Education and Training
The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) has a variety of education and training programs. By educating students from high school through post-graduate levels, as well as international scholars, CIRP’s programs generate global interest in injury prevention and train the future leaders in our field.
The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) offers various research opportunities for students interested in the injury prevention field. Each year, students from local high schools, college undergraduate and medical and public health students conduct research projects at CIRP.
The principal investigators at the Center for Injury Research and Policy also have joint appointments as faculty members at The Ohio State University. Our faculty and staff offer a number of different courses on injury topics to students in a variety of disciplines at the university.
Current offerings include:
- Introduction in Injury Epidemiology (PUBH-EPI 714)
- Injury Prevention: A Public Health Problem (PUBH-EPI 4432)
To learn more about a specific student mentorship or internship opportunity, visit the pages below:
- Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease (MHHD) Program
- National Medical Student Injury Research Training Program
A list of publications with student authors is available on our Student Publications page.
For awards students have received for their research at CIRP, please visit our Student Awards page.
Trainees for Child Injury Prevention (T4CIP) is a group of pediatric fellows, residents, and medical students from across the country committed to pediatric child injury prevention that develops outreach materials and strategies for one-day national advocacy campaigns. T4CIP is sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy in Columbus, Ohio, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Pediatric Trainees and Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention.
If you are a student interested in the research opportunities at the Center for Injury Research and Policy, email us at CIRP.Info@NationwideChildrens.org
Effective communication in public health has never been more important. In today's crowded media climate, it can be challenging to break through to the audience you are trying to reach. Come learn the skills you need to share research, promote programs, and create safer, healthier communities through the media and social media.
The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital hosted a 3 half-day Media & Social Media Institute for public health professionals on the afternoons of Jan. 22, Jan. 29, and Feb. 5, 2026.
For the latest on media trainings, please click here.
The Translational Research Team offered an internship for undergraduate and graduate students that is on hold (as of spring 2026). For more information on the Health Communication and Health Promotion Internship/Practicum, please click here.
The International Program of the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) seeks to decrease the burden of injury mortality and morbidity worldwide. Globally, 90% of the approximate 900,000 annual pediatric deaths due to injury occur in middle- and low-income countries. CIRP’s program has three components: visiting injury research scholars, international injury speakers and global collaborations.