Occupational Health Internship Program

职业健康实习计划（OHIP）的总体目的是通过在短短的夏季期间丰富经验，增加职业健康和安全（OHS）专业中代表性不足的少数民族（URM）的数量。OHIP最初成立于2004年，由几个组织和机构提供“种子基金”。OHIP的基本前提、设计和实施保持不变。我们建立了一个成功的模式，指导年轻学生，并鼓励他们进入职业健康的职业生涯。在过去的6年里，我们已经培训了83名学生，其中25名（30%）来自URM。虽然尚未进行正式的结果评估，但我们相信，OHIP的经验一直是影响我们许多学生职业选择的重要因素。至少有30名OHIP学生已进入职业健康研究生课程和/或目前在职业健康领域工作，并准备发展领导角色。OHIP计划的定性分析表明，实习生已经获得了关键的接触职业健康的概念和实践，有效地利用了我们的高级教师和项目主管的经验，并成功地申请和进入研究生课程和其他工作在职业健康领域。申请人数达到了创纪录的水平（2009年为143人），其中许多学生来自全国各地的一流学校。OHIP的学习经验所基于的参与式研究模式一直受到我们项目赞助商的高度评价，他们赞赏学生的努力，并将OHIP“回馈”纳入正在进行的OHS计划。OHIP实习生在美国公共卫生协会和NIOSH的高级教师和职业健康领导层之前进行了年度演讲，他们一贯表现出一定的组织和能力水平，导致所有观众的热情鼓励。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall purpose of the Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in the occupational health and safety (OHS) professions through an enrichment experience over a short summer period. OHIP was originally established in 2004 with "seed funds" from several organizations and agencies. The basic premise, design and implementation of OHIP has remained unchanged. We have established a successful model that mentors young students and encourages them to enter careers in occupational health. Over the past 6 years, we have trained 83 students, with 25 (30%) from URMs. While a formal outcome evaluation has not yet been performed, we are confident that the OHIP experience has been an important factor that has influenced the career choices of many of our students. At least 30 OHIP students have entered graduate programs in occupational health and/or currently work in the occupational health field and appear poised to develop leadership roles. Qualitative analysis of the OHIP program has demonstrated that the interns have gained critical exposure to concepts and practices of occupational health, have effectively taken advantage of the experience of our senior faculty and project supervisors, and have successfully applied for and entered graduate programs and other jobs in the occupational health field. Applicants have reached record numbers (143 in 2009), with many students from top-tier schools across the country. The participatory research model on which the learning experience of OHIP is based consistently receives high marks from our project sponsors, who appreciate the students' efforts and incorporate the OHIP "give back" into ongoing OHS programs. OHIP interns have given annual presentations before senior faculty and occupational health leadership at the American Public Health Association and NIOSH, and they consistently demonstrate a level of organization and ability that result in enthusiastic encouragement from all in the audience.