We value the innovative educational content and resources provided by our organization and partners to advance career pathways in public health laboratory science. We invite members and the broader community to explore the links below to learn more about available trainings, workforce resources and educational opportunities.
Contact the Academic Partnerships team: [email protected]
Academic institutions can promote public health laboratory careers to students through partnerships, career fairs and more. We have curated some helpful resources to help support educators, administrators and more in exposing students to public health laboratory careers:
Courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin:
APHL offers two early career opportunities for students and recent graduates:
Fellowships support a wide spectrum of public health laboratory program areas with one year placement at a host laboratory.
Interns assist scientist working on meaningful projects while building general lab practices, data analysis, report management, problem solving, teamwork and effective communication skills.
Full Time Positions
The Public Health Laboratory Competencies outline the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for public health laboratory professionals to deliver core services efficiently and effectively. For a summary of the core competencies and implementation examples, read the Core Competencies Document.
This is a consortium of regional Public Health Training Centers that collectively represent the nation’s most comprehensive resource for public health workforce development.
APHL offers a year-long leadership development program.
