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Weekly Journal #8

Public Health Internship

Dr. Kaninjing

Sarah Buttermore

July 3, 2020
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On Monday, I began working on my internship activities for the week, such as the

discussion post and the journal since we will not have as much time this week to complete it, due

to not interning on Independence Day. I enjoyed this week’s discussion post because it

encouraged me to consider my education and future career plans after my internship experience

is completed. Originally, I wanted to begin taking classes to earn my master’s degree right after

completing my internship. After eight weeks of completing research, I reconsidered my original

decision. Since many Public Health careers require a few years of experience, I would like to

work an entry level position to gain more experience then apply to actual salary-paying

positions. Hopefully I could apply to a company or organization that provides a tuition assistance

program. If not, I would consider applying to a graduate assistant program to gain additional

experience in this field.

On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I continued to improve the sections in my

“Grief” rough draft and completed research that will help me develop my final sections next

week. After emailing my supervisor an updated summary of my work, I communicated with her

regarding the next few weeks. I explained that due to the nature of this internship, there are many

internship assignments that are due later in July. Therefore, I will not have as much time to

devote to my research paper. She responded that my information was very detailed and

informative. At the beginning of my internship, she informed me that I could submit my paper

when my work was thorough and I am approaching that point. She told me that I could submit it

when I felt comfortable but there are a few sections that I would still like to add. In the upcoming

week I plan to: finalize those sections then add citations and a reference page. I am very proud of

the work that I have put into this paper but it is time to work on my final assignments! On

Friday, interns were not allowed to complete work for their sites because of Independence Day.
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This was a chance for interns to take a nice little break before entering the “home stretch” of our

internship experience!

Hours Worked 6/29-7/3

Monday: 11:00am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-5:30pm (5.5 hrs)

Tuesday: 8:00am-11:00am, 12:00pm-2:30pm (5.5 hrs)

Wednesday: 9:30am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-3:30pm (5 hrs)

Thursday: 10:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm (5 hrs)

Friday: OFF for Independence Day

Total Weekly Hours: 21 hours

Total Hours to Date: 198.5 hours