DSHS Internships

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Winter/Spring Semester

January 1^st – May 31^st

Applications are accepted
October 1^st – December 10^th

Fall Semester

September 1^st – December 31^st

Applications are accepted
July 1^st – September 1^st

Summer Semester

June 1^st – August 31^st

Applications are accepted
March 15^th – May 10^th

Find more information about application time frames on the Internship Applications page.

More information about Blue Ribbon Internship Program.

Click the Internship Title & Description links to download a PDF with the detailed description of each internship.

Assistant Deputy Commissioner Division

#	Semester	Category	Internship Title & Description	Location	Supervisor	Hours
1	Fall 2020 Blue Ribbon	Program Administration; Data analysis	Internship Administration and Quality Improvement Project	Main campus - Moreton Bldg., 2nd floor 1100 West 49^th St. Austin, TX 78756	Wendy Andreades, MBA Coordinator, Internships and other Educational Experiences	12-29 hrs/wk. (negotiable)

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Community Health Improvement Division

#	Semester	Category	Internship Title & Description	Location	Supervisor	Hours
2	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Program Development; Quality Improvement	Newborn Hearing Care Coordination Pilot Project	Main campus - Moreton Bldg., 2^nd floor 1100 W 49^th Street Austin, TX 78756	Eugenia Dunham, MPH, MS, Manager Newborn Screening Support Grp.	16 hrs./wk. 120 hrs. total (negotiable)
3	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Program Development; Quality Improvement	Newborn Hearing Care Coordination Pilot Planning Project Paid	Main campus - Moreton Bldg., 2^nd floor 1100 West 49^th St. Austin, TX 78756	Eugenia Dunham, MPH, MS, Manager Newborn Screening Support Grp.	16 hrs./wk. 200-460 hrs. total (negotiable)
4	Summer 2020 Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Oral Health Education; Health Promotion Material Development	Oral Health Improvement	Main campus- Moreton Bldg., 1100 West 49^th St., Austin, TX 78756	Rhonda Stokley, DDS Public Health Dental Director	20 hrs./wk. (negotiable)
5	Spring 2020 Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Program Development; Program Evaluation	Texas AIM: A Maternal Health and Safety Initiative	Main campus - Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49^th St. Austin, TX 78756	Julie Stagg, MSN, RN, IBCLC Manager, Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Programs	16-40 hrs./wk. (negotiable)
6	Spring 2020 Summer 2020 Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Program Planning and Implementation; Screening and Assessment	Texas Healthy Communities Initiative	Main campus - Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49^th St. Austin, TX 78756	Jessica Hyde, MS, CHES Coordinated Chronic Disease Project Lead	16-20 hrs./wk. (negotiable)
7	Spring 2020 Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Research; Epidemiology; Database Design and Development	Creating Adolescent Health Data Dashboards using Texas Health Data	Main campus- Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49th St. Austin, TX 78756	Carol Harvey State Adolescent Health Coordinator	20-40 hrs./wk. (negotiable)
8	Spring 2020	Prevention-Health Promotion; Research; Epidemiology; Disease Surveillance	Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Research Internship	Main campus- Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49th St. Austin, TX 78756	PRAMS Coordinator	15-30 hrs./wk. (negotiable)

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Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services Division

#	Semester	Category	Internship Title & Description	Location	Supervisor	Hours
9	Spring 2020 Blue Ribbon	Marketing; Health Promotion; Health Communication	HIV Prevention Communications and Marketing Internship Paid	Austin State Hospital Campus/Central office Austin, TX 78751	Simon Andrade, MPH Biomedical Interventions Specialist	20-40 hrs/wk. (negotiable)
10	Spring 2020 2019 Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Program Evaluation; Data Analysis	TB Program Evaluation	Austin State Hospital Campus/Central office Austin, TX 78751	Dr. Tonya Smith	15-40 hrs/wk. (negotiable)

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Consumer Protection Division

#	Semester	Category	Internship Title & Description	Location	Supervisor	Hours
11	Ongoing Blue Ribbon or standard	Program Development; Program Evaluation; Database Development	EMS/Trauma Systems – Medical Advisory Board Project	The Exchange Bldg. 8407 Wall Street Austin, TX 78754	Indra Hernandez, CPM, CTCM Grants and Funding Specialist	20-40 hrs/wk. (negotiable)
12	Ongoing Blue Ribbon or standard	Health Promotion; Program Planning; Resource Development	EMS/Trauma Systems Overview Project *2 intern openings*	The Exchange Bldg. 8407 Wall Street Austin, TX 78754	Indra Hernandez, CPM, CTCM Grants and Funding Specialist	20-40 hrs/wk. (negotiable)
13	Fall 2019	Environmental Health; Program Evaluation; Qualitative Data Analysis	Comparative Compliance Inspections Data for Environmental Health Programs: Environmental Unit Inspection Data Review	The Exchange Bldg. 8407 Wall Street Austin, TX 78754	Ken Ofunrein, M.S., R.S, Manager Environmental Unit	20-30 hrs/wk. (negotiable)

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Regional and Local Health Operations Division (RLHO)

#	Semester	Category	Internship Title & Description	Location	Supervisor	Hours
14	Ongoing Blue Ribbon or standard	Health Promotion; Program Development; Curriculum Development	Injury Prevention Internship	Region 4/5 N PH Dept., 2614 NW Stallings Dr. Nacogdoches, TX 75963	Suzanne Fisher, MPA-HCA, RN, BSN, Nurse Manager	15-30 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
15	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Communicable Diseases; Health Promotion; Program Development	Projects in Regional Public Health: Texas Regional and Local Health Services Region 8	Region 8 PH Dept. 7430 Louis Pasteur San Antonio, TX 78229	Elvia Ledezma, MPH Manager, Communicable Disease Program	30-40 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
16	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Health Education; Workplace Wellness	Workplace Wellness Project - Region 8 2 intern openings	Region 8 PH Dept. 7430 Louis Pasteur San Antonio, TX 78229	Katherine Velasquez, PhD, RN Program Manager, Specialized Health & Social Services	10-30 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
17	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Data Collection and Analysis; Program Evaluation; Community Outreach	Public Health Nursing in Region 8	Region 8 PH Dept. Family Health Services 7430 Louis Pasteur San Antonio, TX 78229	Preceptor Pending Public Health Nurse Family Health Services	10-30 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
18	Spring 2020 Blue Ribbon	Health Promotion; Program Planning; Screening and Assessment	Family and Community Health Services Project: Safe Sleep Pilot Project	Region 9/10 PH Dept. 401 E. Franklin, Ste. 210 El Paso, TX 79902	Daniel Ojeda, MPH	20 hrs./wk. (negotiable)
19	Ongoing Blue Ribbon Spring 2020 filled	Epidemiology; Health Promotion; Community Assessment	PHR 2/3- Identifying Community Needs in Counties Without A Local Health Department *4 intern openings*	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Becky Earlie-Royer, PhD, MPH, CHES® Deputy Regional Director	20 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
20	2 Semesters Fall 2019 - Spring 2020 Summer - Fall 2020 Blue Ribbon	Social Work; Program Implementation; Health Promotion	Bachelor of Social Work Internship	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Sandra Palmer, LMSW-IPR	17 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
21	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Epidemiology; Disease Surveillance; Database Design & Development	Epidemiological Investigation of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Gonorrhea Infections in DSHS Public Health Region 2/3	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Oscar Hernandez HIV/STD/TB Program Manager	10-20 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
22	Fall 2019 Blue Ribbon	Program Planning, Development and Administration; Professional Development; Public Health Education/Training	Public Health Core Competency Training Program in Public Health Region 2/3	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Becky Earlie-Royer, PhD, MPH, CHES Deputy Regional Director	20 hrs./wk.
23	Ongoing Blue Ribbon	Program Planning, Development and Administration; Screening and Assessment; Health Education Prevention - Health Promotion	Worksite Wellness Internship: Public Health Region 2/3	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Chelsea Rychener, Program Specialist II Maternal and Child Health	20 hrs./wk.
24	Spring 2020 Blue Ribbon	Screening and Assessment; Program Development and Evaluation; Behavioral Health, Prevention-Health Promotion	Rural Behavioral Health Intervention Quality Improvement	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Joel Massey, MD, MPH Regional Medical Director	20-40 hrs./wk.
25	Spring 2020 Blue Ribbon	Information Technology	DSHS PHR 2/3- Supporting Customers' needs in Regional Technology Department	Region 2/3 PH Dept. 1301 S. Bowen Rd #200 Arlington, TX 76013	Samuel R. Brackeen III, BS, MSM CSS Network Specialist Team Lead HHSC/DSHS Ops Unit Information Technology Section	20-40 hrs./wk.

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Program Operations Division

#	Semester	Category	Internship Title & Description	Location	Supervisor	Hours
26	Ongoing	Health Promotion; Program Development; Public Health Finance	Data Analytics Internship Paid	Main campus - Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49^th St. 5^th floor Austin, TX 78756	Ann H. Duncan, Director Fiscal Monitoring Unit	15-25 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
27	Ongoing	Program Development; Grant and Fund Management; Policy Analysis and Development	HIV Fiscal Monitoring Internship	Main campus - Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49^th St. 5^th floor Austin, TX 78756	April Marek, MBA HIV Grants Fiscal Manager	10-20 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)
28	Ongoing	Policy Analysis and Development; Research Grants and Funds Management/Fiscal Monitoring	Financial Analyst Internship	Main campus - Moreton Bldg. 1100 West 49^th St. 5^th floor Austin, TX 78756	Bernabe Gamino, CTCM Financial Compliance Manager	10-25 hrs./ wk. (negotiable)

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