Public Health Internship Program

The Mount Sinai Public Health Internship Program is a short-term training opportunity in environmental and occupational health. The Program's multidisciplinary focus allows you to explore your interests while participating in cutting-edge biomedical research in New York City. We provide individual career counseling, guidance, and support during the internship.

This program is funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of National Institute of Health.

As an intern, you participate in multidisciplinary research projects in environmental and occupational health. Past projects have included:

  • Lead mobilization in pregnant women
  • P53 mutations in a mesothelioma cell line
  • Integration of health indicators and TRI data in a geographical information system
  • Intracellular effects of camp in breast cancer
  • Digital genotyping of the HRAS-1 variable tandem repeat locus
  • Development of an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier
  • Extraction of organochlorides from whole blood collected in capillary tubes
  • Genetic susceptibility to lead-induced blood-brain barrier damage
  • Analysis of recruitment rates in a breast cancer study
  • Rates of hospital admission for asthma and socioeconomic factors in NYC
  • Calcium supplements as a source of lead intoxication
  • Dietary study of quercetin-containing food in 9-year-old girls of different ethnicities
  • Transfection of endothelial cells to form a blood-brain barrier
  • Determining the effect of pyrethroids on Erbb2, Erbb3, and Erbb4 gene expression
  • Co-culture of astrocytes and endothelial cells as a model of the blood-brain barrier
  • Neurobehavioral effects of lead in mice polymorphic for ALAD
  • Quantitative study of flavenoids and breast cancer risk in three ethnic groups
  • Research and instruction strategies in environmental health sciences
  • Accumulation of lead in edible plants
  • Chelation therapy for lead in genetically susceptible mice
  • Identification of adhesion molecules in the blood-brain barrier in vitro
  • Measurement of mercury in contaminated homes
  • Health disparities and socioeconomic status in the United States
  • Attitudes about environmental health and asthma in East Harlem
  • Overcoming barriers to occupational health in Latina Immigrant Women
  • The relationship between health disparities and socioeconomic status

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To apply, you must be:

1. A U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident.

2. Enrolled or recently completed a master's degree in public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, global health or related fields.

3. Available to commit a minimum of 12 weeks on a full-time basis. There is also a possibility of re-appointment to 24 weeks.

4. A GPA of 3.0 or above

Instructions

Please submit the following documents to healthinternship@mssm.edu.

1. Application Form
2. Current resume/CV
3. Personal statement (1-page maximum, instruction can be found on the application)
4. Statement of your past research experience (1-page maximum, instruction can be found on the application)

Please include "Public Health Internship" in the email subject line.

Applications are accepted at any time and start dates are flexible.

For all inquiries, please contact us at healthinternship@mssm.edu.

Many of our dedicated Faculty serve on advisory committees and as mentors for our Environmental Medicine Internship Program.