CDC 6 month internship (Divisin of Global Migration and Quarantine)

Dear Sir/Madam:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), New York Quarantine Station at John F. Kennedy International Airport is seeking student(s) to participate in a three to six months field internship (Public Health) program. The Quarantine Station is part of the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) which has the statutory responsibility to make and enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable disease from foreign countries into the United States.

The Division has twenty quarantine stations located across the country, the CDC New York Quarantine Station is one of the leading location for implementing the comprehensive federal guidelines and mandates across several jurisdiction including the preclearance ports in Bermuda, Ireland, Canada and all port in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont.

The Primary Objectives of the Student Internship Programs are:

1. To put Public Health theory into practice on site via hands-on learning, observation, and didactic learning.
2. Learn basic tenets of Quarantine Station policy and practice to include processing immigrant visas, illness response, non-human primate importation, clearance of items of potential public health threat, and land border, maritime and aviation illness protocols.
3. To obtain knowledge of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention organization and how Division of Global Migration and Quarantine fits within that structure.
4. To fulfill the role of a Quarantine Public Health Officer (QPHO) while on site, “shadowing” staff initially and functioning independently by close of internship.
5. Complete 300 hours, approximately 25 hours per week for 12 weeks during Fall Semester. The length of time can be extended if necessary.

Please find below the point of contact for this internship program.

Internship Point of Contact:

Donald J. Spatz

Acting Officer in Charge

CDC New York Quarantine Station

John F. Kennedy International Airport

718-553-1685

djs2@cdc.gov

If you would like to learn more about our Division, you may visit our website at http://www.cdc.gov/ncpdcid/dgmq/mission.html or refer to the enclosed Fact Sheet. All inquiries regarding the student internship program may be forwarded to the above contact person.

Thanks for your cooperation; we look forward hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Marsha Williams, MPH

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New York Quarantine Station

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Terminal 4, Rm 216.219

Jamaica, New York 11430

idj6@cdc.gov

718-553-1685 (Office)

718-553-1524 (fax)