Community Health and Well-Being Internship
The Intersection of Healthcare and Public Health
Trinity Health Michigan Community Health & Well-Being (CHWB) is a national leader in Community Impact by removing barriers to care and well-being, ensuring access and reducing health disparities for people experiencing poverty and other vulnerabilities. We do this by integrating social and clinical care, addressing social needs, confronting systematic racism, building community capacity and partnerships, strengthening community benefit impact and reducing health inequities.
An internship at Trinity Health Michigan within CHWB will allow students to apply knowledge gathered through their studies and prior experience to support various projects focused on those who are poor and vulnerable.
Projects with the Community Health & Well-Being department are designed to complement undergraduate or graduate studies, aiming to enrich students’ knowledge and experience in various areas, thereby contributing to the advancement of public health, healthcare administration, health equity, social care and workforce development.
Trinity Health Michigan will provide a framework for assigning eligible students from diverse academic backgrounds to the appropriate CHWB department across the state where the student’s educational experience can be enhanced through capacity building opportunities.
About the Internship
Trinity Health Michigan offers customizable internship formats to best meet the needs of students’ various university requirements and professional aspirations. Internships can be completed both in-person, remote, or hybrid depending on the precepting site and student’s preferences. Community Health & Well-Being is committed to providing equitable internship experiences that support students’ learning and professional objectives.
To meet those objectives, interns are paired with a preceptor at their designated CHWB department, meeting weekly for supervision. Interns are also provided with shadowing experience, local and regional projects to work on, as well as other professional development and mentorship opportunities. This work is driven by a commitment to build a diverse pool of future leaders in public health, healthcare administration and other related social fields.
Internships with Trinity Health Michigan offer a variety of hands-on experiences contributing to different areas of work within a healthcare system. Explore these programming topics below. There are endless opportunities to innovate with Trinity Health Michigan.
Programming topic may include:
- Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan
- Social Needs and Social Determinants of Health
- Health Inequities/Health Disparities
- Community Programs (i.e. Community Health Workers and Diabetes Prevention Program)
- Community Engagement and Outreach
- Community Investments
- Community Coalitions
- Storytelling
- Advocacy
Trinity Health Michigan is committed to fostering the next generation of leaders by providing a structured, supportive, and impactful internship experience. To ensure alignment with program goals and operational requirements, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Students must be currently enrolled in a degree-granting program (undergraduate or graduate) at an accredited university or equivalent institution. Eligible fields of study include, but are not limited to:
- Public Health
- Healthcare Administration
- Social Sciences related to health
- Management or Administration
- Communications
- Public Policy
- Community Development
- Students must have successfully completed at least two years of full-time undergraduate study (or equivalent) prior to start of the internship.
- Students must be available to work for a minimum of 240 hours during the internship period.
- Students must show documentation of the following immunizations prior to the start date:
- Influenza, COVID-19, and 2 TB Tests Required
- MMR, Varicella booster, Hep B, TDAP
An internship with Trinity Health is designed specifically for students with strong problem-solving skills, the ability to meet deadlines, and achieve quality results. Undergraduate and graduate students must be able to operate effectively in a collaborative, shared leadership environment. Interns must provide proof of enrollment at a university with an active education affiliation agreement or proof of completion of a degree within the last 6 months.
Additional skills include:
- Analytical skills to develop appropriate methodologies for collecting, analyzing, and evaluating data and other information
- Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of reverence, commitment to those experiencing poverty, safety, justice, stewardship and integrity
- Excellent communication (interpersonal, verbal, and written) skills
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other database and data visualization tools
Project Examples
Examples of past and current projects undergraduate and graduate student interns have completed with Trinity Health Michigan Community Health & Well-Being include:
- Bring Your Child to Work Day
- Community Health Needs Assessment report contribution and editing
- Community Health Worker manual creation
- Community Profile development
- Disaster Preparedness Planning
- Health Exploration Station program charter development
- Hospital-Wide Colleague Engagement Initiatives
- Investing in Our Communities
- Leader community volunteering event-planning and partner collaboration
- Patient Empowerment Kit initiative
- Social Care Community Event Participation
- Standard Operating Procedure development
- Team Well-being & engagement activity planning, preparation and execution
- Trinity Health Academy initiative support and implementation
- Workforce Housing
Interested in the internship?
If you'd like to learn more about an internship with Trinity Health Michigan, fill out our interest form. For questions, you can email us at CHWBconnect@trinity-health.org.
Internships with other hospital departments outside of CHWB may be available. If interested in other areas of healthcare administration, complete the interest form and the appropriate department(s) will be contacted. However, internships may not be guaranteed.