Open AccessAdaptation of an In-Person Internship to a Virtual Format for Public Health Undergraduates
Author(s) -
William D. Kernan,
Corey H. Basch
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jmir public health and surveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-2960
DOI - 10.2196/35252
Subject(s) - internship , adaptation (eye) , medical education , variety (cybernetics) , public health , process (computing) , psychology , computer science , medicine , nursing , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , operating system
The disruption of traditional, in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the rapid development and use of revised and novel learning opportunities using a variety of remote instructional methodologies. This viewpoint describes the process used by an undergraduate Public Health program to transition a traditional, in-person, semester-long, 480-hour internship to a virtual-only learning experience guided by the existing student learning outcomes. Working closely with public health professionals at existing internship agencies, alumni from the program, student interns, and program faculty developed a modified virtual internship composed of 6 components. The development of this modified virtual internship model was guided by previous research on the components of successful internships and the elements of high-impact learning practices.