Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee

Summer 2012 EHO JRCOSTEPS

Details: Last Updated on 22 February 2013

Nineteen students from ten different colleges and universities participated as part of the Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP) during the summer of 2012. The students were assigned to various locations within the Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Check out what the students had to say about their experiences in their write-ups below.

Gina Ploessl / University of Wisconsin Eau Clair, Wisconsin [PDF - 189K]
Trey Tahsuda / East Central University, Oklahoma [PDF - 118K]
McKenzie Dockery / Illinois State University, Illinois [PDF - 187K]
Robert Sprinkle / Missouri Southern State University, Missouri [PDF - 65K]
Angela Brown / Illinois State University, Illinois [PDF - 279K]
Talina Wood / East Central University, Oklahoma [PDF - 131K]
Emily Patton / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 683K]
Matthew Reid / Baylor University, Texas [PDF - 132K]
Courtney Hudson / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 277K]
Mary Schneider / Illinois State University [PDF - 280K]
Perry Fotopoulos / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 448K]
George F. Carroll / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky [PDF - 387K]
Stephanie Bridges / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 668K]
Shakila Balkhi / Missouri Southern State University, Missouri [PDF - 310K]
Tyler White / Saint Louis University, Missouri [PDF - 324K]
Ryan Jacobsen / South Dakota State University, South Dakota [PDF - 316K]
Lauren Butner / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 372K]
Douglas Erling / University of Medicine and Dentristry of New Jersey [PDF - 302K]
Levi Mines / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 168K]

Student Testimonials

Details: Last Updated on 05 December 2012

View a recent student narrative by Jessica Pittman (PDF, 30 KB, 1 page).

Tips for JRCOSTEP

Details: Last Updated on 05 December 2012

Tips on the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP). Click here to learn more (PDF, 248kb, 2 pages).

Summer 2011 EHO JRCOSTEPS

Details: Last Updated on 29 December 2011

Twenty two students from eleven different colleges and universities participated as part of the Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP).

Twenty JRCOSTEPS participated under the Indian Health Service (IHS). Narratives from these students can be found on the IHS Division of Environmental Health Services website (http://www.ihs.gov/nonmedicalprograms/dehs/costep/index.cfm)

Click here to view ENS Maggie Kong's COSTEP Narrative (PDF: 160 KB, 2 pages)

Summer 2010 EHO JRCOSTEPS

Details: Last Updated on 29 December 2011

More than 25 Students Participate as EHO JRCOSTEPS During 2010

The Indian Health Service (IHS), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Coast Guard (USCG) called 25 undergraduate and graduate students to active duty as JRCOSTEPS during the summer of 2010. Students were stationed in locations across the country and were able to experience life as a Junior EHO in the US Public Health Service.

Current list of JRCOSTEPS (PDF: 8 KB, 1 page)