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Rutgers School of Public Health Offers Opportunity For High School Students

Introducing PHocus: A Summer Experience for High School Students (Public Health: Outbreaks, Communities, and Urban Studies), an interdisciplinary summer educational program organized by the Rutgers School of Public Health.
During PHocus, students will explore population health and learn the fundamentals of epidemiology. Students can expect a variety of experiences including mock outbreaks, hands-on population health and community disease activities, a laboratory session, and conversations with public heath scientists and practitioners.

Two one-week sessions will be held – high school students will be able to apply to attend one session: 
· Session 1: June 25 - June 29, 2018 -- At Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ
· Session 2: July 30 - August 3, 2018 – Location TBA in Newark, NJ

Application Information:
We are accepting applications from interested high school students now through March 10, 2018.

For more information and to apply, visit our website at sph.rutgers.edu/training/phocus.html.