MGH Center for Global Health Seminar “Integrating Primary Care, Mental Health, and Public Health”
Global Health for the 21st Century: Integrating Primary Care, Mental Health, and Public Health
Dr. Eliot Sorel of the George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services with
Dr. Greg Fricchione Associate Chief of the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Thursday, April 18, 4:00 – 5:30 pm
O’Keeffe Auditorium, Blake Building, 1st Floor, Massachusetts General Hospital
Open to the public!
Giving Hope to Zimbabwean Affected by HIV/AIDS
Saturday, April 13th 7-10PM at Lir! See more details here: CfC flyer
“Faster Vaccines” Presented by Dr. Kendall Hoyt, Assistant Professor, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Please see the attached flyer: Kendall Hoyt_Flyer
IH Concentrator’s Meeting: The Culminating Experience (4/18)
Want to learn everything there is to know about the Culminating Experience?
Thursday, April 18th from 5 to 6pm in CT462A
Join Professors Rich Feeley and Jen Beard, as well as students who have completed each of the three CE options. They will be discussing the ins and outs of setting up your Culminating Experience, as well as advice and tips from recent firsthand experience!
Food provided!
Film screening and speaker on Commercial Surrogacy in India (4/22)
Film Screening and Speaker on Commercial Surrogacy in India
“CAN WE SEE THE BABY BUMP PLEASE?”
Monday, April 22, 2013
Bakst Auditorium
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Commissioned by the Sama Resource Group for Women and Health in New Delhi, the film explores current ethical challenges posed by commercial surrogacy in India.
Sarojini N., the director and co-founder of Sama, will discuss her organization's recent research on surrogacy practices, as well as strategies that would address such problems as medical malpractice and the exploitation of women hired to be gestational mothers. A women's health advocate and researcher for more than 18 years, Sarojini writes and speaks extensively on reproductive and medical technologies.
Sponsored by: Our Bodies Ourselves, BUSPH Dept. of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights, and the Health and Human Rights Caucus.
Find the poster for this event here: OBOS film flyer
Summer 2013 Public Health Social Work (PHSW) Fellowship
Summer 2013 Public Health Social Work (PHSW) Fellowship
The PHSW Fellowship is a newly established program for continuing MSW/MPH students at Boston University. The fellowship provides a small group of continuing MSW/MPH students with the opportunity to join together in an intensive working group during the summer, focused on a topic of mutual interest and importance to the field of public health social work. The fellowship includes opportunities for critical conversations, research, and scholarly writing, with an emphasis on establishing the trans-disciplinary practice of public health social work in a critical area.
Each year, the Fellowship program establishes a theme, chosen for its timeliness and potential to provide direction in an important area of study. The summer 2013 topic is Public Health Social Work in Global Health (PHSW in GH). Because of this year’s theme, participation is limited to those who are concentrating in International Health.
A group of three MSW/MPH summer fellows will be selected. Working as a group, they will study these points of connection between PHSW and GH. The goal is to create a scholarly understanding of the current roles, opportunities and challenges of public health social work participation in this important and growing area of global health.
The work of the fellows will include, but is not limited to:
- Systematic review of literature on SW’s role in GH;
- Interviews with key informants across PH and SW
- Facilitation of focus groups of MSW/MPH alumni who concentrated in International Health and/or current students]
- Production of a report which will include summary recommendations, resources for interested students and alumni, and the draft of a research abstract to be submitted to APHA for the 2014 conference in New Orleans. (Note, the research analysis may take longer than summer, and the fellows will be encouraged to stay involved.)
Where possible, MSW/MPH Fellows are encouraged to connect their work on the fellowship to their work in the International Health concentration and the MPH practicum.
All fellows will receive a $2,500 stipend, weekly support for their work from the Director of the MSW/MPH program and other relevant faculty members, a free membership to APHA and registration to the APHA Annual Meeting which will be in Boston in November, 2013. Fellows are expected to meet weekly with their colleagues and the Director, and to dedicate approximately 15 hours a week, over ten weeks, to the fellowship beginning on May 20 through Aug 26, 2013.
Eligibility and application: Applicants MUST be a continuing student in the MSW/MPH program and concentrating in International Health. Students interested in the 2013 Fellowship should submit their resumes and a one page statement of interest in the topic area. Please mention current and previous research interests, relevant experience, (including ability to work productively in working groups and research teams) and summer availability. Applications are due not later than Friday April 19th by midnight. Announcements of the three fellows will be made the following week. Applications should be emailed to Betty J. Ruth, at bjruth@bu.edu
BU Global Programs announces the first India Essay Prize contest!
Please see attached flyer for details: India Essay Prize contest flyer
Reminder: Career Services Upcoming Employer Info Sessions!
REMINDER – JOIN US FOR THESE Upcoming Employer Info Sessions!
RSVP: SPH CareerLink (under Events/Info Session tab)
Attached are tips that students may find helpful to prepare.
Deloitte/Federal Consulting Group Practice – Thursday, April 11th from 5-5:50pm, Location: Crosstown 460A
Co-sponsored by Career Services and Community Health Sciences Department
- Natasha Rishi (BUSPH/MCH ’12), Consultant, will speak with students about her work at Deloitte, and answer questions from students who are considering consulting careers. All concentrators are encouraged to attend!
Brigham & Women’s Hospital – Tuesday, April 16th from 1-1:50pm, Location: L201/203
Co-sponsored by Career Services, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department
- Staffing Professionals Ryan Lavoie and Tracy Marten will speak about Research opportunities within their Center for Clinical Excellence. Interested candidates are encouraged to bring resumes.
- While Ryan and Tracy will be focused on Research positions, this visit could be a great opportunity for non-research candidates to ask them about other career opportunities.
Mathematica Policy Research – Thursday, April 18th from 5-5:50pm, Location: L213
Co-sponsored by Career Services and Biostatistics Department
- Steve Lee, HR Generalist and Amanda Guski, Senior Programmer (BU ’10) will speak about the firm as well as specific opportunities for SAS Programmers.
- Interested candidates may want to bring resumes.
- While they will be focused on Programmer roles, this visit could be a great opportunity for non-programmer candidates to meet Steve Lee and ask about other roles. Note: Mathematica hired a May 2012 graduate as a Health Research Analyst (policy related) in their San Francisco Office.
VE Global: Volunteering with children in Santiago, Chile
VE Global, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing free volunteer and internship abroad opportunities in Santiago, Chile. VE Global is a volunteer program that helps foster the growth of children at social risk in Santiago, Chile by implementing literacy, arts, health, and English programs. Two BUSPH alumni have already participated with this group.
Please see the attached flyer: VE Global - NO FEE Volunteering in Chile
Communicating Key Elements of the Affordable Care Act Panel Discussion with Q&A
For event details and to reserve a seat, click here!
Is there a question you would like asked to the panelists? Questions are being gathered on this google doc.
