Hello, friends!
I'm excited to share an exciting opportunity that the Garrett County Health Department in Western Maryland will be participating in this summer. We are currently collaborating with partners at UC Berkeley to host three summer interns who will support the development of informatics and health IT projects aligned with our population health initiatives.
I am hoping to focus these efforts on developing open source applications for our region (Central/North Central Appalachia) and would also be highly interested in partnering with other LHDs interested in this opportunity.
Below, you'll find additional information about this opportunity, as well as details about an upcoming webinar that I highly recommend attending:
Employer Information Session on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 10–11 AM PT.
CCPHIT (California Consortium for Public Health Informatics and Technology) connects organizations with students trained in public health, informatics, and technology. Internships are fully funded - there's no cost to host an intern.
At this session, you'll:
- Learn how to become a CCPHIT internship host site
- Hear from a current partner about their experience
- Get your questions answered by our team
Register here: https://forms.gle/SquK99zgCmpnH4Tx9
Program overview: UCB_BCC_CCPHIT Employer Info Session_ April 2025.pdf
Sample scope of work documents: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OB6ewBEV8wFMEiYkh5XcrEEvbc_8_8Np
Can't attend? Register to receive the Zoom recording after the session.
For any questions, please contact phinformatics@berkeley.edu.
Additionally, my contact at UC Berkeley is Irina Titova, MPP, MPH (titovairina@berkeley.edu), and she is a fantastic resource if you are interested in exploring academic partnerships around informatics and health IT.
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John Corbin
Communications, Data Science, and Informatics Administrator
Garrett County Health Department
Oakland MD
(301)334-7700
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