Student Opportunities

Since the Center for Community Health Development (CCHD) was founded in 2001, over 100 students have engaged in field-based training as graduate research assistants, project staff, interns, and practicum students.

The graduate assistantships and practicum opportunities provided through CCHD have allowed students to participate in the community development and organizational processes and to gain hands-on experience in conducting community-based participatory research.

The experience and skills gained through working with CCHD have led our students to professional positions in a variety of settings. Several of our students have chosen to further their education through medical or dental school and others have enrolled in public health doctoral programs, while others have gone on to work for physicians, hospitals, state and local health departments, and the military. Some of our students are leading non-profit organizations as executive directors and others are working for organizations like the Peace Corps, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We have also been fortunate enough to have kept four of our students as full-time staff members.