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The U.S. Public Health Service COSTEP Program

Picture of LTJG Danielle Shirk
"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
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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This file last modified: Tuesday November 23, 2004  6:09 AM