The School of Public Health Internship program offers students valuable experiential learning opportunities that connect academic competencies with real-world job experiences. Through community-based internship projects, students gain practical experience while contributing to meaningful public health initiatives.

We partner with more than 100 community organizations to ensure each internship supports students’ academic and career goals. These experiences provide the knowledge and insights necessary to prepare the next generation of public health professionals.

Interns engage in a variety of public health areas, including biostatistics, behavioral and social health, environmental health, epidemiology, global health, healthcare administration, infection prevention, and healthcare information technology. Together, these projects strengthen communities today while shaping a strong and resilient public health workforce for the future.

UNLV Anthem Scholars

In collaboration with the UNLV School of Public Health, the Anthem Nevada Scholars Program strives to reimagine the distinctive roles schools of public health play in creating a pipeline of individuals who are committed to becoming outstanding public health and healthcare professionals in our community. This unique initiative is designed to identify and support the best and brightest public health students from across the globe to tackle Southern Nevada’s most critical challenges. Students will be chosen to secure coveted internships in 5 key domains based on the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): 

• Neighborhood and Built Environment
• Health Care Access and Quality
• Education Access and Quality
• Economic Stability
• Social and Community Context

Each year, several Anthem Nevada Scholar internship opportunities will be awarded to a cohort of innovative undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in the School of Public Health. The $2,000 internship stipend will first be applied to any tuition balance the student may have; and any remaining funds shall be distributed to the student.

Eligibility: All School of Public Health students, with an approved internship project proposal, and enrolled in an approved internship course, who complete their internship project in good standing, are eligible for consideration of the $2,000 internship stipend.
 
The Anthem Nevada Scholar's internship stipend shall be awarded to a student(s) meeting the following criteria:

• Student must be making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate or graduate degree in the School of Public Health (SPH).  Minimum Cumulative GPA 2.75 for undergraduate students and 3.0 for graduate students.
• Student interns should demonstrate meaningful community engagement in their internship project and provide a detailed description of their internship project and how it aligns with one or more of the social determinants of health. 
• Social Determinants of Health: The student’s internship must be aligned with one of the five key domains based on the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): (1) Neighborhood and Built Environment; (2) Health Care Access and Quality; (3) Education Access and Quality; (4) Economic Stability; (5) Social and Community Context.  

To Apply: The student’s Anthem biography and project description, created in the student's respective internship course, will be submitted to the Anthem Scholar’s Committee by the internship coordinator for review.  Submissions will be reviewed and awarded based on stipend criteria.  This assignment is required for all internship students but individual student(s) may opt out of consideration for the Anthem’s Award and publication(s) by notifying their course instructor before the due date.