided by AMCHP.
Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we anticipate this year’s GSEP will be a full-time, 40 hour per week remote experience – no relocation. Although different than in past years, this creates an opportunity for a more inclusive program. Students who might have been unable to relocate for the Summer due to expense or commitment will be able to participate this year. Remote work also expands the list of possible host sites that may have been limited due to location or cost of living (e.g., those in Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Territories, or Freely Associated States).
Read more about the program here!
GSEP Goals and Objectives
Consistent with HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Leadership Competencies, Version 4.0, GSEP strives to do the following within the context of MCH epidemiology.
- Ensure interns have the foundation necessary to work within various professional settings to contribute to the health and well-being of our nation’s women, children, youth, and families and inspire others to do likewise.
- Provide leadership training and use the MCH Leadership Competencies to guide the measurement and evaluation of MCH leadership training’s strength.
- Cultivate, sustain, and grow intern connections with current MCH professionals in national, state, and local health agencies, academia, and other MCH organizations.
Students and site supervisors should create opportunities across the 12 MCH Leadership competencies (linked above).
Who Should Apply?
We’re building the college-to-work pipeline. We’re looking for currently enrolled graduate students with a strong, demonstrated interest in epidemiology and maternal and child health (inclusive of youth with special health care needs needs). Epidemiology degree seekers are preferred. Specifically, we want to expose students to three different career tracks/options for epidemiologists in the MCH field across all MCH population domains:
- Women/maternal health
- Perinatal/infant health
- Child health
- Children with special health care needs
- Adolescent health
Students will have the opportunity to engage more deeply in one or more tracks and domains through their internship projects.
How to Apply
- Application deadline: 11:59pm EST on Friday, March 19, 2021
- Click here to access the online application!
For questions about the GSEP student application and experience, please contact Maura Leahy (mleahy [at] amchp [dot] org).
