Office of Field Practice
Dear Students,
The Office of Field Practice provides resources and supports to students from enrollment through the completion of their academic program.
We support the graduation-required Applied Practice Experience (APEx) for MPH, MHA and DrPH students through the practicum program. We can help you find an APEx site that aligns with your interests and goals, and help you complete the necessary paperwork to make it happen. We advise individual students and groups on these and other related issues, and offer pre-departure orientations for selected international field sites. Our unit supports other practice and professional opportunities such as volunteer, service-learning and interprofessional experiences for students across all departments and schools at Mailman.
Are you looking for a field experience in a particular location, related to a specific health issue, or with a certain organization? Are you planning to travel to a location that is unstable due to political unrest or other risks? Are you interested in a practicum at one of the school-wide international sites or in an inter-professional service-learning opportunity? Feel free to participate in our info sessions and activities, make an individual appointment with us, drop-in to our office hours every Thursday from 11:30 to 12:50, or email your questions to msph-ofp@cumc.columbia.edu.
Dear Hosts and Future Hosts,
APEx projects address all areas of public health practice including environmental health sciences, health policy and management, population and family health, epidemiology, sociomedical sciences and biostatistics. The APEx provides an opportunity for students to explore their passions while practicing their skills in real world settings. Students can offer your organization high-quality products for use in day-to-day operations. For example, students can develop a community needs assessment, analyze existing program evaluation data, create training materials, prepare policy briefs, and explore potential funding opportunities.
We are currently looking for organizations interested in hosting students for 8-10 weeks between May-August.
If you have any questions or would like to explore the possibility of hosting one of our students, please contact msph-ofp@cumc.columbia.edu. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.
Contact Us
Stop by Field Practice located at 722 West 168 Street, 10th floor, Allen Rosenfield Building. You can also reach out to us at msph-ofp@cumc.columbia.edu.