M2 Internship Update: Imran Siddiq

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? Internship can be considered as first step towards career in certain field of public health. One has to be clear about what he wants from the internship and what he can contribute. In my case, obtaining internship at WHO was a lengthy process and

M2 Internship Update: Mokhtar Omar

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? It was not easy, especially at this point of time, many first year students might be totally confused about what they want to do in the future. I had a discussion with Professor Martine Bellanger about the possibilities that could fit my interests. As

M2 Internship Update: Allison Cobert

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? I heard lots of my classmates complain that they “don’t have a network” but sometimes you have to get creative: was there a professor whose class you particularly loved? Someone you meet indirectly through your summer internship? In my case, it was the latter: the

M2 Internship Update: Nora Cooke O’Dowd

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? The OECD came to the internship evening at the school in October, but actually I didn’t secure my internship with them first time around. The internship evening is really useful, BUT only a limited number of companies attend and there are a large number

M2 Internship Update: Jana Azour

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship? After difficulties in finding an internship that corresponds to my interests through EHESP, a friend of my family who is a deputy in France assisted me in the process. It was fortunate that during that time, the health bill reform for 2015 was introduced to the national assembly by Minister Touraine

M2 Internship Update: Aleksandra Dysko

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? After my summer internships in M1, I thought the thesis internship would be the perfect way to acquire new knowledge because I wanted to expand my horizons beyond my migration work that I’ve done in the past. Unlike other students, I was very open

M2 Internship Update: Louisa Gagatsi

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? I spoke to a guest professor that came during the epidemiology classes to present us with their work. They were more than happy to check the possibility of an internship within their team. This I can say was easy but until that point I had

M2 Internship Update: Tasneem Bohra

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? I had a discussion with a Professor and they had a project that satisfied our mutual interests. Before I got the internship, it was extremely nerve-racking, so my suggestion would be that everyone be on it from Day 1. It’s important to have a

M2 Internship Update: Narimane Nekkab

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? After my summer internship with an NGO between my first and second year, I was motivated to find a thesis internship that suited my research interests more. I began my search as soon as the second year began by speaking with the MPH director, Martine,

M2 Internship Update: Laurence Wrn

1. How did you obtain your M2 thesis internship – was the process easy or difficult? In order to do my internship at the OECD Health Division I emailed (many times) the head of the team I was interested in, and I eventually managed to have an interview with them and then to be offered an internship. It’s good to