BYU | BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
College of Health & Human Performance

Public Health Education Internship

Summary of Internship Experience

 

The summary of th Internship Experience is to be 5 pages in length, 1.5 spacing and 1" margins.  It will be worth 30 points and editing your summary is vital.  For more information download the internship packet.

The five page summary of your internship experience should include the following (use this as an outline):

1) Overview

Provide an overview of what you did during your internship.

2) Objectives

List your learning objectives (from Form D) and describe the degree to which they were accomplished.

3) Professional Growth  

 Explain how your internship experience has contributed to your personal and professional growth.

4) Problems 

 Identify and analyze problems confronting you and/or the agency during this internship. Explain what was done or could have been done to solve them.

5) Career Objectives

 As a result of this experience, describe how you have redefined your specific career objectives.

6) Preparation 

 Describe how the knowledge gained through this internship has prepared you for a job as a health educator.

7) Skills/Competencies 

 Explain the skills or competencies you were required to use in your internship, including those that you felt prepared to use and those you felt unprepared to use. Also, please describe any new skills you have developed through your internship.

8) Training 

 Describe what training you would need before you would qualify as a professional staff member in this agency/organization.

9) Future 

 Explain how your internship experience will impact your future.

 

Hint: Refer to your daily log for information needed for this summary.