Center and Title V Fellowships
Center and Title V Fellowships give students the opportunity to gain real world experience tackling current public health issues. Students can use these fellowships, or any other relevant experience, to fulfill their practicum requirement. For the latest information on Practicum guidelines, please refer to the department's list of resources here.
MCH Center of Excellence Practice Fellowship Opportunities
Faculty mentor: Dr. Nitasha Nagaraj, Co-Director for Practice
The GW Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Practice Fellowship is a competitive opportunity to support a few MCH students who are pursuing their Practicum in fulfillment of their Applied Practice Experience requirement for graduation. Students who are pursuing an MCH internship that is not a Practicum may also apply. If selected, students have the opportunity to work with one of the CoE's community partners in a semester-long project to gain relevant experience. An announcement of the Fellowship with instructions for how to apply is typically made late in the fall residential semester or early in the spring residential semester, with recipients announced in the spring. Recipients receive a stipend of $2,000.
Title V Internships
The Title V Internship program is a competitive nationwide program supported by the National Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development Center and funded by the MCH Block Grant. Title V refers to the state-federal partnership program that aims to "improve the health and well-being of women (particularly mothers) and children." This opportunity allows MCH students to gain experience working in state Title V agencies under the mentorship of an assigned preceptor. Internships typically occur during the summer. Read more about the program here.
Practicum opportunities are not limited to Title V and CoE Fellowships.
Some other sites where students have completed their practicum include:
- Girl Rising
- The George Washington University Hospital
- Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Law Program
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Management Sciences for Health
- Falls Church Healthcare Center
- DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
- Children's National Health System
- Save the Children International
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- DC Diaper Bank
- Sunshine Early Learning Center
- Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, Inc.
- NASTAD
- Truth Initiative
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
- Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation
Student Fellowship Experiences
![Portrait of Caitlin](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-09/screenshot_2023-09-26_at_10.44.54_am.png?h=b8ab9535&itok=teydXYpD)
Practice Fellowship Experience- Caitlin Farrell
Mary's Center
September 26, 2023
Caitlin Farrell earned a fellowship with Mary's Center in the Summer of 2023.
![Portrait of Osazewaila](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-09/osazewaila_stewart.jpg?h=a839068b&itok=gSQ-omHZ)
Practice Fellowship Experience- Osazewaila Stewart
The Body Agency
September 22, 2023
Osazewaila Stewart is an MPH student who was awarded a fellowship at the Body Agency in the summer of 2023.
![Portrait of Cassie](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-09/diamond_award_headshot_2.jpeg?h=41f55a5b&itok=NOcCuZSH)
Practice Fellowship Experience- Cassie Navalta
Mamatoto Village
September 22, 2023
Cassie Navalta earned an fellowship with Mamatoto Village in the Summer of 2023.
![Rhea Kartha profile](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2022-10/unnamed.jpg?h=01b2e003&itok=sV8frmYX)
Practice Fellowship Experience - The Body Agency
May 23, 2023
Rhea Kartha is an MPH student who matriculated in fall 2022 and was awarded the MCH Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023.
![Hannah Sprinkle portrait](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/screenshot_2023-05-22_at_9.09.15_pm.png?h=81dd76d3&itok=8vgZfADW)
Practice Fellowship Experience - The Body Agency
May 23, 2023
Hannah Sprinkle is an MPH student who matriculated in fall 2022 and was awarded the MCH Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023.
![Bailey portrait](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/img_7010_1_0.jpg?h=bb3a9e88&itok=GFH-dmcc)
Practice Fellowship Experience - The Body Agency
May 18, 2023
Bailey Newton is a student in the Milken Institute School of Public Health’s and School of Medicine and Health Sciences Physician Assistant and MPH joint degree program that was awarded the MCH Practice Fellowship at the Body Agency in the Fall of 2022.
![Jen portrait](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/_mg_0084_copy.jpeg?h=4ae182b7&itok=ZSPtYq43)
Practice Fellowship Experience - Maryland Department of Health
May 18, 2023
Jen Farnsworth is an MCH student who matriculated in Fall 2022 and was awarded a Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023 at the Maryland Department of Health.
![Carolyn portrait](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/headshot.jpg?h=7e56d2e1&itok=HsPl4qTr)
Practice Fellowship Experience - Maryland Department of Health
May 18, 2023
Carolyn Brown-Kaiser is an MCH student who matriculated in Fall 2022 and was awarded a Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023 at the Maryland Department of Health.
![Larkin headshot](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/larkinheadshot.jpeg?h=f5652cad&itok=pZk9CO5G)
Practice Fellowship Experience - The Body Agency
May 11, 2023
Larkin O'Gorman is an MCH student who matriculated in Fall 2022 and was awarded a Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023 at The Body Agency.
![Photo of students working with Mary's Center](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/img_2376.jpg?h=dec22bcf&itok=Y9x5mZSO)
Practice Fellowship Experience - Mary's Center
May 9, 2023
Cassie Navalta is an MCH student who matriculated in fall 2022 and was awarded a Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023 at The Body Agency.
![Anisa Amiji portrait](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/anisaamiji_headshot.jpeg?h=55aa72a4&itok=ko5CYtPw)
Practice Fellowship Experience - Mary's Center
May 9, 2023
Anisa Amiji is an MCH student who matriculated in summer 2022 and was awarded a Practice Fellowship in the fall 2022 at The Body Agency.
![Jadyn Dunning portrait](https://mch.publichealth.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs4521/files/styles/d02_traditional/public/2023-05/dunning_fellowship_blog_headshot.jpg?h=cc76ca32&itok=b_SZsVu5)
Practice Fellowship Experience - Mary's Center
May 9, 2023
Jadyn Dunning is an MCH student who matriculated in Fall 2021 and was awarded a Practice Fellowship in the spring of 2023 at Mary's Center.