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Virtual Open House with WV Bureau for Public Health

All WVU School of Public Health students are invited to join us for a Virtual Open House with the WV DHHR Bureau for Public Health on Tuesday, March 2 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Join the open house on Zoom.

The open house(s) is an opportunity for students to learn about internship and job opportunities within the 13 different Offices or Centers within the WV DHHR BPH. During the session on March 2, you will have the opportunity to meet with the division representatives to ask questions and learn more about specific opportunities within their units.

Watch the following video in advance of the March 2 session to determine which representatives you may want to chat with via breakout rooms. In this video, division leaders provide an overview of their work and the type of skills and characteristics they are seeking in interns or employees. Overview of WV DHHR BPH divisions recorded on February 23, 2021.

RSVPs are requested for the events but are not required. RSVP online.

Below is a list of the offices and representatives who will be participating.

  • Office of Community Health Systems and Health Improvement (OCHSHP): Jessica Wright, Direct of the Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
  • Office of Lab Services (OLS): Sharon Cibrik, Office Director for Local Health (CLH)
  • Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC): Jason Frame, Office Director for Threat Preparedness (CTP)
  • Office of Nutrition Services - Women, Infants & Children (ONS-WIC): Denise Ferris, WV WIC Program Director
  • Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health (OMCFH): Teresa Marks, Director of the Division of Infant, Child and Adolescent Health; Steven Kohler, OMCFH Epidemiologist
  • Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME): Matt Izzo, Office Director
  • Office of Environmental Health Services (OEHS): Michelle Cochran, Office Director
  • Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS): Sherry Rockwell, Director of the Division of Designation and Categorization
  • Center for Health Statistics (CHS): Birgit Shanholtzer, Office Director
  • Central Finance (CF): Danny Thompson, BPH CFO