About CHIP
Wisconsin AHEC’s Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) matches college students with an interest in community health to local health departments, tribal health centers, community health centers and community service organizations throughout urban and rural Wisconsin for an eight-week summer internship.
We recruit students from Wisconsin’s colleges and universities, manage and review applications, find the best fit for the student and organization, conduct background checks and basic trainings, and take care of the HR aspects of hosting an intern. We also provide weekly seminars for the students to deepen their knowledge of community health in practice.
Our host sites designate a mentor to provide technical support, project guidance, and connections to shadowing opportunities. The program would not be possible without the dedication and commitment of these community health professionals.
Past interns have engaged in projects such as program and policy development, monitoring, evaluation, research, and education. Interns gain valuable public health knowledge, skills, and experience while providing host sites with the capacity needed to strengthen and extend their practice in ways that might not otherwise be possible.
2026 CHIP dates:
Monday, June 1 – Friday, July 24, 2026
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Host Site Information Session
Watch the 2023 CHIP Host Site Info Session
Host Site Agreement
Host sites selected to participate will enter into a partnership agreement with UW Madison, the home institution of Wisconsin AHEC, and the Regional AHEC Center your host site is located within. View Sample 2022 Host Site Agreement.
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to:
Katie Freeman, AHEC Statewide Program Manager, kmfreeman2@wisc.edu
Intern Position Types
| Position Types | Weekly Hours | Intern Stipend |
| Full-time | 40 | $4,800 |
| Three-quarters-time | 32 | $3,600 |
| Half-time | 22 | $2,400 |
| Quarter-time | 12 | $1,200 |
All position types include a two-hour weekly virtual seminar on Wednesday mornings from 8:30-10:30am. Milwaukee participants attend an in-person seminar in lieu of the virtual one on Wednesday mornings from 8:30am-12:30pm.
Flexible Work Arrangements: Intern positions may be fully remote, fully on-site, or hybrid with a combination of time spent on-site and remote.
If you know an interested student, please direct them to our CHIP Student Page.
Apply to be a CHIP Host Site
Proposals for Summer 2026 will open November 1, 2025 and will have a priority submission deadline of January 31, 2026 with proposals accepted through early March 2026.
We welcome all organizations to submit a proposal. When the proposal period opens, please click on the Regional Center proposal form that covers the county in which your organization is located and where the CHIP intern would serve. Review this 2024 CHIP Host Site Proposal Sample Form to prepare your responses in advance.
| Regional Center | County Coverage |
| Milwaukee AHEC | Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, and Waukesha |
| North Central AHEC | Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Marathon, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, Taylor, Waupaca, and Wood |
| Northeastern AHEC | Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, Outagamie, Sheboygan, Washington, and Winnebago |
| Northern Highland AHEC | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Price, Shawano, and Vilas |
| Northwest AHEC | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, and Washburn |
| Scenic Rivers AHEC | Buffalo, Crawford, Grant, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Trempealeau, and Vernon |
| South Central AHEC | Adams, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Marquette, Rock, Sauk, and Waushara |
Thank you to our 2025 CHIP Host Site Partners!
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital – Milwaukee Campus |
| At The Roots, LLC. |
| Aurora Medical Group, Inc., Walker’s Point Community Clinic |
| Bad River Food Sovereignty |
| Bread of Healing Clinic |
| Bridges Health |
| Buffalo County Health and Human Services |
| Camp Luther |
| Center for Visual Arts |
| Children’s Museum of Eau Claire |
| Community Health Systems |
| Couleecap Inc. |
| Covering Wisconsin |
| Crossing Rivers Health |
| D.R. Moon Memorial Library |
| Duluth Area Superior Foundation |
| Durand Public Library |
| Dyslexia Achievement Center, LLC |
| Eau Claire City-County Health Department |
| Emplify Health at Gundersen |
| Environmental Research and Innovation Center at UW-Oshkosh |
| Family Promise of Greater Beloit |
| Feed My People Food Bank |
| FoodWIse UW-Madison Division of Extension |
| Forest County Health Department |
| Franciscan Spirituality Center |
| Franklin Health Department |
| GiGi’s Playhouse Wausau |
| GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee |
| Hammond Community Library |
| Health Connections Incorporated |
| HealthNet of Rock County |
| HoneyBee Sage Wellness & Apothecary Cafe |
| Iron County Public Health |
| Juneau County Health Department |
| La Crescent Public Library |
| La Crosse Area Family YMCA |
| La Crosse Public Library |
| Marathon County Health Department |
| Marquette County Health Department |
| Marshfield Clinic Health System YMCA |
| McFarland Youth Center |
| MCW-Central Wisconsin |
| Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health, Inc. |
| NAMI Northwoods |
| Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development |
| Neighborhood Health Partners – Southwest Cap |
| North Central Wisconsin Area Health Education Center |
| Oneida County Health Department |
| Oregon Area Cares Community Coalition |
| Paradigm Shyft |
| Pierce County Public Health |
| Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH) |
| Public Health Madison & Dane County |
| Scenic Rivers Area Health Education Center |
| Southwest Health |
| SSM Health – Greater Fond du Lac |
| SSM Health in Wisconsin |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital |
| St. Croix County Public Health |
| Stoughton Health |
| Stoughton Wellness Coalition |
| Taylor County Health Department |
| The Community Table Inc. |
| The Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness |
| United Way of Marathon County |
| Urban Community Arts Network |
| UW-Madison Division of Extension Forest County |
| UW-Platteville University Counseling Services |
| UW-Whitewater Sustainability Office |
| Vilas County Health Department |
| Wauwatosa Health Department |
| Winona Health |
| Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative |
| Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service |
| Wisconsin Rapids Family Center |
| YMCA of the Chippewa Valley – Chippewa Falls YMCA |