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United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation 6402 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, VA 22042-2356 703-205-7630 (Phone) www.uncfsp.org
The United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) is a nonprofit organization that works to establish relationships between the diverse and high-performing minority education community and the private industry. The overall goal of UNCFSP is to provide:
Minority Public Health Workforce Development Internship (MPHWDI) Length of Project: 9/1/12-8/31/15 Annual Funding Level: $150,000 Project Director: Robyn L. Watson 703-205-7630 (Phone) E-mail: Robyn.Watson@uncfsp.org
Minority populations disproportionately experience health disparities but continue to be underrepresented as U.S.health professionals. Diversity within the workforce is important to ensure that underserved populations can assist in addressing public health issues, which emphasizes the need for supplementary educational opportunities for various minorities. The Minority Public Health Workforce Development Internship (MPHWDI) will address minority underrepresentation within health fields by creating a pipeline to public health professions for qualified minority students. This project will annually facilitate a 10-week summer internship (annually) for eight highly qualified minority students in public health-related disciplines.
The primary project strategies include identifying and facilitating internship opportunities; selecting a target audience of eight qualified minority interns; and tracking intern development to evaluate program effectiveness. The project will utilize process measures to monitor project implementation and program participants. Additionally, annual online surveys and program data (e.g. documentation of intern action plans and written and oral presentations) will be used to determine project completion as well as feedback on the internship experience. In terms of program outcomes, it is expected that 65 percent of interns will express interest in seeking public health careers and 80 percent of interns and mentors will indicate a positive program experience.