Name: Ben Senior Major: Biological Sciences CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health This quarter, I interned at Access Community Health Network in Chicago. As a Biology major and an aspiring doctor, Access offered me a glimpse into the infrastructure surrounding the fast-evolving patient-centered medical home model of health care. I have been able to…
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Kacey Discusses her Internship’s Preventive Medicine Research
Name: Kacey Sophomore Major: Biology, History CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Public Health As I near the end of this quarter and look back on the progress of my development through my internship, I am surprised to see how different my experience has been as compared to my expectations (in a good way). I am…
Jane on Her Experience Working with Health Leads
Name: Jane Senior Major: Neurobiology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I am currently interning at a non-profit called Health Leads, which is an organization that strives to link families and individuals of low-income Chicago neighborhoods to non-medical resources. As someone who is currently in the process of applying to medical school, my experience…
Natalie on her Internship in Educational Consulting
Name: Natalie Junior Major: Sociology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health As I go into week 6 of my internship, I am definitely confident that it was the best fit for me in continuing my professional development. I work at a small for-profit office with three companies that primarily do educational consulting, national searches…
Nadia on Week 2 of her Spring 2014 Internship
Name: Nadia Senior Major: Psychology and Science in Human Culture CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I have had such a blast during these first two weeks of my internship. I always figured being in charge of a non-profit organization would be difficult considering general goals of wanting to bring awareness to populations on…
Kayla on Week 10 of her Winter 2014 Internship
Name: Kayla Senior Major: Anthropology Minos: French CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I started my work at The Yellow Tractor Project (TYTP), an organization that responds to the American food industry by empowering people to grow their own produce in TYTP-branded vegetable garden beds, I knew I was interested in Chicago’s local…
Jessie on Week 6 of her Winter 2014 Internship
Name: Jessie Senior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health As an intern at a clinic where 95 percent of our patients come from below the poverty line, I am able to witness the intersection of public health and medicine. My internship has provided me the opportunity to discover the expansiveness of healthcare,…
Michael on Week 2 of his Winter 2014 Internship
Name: Michael Senior Major: Cognitive Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This winter I have had the opportunity to intern at the Center for Healthcare Innovation. I chose this internship because it is a unique opportunity and different from any other experience I have had thus far. My work so far has made…
Claire on Week 6 of her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Claire Senior Major: Spanish Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I started my internship at Heartland Alliance’s Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, I immediately knew it was the right place for me. The staff greeted me warmly and everyone was genuinely interested in getting to know me and my…
Stephanie on Week Three at her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Stephanie Senior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This fall quarter I am a part of a unique field study experience. Not only am I an intern with the Chicago Community Engagement Program (CCEP), but I am also working on a campaign initiative with both the Chicago…
Meet CFS Alum: Patricia
Name: Patricia Current Year: Senior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I liked that our CFS adviser met with us individually from the beginning and checked in every once in a while. I also liked all the resources that CFS provided–from the mock interviews to the dropbox of internship information….
Meet CFS Alum: Natalie
Name: Natalie Class of 2013 Major: Biological Anthropology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I had never really had an internship in a clinical setting before participating in CFS this quarter. This program gave me the opportunity to work, learn, and grow in an environment outside of my typical academic schedule….