BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Snapshot of Practicum Placements Presented by Career Services Office, 2016
Biostatistics Practicums: Industry Breakdown
Assoc, found, NGO, or non- profit
Federal government Assoc, found, NGO, Federal government or non-profit 4% 14%
Hospital or other healthcare University or college provider 31% Local government
Hospital or other healthcare provider Other industrial or commercial 31% firm State Government 10% State Government
University or college Other industrial or commercial firm Local government 7% 3% Biostatistics Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Boston Medical Center
. Boston Healthcare for the Homeless
. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
. Boston Veterans' Affairs Healthcare System
. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
. UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
. Blue Hills Community Health Alliance
. Treatment Innovations
. Transvoyant
. Dana Farber
. Newton-Wellesley Hospital
. Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction
. USAID
. Boston Children's Hospital Environmental Health Practicums: Industry Breakdown
Assoc, found, NGO, or non-profit
Assoc, found, NGO, or University or college non-profit Hospital or other 42% 25% healthcare provider
Local Government
Hospital or other healthcare provider 17% State Government
University or college
State Government Local Government 8% 8% Environmental Health Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment
. Massachusetts Maritime
. Silent Spring Institute
. Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
. Massachusetts General Hospital
Epidemiology Practicums: Industry Breakdown
Consulting firm 1% Assoc, found, NGO, or Federal government non-profit 1% Assoc, found, Health Insurance Consulting firm NGO, or non- 1% profit 9% Federal government
University or college 30% Health Insurance
Hospital or other health provider Hospital or other health provider Local Government 34%
State Government Pharm, biotech, or 14% medical device
State Government
University or college Pharm, biotech, or medical device Local Government 3% 7% Epidemiology Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Boston Medical Center
. Dana Farber Cancer Institute
. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
. Boston Public Health Commission
. Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
. South End Community Health Center
. Quintiles Consulting
. Health Policy Commission
. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals
. Framingham Heart Study
. Virginia Department of Health
. Massachusetts General Hospital
. US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
. Boston Children's Hospital
. World Health Organization
Global Health Practicums: Industry Breakdown
Assoc, found, NGO, or non- profit
Hospital or other healthcare provider
University or college 28% Local government
Assoc, found, NGO, or non-profit 52% Other industrial or commercial State government firm 4%
State government Local Other industrial or government commercial firm 6% Hospital or 1% other healthcare University or college provider 9% Global Health Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Addis Ababa University . African Food and Peace Foundation . Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights . Boston Public Health Commission . Brigham and Women’s Hospital . Dana Farber Cancer Institute . ElevateX . Epidemico . Fenway Community Health Center . IZUMI Foundation . Massachusetts Center for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome . Massachusetts Department of Public Health . Massachusetts General Hospital . Management Sciences for Health . Pathfinder International . UNICEF Supply Division . University of Massachusetts Medical School . World Education . World Health Organization . Women’s Refugee Health Commission
Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights: Industry Breakdown
Assoc, found, NGO, Assoc, found, NGO, or or non-profit non-profit 34%
Local government
University or college 22%
Other industrial or commercial firm
State government 22% State government
Local government 11%
University or college Other industrial or commercial firm 11% Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights Practicums: Sample Host Sites
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Boston Public Health Commission
• Boston University School of Public Health
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
• Corporate Accountability International
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Massachusetts Public Health Association
• New York City Department of Correction
• University of Massachusetts Medical School Health Policy & Management Practicums: Industry Breakdown
University or college Assoc, found, 4% NGO, or non-profit State Government 9% Consulting firm Consulting firm 7%
Pharm, biotech, or Federal government medical device Federal 1% 7% Assoc, found, NGO, or government non-profit 10% Health insurance Health insurance 1% Other industrial or commercial firm Hospital or other 1% healthcare provider
Other industrial or Hospital or other commercial firm healthcare provider 60% Pharm, biotech, or medical device
State Government
University or college Health Policy & Management Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Adriadne Labs
. Boston Children’s Hospital
. Center for Health Information and Analysis
. Charles Group Consulting
. ClinEdge
. East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
. GFK Bridgehead (Consulting)
. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
. Health Leads National
. Iora Health
. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
. Massachusetts General Hospital
. Massachusetts Medical Society
. Medtronic
. NYU Langone Medical Center
. Partners Healthcare Corporate Finance
. Seqirus
. Trinity Partners, LLC
. Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare Systems Maternal and Child Health Practicums: Industry Breakdown
Assoc, found, NGO, or non-profit University or College 14%
Hopsital or other healthcare provider Assoc, found, NGO, or State government non-profit 12% 37% Local government
Local government 6%
State government
Hopsital or other healthcare provider 31% University or College Maternal and Child Health Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Addis Clinic
. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
. Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
. Boston Medical Center
. Boston Public Health Commission
. Health Care for All
. Health Law Advocates, Inc.
. John Snow Research and Training Institute, Inc.
. Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling
. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
. World Vision
. National Institute for Children’s Health Social & Behavioral Sciences Practicums: Industry Breakdown
Assoc, found, NGO, or non-profit
Assoc, found, Hospital or other NGO, or non-profit healthcare provider University or college 25% 26% Local health department
State Government Other industrial or 11% commercial firm Hospital or other healthcare provider 23% Pharm, biotech, or Pharm, biotech, or medical device medical device 2% Local health department 11% State Government
Other industrial or commercial firm 2% University or college Social & Behavioral Sciences Practicums: Sample Host Sites
. Boston Center for Youth and Families
. Boston Children’s Hospital
. Brigham and Women’s Hospital
. Campus Kitchens
. Dana Farber Cancer Institute
. Dimock Community Health Center
. Girls’ Leap
. Grassroots Diabetes
. Health Leads
. Johnson Compounding and Wellness Center
. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
. Special Legislative Commission on PPD
. Victory Programs