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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Environmental Health Services

COSTEP / Externships

DEHS Extern Program 2024


Justin Bunn measuring water chemistry of a swimming pool (2017 COSTEP, Shawnee, OK). LTJG Bunn became a fulltime member of the Great Plains Area EH team as a civil servant in 2018 (Sioux City, IA) and became a Commissioned Officer in 2019.
Cori Crocker (2021 COSTEP, Polacca, AZ) applying tick treatment to a dog as part of a Rocky Mountain spotted fever prevention campaign. Ms. Crocker became a full-time member of the Phoenix Area EH team in 2022.
Katherine Miller (2019 COSTEP, Rhinelander, WI) became a fulltime member of the Bemidji Area EH team as a civil servant in 2020 (Bemidji, MN). LTJG Miller became a Commissioned Officer in 2021.
Devin Temple (2022 COSTEP, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) conducting a sanitary survey. Ms. Temple became a full-time member of the Phoenix Area EH team in 2023.

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Information on COSTEP pay, benefits, eligibility, and application requirements, is available at USPHS Commissioned Corps Student Opportunities and Training website Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov .

For information about IHS Environmental Health extern opportunities, contact Stephen Piontkowski at 301-443-1263.