%0 Journal Article
%@ 2369-2960
%I JMIR Publications
%V 8
%N 3
%P e35252
%T Adaptation of an In-Person Internship to a Virtual Format for Public Health Undergraduates
%A Kernan,William D
%A Basch,Corey H
%+ Department of Public Health, William Paterson University of New Jersey, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ, 07470, United States, 1 973 720 3479, kernanw@wpunj.edu
%K internship
%K remote learning
%K high-impact practice
%K COVID-19
%K public health education
%K learning outcomes
%K virtual learning
%K virtual internship
%K public health
%K health education
%K undergraduate education
%K virtual education
%D 2022
%7 4.3.2022
%9 Viewpoint
%J JMIR Public Health Surveill
%G English
%X The disruption of traditional, in-person learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the rapid development and use of revised and novel learning opportunities using a variety of remote instructional methodologies. This viewpoint describes the process used by an undergraduate Public Health program to transition a traditional, in-person, semester-long, 480-hour internship to a virtual-only learning experience guided by the existing student learning outcomes. Working closely with public health professionals at existing internship agencies, alumni from the program, student interns, and program faculty developed a modified virtual internship composed of 6 components. The development of this modified virtual internship model was guided by previous research on the components of successful internships and the elements of high-impact learning practices.
%M 35089869
%R 10.2196/35252
%U https://publichealth.jmir.org/2022/3/e35252
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/35252
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35089869