Tanzania Field Program

in GH Announcements, Practicums/Internships
February 9th, 2016

NOTE – This course will be held in summer 2017 in Zambia, as SPH GH775 for 4 credits. It is accepting applications until March 13, 2017.

**Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2016**
Admission will occur on a rolling basis, so please apply early

GH707 – FIELD PRACTICUM IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN EAST AFRICA

This 6-week course in Tanzania provides students with an international, community-based field practicum experience as they evaluate a public health project of government or an NGO.  The course is divided into four parts.  The first part is split between classroom and field sessions and is designed to orient students to East African culture, the public health environment, conducting qualitative research, and working in teams. During the second part of the course students will be in the classroom focusing on becoming topic experts, designing and pre-testing their study instruments.  The third part consists of data collection in the field.  In the final part of the course, students return to the classroom for practical exercises in data analysis using R and spend the remaining time preparing their team final reports, a combined group report and stakeholder and community presentations.

In addition to gaining valuable experience conducting field research, this course provide students the unique opportunity to live in a rural East African community where they will work alongside and interact with community residents and immerse themselves in the public health efforts in the community.  Previous version of this course, have collected baseline information on water and sanitation practices, community health indicators and worked with local organizations to evaluate the success of health interventions.  The course fulfills the MPH practicum requirement.

Course Dates: May 18-June 29, 2016

Date Details:
Depart (Boston): Monday, May 16
Arrive in Dar-es-Salaam: Tuesday, May 17
Course Start Date: Wednesday, May 18
Depart from Dar-es-Salaam: Wednesday, June 29

Required Orientation Dates (please prioritize attending):
April 8, 4 – 6pm:  Living &Working – What to expect, What to pack, and What to Leave Home
April 15, 4 – 6pm: Karibu Pommerni – Village of Pommern & introduction to Kiswahili
April 22, 8am-10am: field activities orientation; pre-assignment briefing
April 29, 4 – 6pm: Tanzanian history & culture: colonialism, socialism; rural village etiquette for westerners

Information Session was held Friday, Feb 5.  See the PowerPoint presentation for details: GH707 Field Practicum in Public Health in Tz.

More info and application available here!