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The U.S. Public Health Service COSTEP Program
"I feel that my COSTEP experiences helped to prepare me for my full-time employment with US PHS. My COSTEP experiences afforded me some insight to the opportunities for working on active duty for the Corps. Having already served two COSTEP terms, I felt confident that I could wear the uniform correctly and perform the duties expected of me as a commissioned officer. Both of my COSTEP experiences have only helped me in my career and were rewarding in themselves. I would highly recommend students who are interested in the Corps to apply for a COSTEP."
LTJG Danielle Shirk, RSIT, RESIT
USPHS, Environmental Health Officer
Indian Health Service
Lawton Service Unit
COSTEP Assignments:
IHS Oklahoma Area - 2002
IHS Headquarters - 2003
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IHS employs 20-30 Environmental Health interns each
year through the US Public Health Service Junior Commissioned Officer Student
Training Extern Program (JrCOSTEP). Assignments are available throughout
the year, but most are filled in the summer. COSTEP's are assigned to a
preceptor at a field location and do Environmental Health work typical of an
IHS Sanitarian. COSTEP's are Commissioned Officers for the
summer and earn approximately $2000.00 a month as an Ensign in the
PHS.
For information about the COSTEP program and how to apply, please visit the
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps COSTEP site
(http://www.usphs.gov/student) for
application packets, pay, benefits and entry requirements.
For information specifically about opportunities in
Environmental Health and Injury Prevention, please contact Kelly Taylor at
(301) 443-1593 or by e-mail at Kelly.Taylor@ihs.gov.
Check out what the COSTEPS from
the summer of 2007 had to say about their experiences.
The COSTEP Experience:
Kimberly Patterson (links to non-IHS website) / Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Jessica Burley / Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (PDF - 13K)
Pahroul Davé / Illinois State University (PDF - 61K)
Anna Fain / Eastern Kentucky University (PDF - 76K)
William Fournier / The Ohio State University (PDF - 11K)
Zach Heuscher / Colorado State University (PDF - 23K)
Lisa Nakagawa / California State University (PDF - 75K)
Christopher Washington / Eastern Kentucky University (PDF - 47K)
Sarah Yoder / Colorado State University (PDF - 101K)
COSTEPs from 2006
Tim Balderrama / East Central University (PDF - 65K)
Zack Lustgarten / Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (PDF - 112K)
Christine O'Leary / Old Dominion University (PDF - 61K)
Mark Otto / University of Georgia (PDF - 73K)
Tina Brown / Eastern Kentucky University (PDF - 101K)
William Brown / Texas A&M University (PDF - 83K)
Kristina Pounds / Emory University (PDF - 49K)
Lauren Shade / East Tennessee State University (PDF - 55K)
COSTEPs from 2005
Kelsey Hustedt / University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (PDF - 20K)
Allison Berch / Colorado State University (PDF - 30K)
Erin Click / Missouri Southern State University (PDF - 18K)
Stephanie Tubbs / Wright State University Dayton Ohio (PDF - 121K)
Jennifer Skarada / Western Carolina University (PDF - 78K)
Andrea Quinn-Matute / University of Maryland-Baltimore County (PDF - 87K)
Brittany Laymon / Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (PDF - 40K)
Laura Hunter / Missouri Southern State University (PDF - 39K)
Erin Harman / Eastern Kentucky University (PDF - 160K)
DaJuane Harris / Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY (PDF - 46K)
Nora Greene / Illinois State University (PDF - 30K)
Jessica Goldberger / Colorado State University (PDF - 338K)
Chris Fish / Illinois State University (PDF - 73K)
Echo Dorsey / East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma (PDF - 32K)
Chyla Hunter / East Carolina University Greenville NC (PDF - 84K)
Jeffrey Conner / Eastern Kentucky University (PDF - 12K)
Brek Steele / Missouri Southern State University (PDF - 62K)
COSTEPs from 2004
Shannon McDiarmid / Colorado State University
Robert Wong / California State University, Northridge
Alex Pipes / Western Carolina University
Harolyn Tarr / Tulane University
Colleen Svoboda / University of North Carolina
Chris Dankmeyer / Western Carolina University
Christopher Chestnut / Eastern Kentucky University
Jonathan Cory Rayburn / University of Georgia
Brian Lefferts / Illinois State University
Gary Michael Hackworth / Eastern Kentucky University
Barry Oldham / Western Carolina University
Bryan Reed / Western Carolina University
Nicole Lund / Illinois State University
Janae Lane / Indiana University
Jason Michael Lee / East Central University
Dan Heider / Illinois State University
Celeste Hemphill / Eastern Kentucky University
Joe Lucas / Illinois State University
Paul Kasden / Bowling Green State University
Kevin McCartin / Colorado State University
Previous COSTEP Experiences:
Gretchen Brown / Tulane University
Kristen Campbell / Eastern Kentucky University
Eric Ciotti / Salisbury University
Jason Ferry / Eastern Kentucky University
Kim Hicks / East Central University
William Howard / Western Carolina University
Brian Johnson / Western Carolina University
Theresa Marshall / University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire
Luke Mathis / Eastern Kentucky University
Dori Thompson / Eastern Kentucky University
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