Practicum Opportunity with Committed Communities Development Trust (CCDT) in Mumbai, India
CCDT works with marginalized communities in the slums of Mumbai and its suburbs, with a special focus on families and children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Their mission is “Community action combating hunger, discrimination, and disease.” Last year they hosted their first MPH Student, from BUSPH, Pavitri Dwivedi (pavitrid@bu.edu), who designed and conducted a cross-sectional study to establish a baseline to monitor the impact of HIV disclosure in adolescents. Excellent students, interested in a 2-3 month or longer practicum with CCDT, can contact Pavitri or Professor, Jen Beard (jenbeard@bu.edu) to learn more about the possibilities or read their recent newsletter. Start time is flexible, but arrangements do require several months lead time. Hindi and Marathi speakers may have more possibilities. To apply, send a letter of interest and resume to Jen Beard.
INCD Current Events Club second meeting Feb. 20th at 12:30-all welcome!
Come to the second meeting of the new Current Events club, under the Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases emphasis area. We'll talk about recent developments in international health and infectious disease, as well as where these developments fit in the bigger picture. Bring in any stories you think your fellow students should know about! All concentrations are welcome.
Thursday, February 20th
12:30-1:30pm in CT462
Food provided!
Global Integrity open positions
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Position with UNICEF as Health Specialist (TB & Malaria), P-4, Pyongyang, D.P.R. of Korea
Learn more here: P4 Health Specialist (TB Malaria) Pyongyang
And apply here!
Global Health Fellows Program paid Youth HIV and AIDS Internship
Global Health Fellows Program II
Youth HIV and AIDS Intern
Implementation Support Division, Office of HIV and AIDS, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Anticipated timeframe: Compensated 12 week internship during Summer 2014
Location: Washington, DC
INT-P3-037
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
BACKGROUND:
In cooperation with the US Department of State's Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator, other US Government (USG) partners, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, USAID provides global technical leadership on the full range of issues related to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment; manages numerous research and field support programs; and monitors the impact of the Agency's HIV and AIDS programs. In this endeavor, USAID works very closely with a range of USG agencies involved in the fight against AIDS, such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, and Peace Corps. More information about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may be found at
http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids. Information on USAID's work in HIV testing and counseling can be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids/technical-areas/promoting-high-quality-hiv-testing-and.
INTRODUCTION:
The Youth HIV and AIDS Intern will be assigned to the Implementation Support (IS) Division in the Bureau for Global Health's (GH), Office of HIV and AIDS (OHA). OHA is the focus of HIV and AIDS technical leadership for USAID and has primary responsibility for leading the Agency's efforts within PEPFAR. The PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-Free Generation (http://www.pepfar.gov/documents/organization/201386.pdf) outlines the importance of youth in comprehensive prevention, care and treatment programming. The blueprint recognizes the need for age-appropriate, evidence-based, youth-friendly programs. It further recognizes that achieving effective HIV services requires tailoring interventions to young people's specific needs, risks and interests. USAID remains committed to supporting the blueprint's recognition of the need to continue evaluating the impact of PEPFAR-funded youth programs to further strengthen the evidence base.
This position receives day to day guidance from the OHA Youth Advisor as his/her onsite manager.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
- Gaining a greater understanding of field-level youth and adolescent activities being implemented by PEPFAR programs and how these youth-focused efforts have been successful in country.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern's own interests.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assisting the OHA Youth Advisor in a desk review of country level youth- and adolescent-related activities funded by PEPFAR. Where possible, conduct key informant interviews to further describe in-country field activities.
- Collaborating with key USAID staff to vet and review analysis.
- Presenting findings of desk review on the current state of youth programming across PEPFAR.
- Providing recommendations to the Expanded OHA Youth Team on opportunities to improve or scale up current youth activities or implement new youth activities within PEPFAR youth programming.
- Participating in technical assistance discussions with the Expanded OHA Youth Team, and with relevant teams across OHA and GH as well as other USG agencies, partners, and the field.
- Assisting in technical support related activities for PEPFAR-supported HIV youth projects.
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming need and/or the Intern's own interests.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled masters or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in a program related to public health and/or public policy with a focus on youth and development.
- Strong writing and analytical skills.
- Experience in data analysis, evaluation methods and research preferred.
- Familiarity with Presidential Initiatives and special interest in Youth/HIV issues and/or PEPFAR preferred.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency is required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net.
All applications must be submitted by Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
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Social and Economic Causation of Disease course in Haiti this summer for medical students
Beyond the Biological Basis for Disease: The Social and Economic Causation of Disease
An Immersion Course in Social Medicine
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
July 14- August 1, 2014
Course Overview
July 2014 will mark the launch of the second annual “Beyond the Biological Basis for Disease” course in Haiti. This annual three-week course, which is designed for medical students of all levels, links tropical medicine with social medicine teaching. The course will be taught in French.
This course represents the first site expansion of a course that has been offered for the past four years in Gulu, Uganda by SocMed (www.socmedglobal.org). SocMed’s implementing partner in the launch of the Haiti course is Physicians for Haiti (www.physiciansforhaiti.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Haiti’s next generation of health professionals through professional development and continuing education.
20 medical students will participate in the course, ten from the University of the Aristide Foundation (UniFA) and the other ten from around the world. UniFA (www.aristidefoundationfordemocracy.org) will host the course at its campus in Port-Au-Prince, and students participating in the course will have the opportunity to visit other sites around Haiti.
The course merges a number of unique pedagogical approaches including field visits, classroom- based presentations and discussions, group reflections, student presentations, films, and bedside teaching. These approaches are utilized to create an innovative, interactive learning environment in which students participate as both learners and teachers. We hope to advance the entire class’ understanding of the interactions between the biology of disease and the social, cultural, economic, political, and historical factors that influence illness presentation and social experience.
The course curriculum places great importance on building partnerships and encouraging students to reflect upon their personal experiences with power, privilege, race, class, gender, and sexual orientation as central to effective partnership building in global health. In the spirit of praxis (a model of education that combines critical reflection with action) these components of the course give students the opportunity to discern their role in global health and social medicine through facilitated, in-depth conversations with core faculty and student colleagues.
Course Objectives
1. To promote international solidarity and partnership for generating solutions to global health challenges facing societies throughout the world
2. To foster reflective dialogue between Haitian and international medical students as a means of strengthening ties between the next generation of Haitian health professionals and a global network of their peers.
3. To provide a structured global health experience for medical students with dedicated supervision and teaching in clinical medicine and social medicine
4. To study issues related to global health in a resource-poor setting with an emphasis on local and global context
5. To foster critical analysis of global health interventions in resource-poor settings
6. To facilitate the development of a clinical approach to disease and illness using a biosocial model through structured supervision and teaching
7. To build an understanding and skill set associated with physician advocacy
Course Curriculum
The course structure brings together teaching in both tropical medicine and social medicine. The social medicine component is divided into the following parts:
Part 1 – Determinants of Health Beyond Biology: Social and Economic Causation of Disease
Part 2 – Global Health Interventions: Paradigms of Charity, Humanitarianism, and Structural Change
Part 3 – Social Justice in Health Interventions: Models of Community-based Healthcare
Part 4 – Health and Human Rights and the Healthcare Worker as Advocate
Part 5 – Tools for Effective Application of Global Health Experience: Writing, Photography,
Research, and Political Engagement
Clinical topics will include cholera, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other relevant diseases implicated in social determinants of health.
Course Faculty
A group of course leaders from both the U.S. and Haiti with expertise in tropical medicine and public health make up the core faculty, and will teach the courses in French.
Course Advisors
· Amy Finnegan, PhD – Sociologist and Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Justice and Peace Studies, University of St. Thomas; Co-director, SocMed. Dr. Finnegan’s PhD work at Boston College focused on social movements, and she holds an MA from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
· Michael Westerhaus, MD, MA – Primary care clinician and medical director, Center for International Health in St. Paul, MN; Assistant Professor in the Global Health Pathway, University of Minnesota; Co-Director, SocMed. Dr. Westerhaus also holds an MA in medical anthropology from Harvard University.
In addition, numerous experts involved with local health initiatives visit the course, deliver presentations, and facilitate conversations.
Cost
It is estimated that an average U.S. student’s cost for the 2014 course will be:
· Airfare (average in recent years): $600
· Full Room/Board for 3 weeks: $925
· Total: $2900
This estimate does not include vaccination costs, spending money for gifts and other small personal expenses, or any additional travel in Haiti not associated with the course that students may wish to do.
Limited financial aid may be available to cover a portion of the course fees for those with demonstrated financial need. If interested in being considered for this scholarship, please make note when you submit your application and an additional form will be sent for you to complete.
Eligibility criteria for applicants:
· Medical student of any year
· Fluent in French
· Available for the entire length of the course (July 14-August 1, 2014)
Application Process
Applications are due January 15, 2014.
To complete an application or for more information, please visit www.socmedglobal.org or www.physiciansforhaiti.org
Note: Credit for away electives can usually be arranged with a student’s home institution
BUSPH Pharmaceuticals Program Symposium February 28th-all encouraged to attend!
The Boston University School of Public Health’s Pharmaceuticals Program hosts an annual symposium to get students interested in the pharmaceutical industry. This year's event will have two panels, one focusing on pharmaceuticals domestically and the other addressing pharmaceuticals internationally. Following the panel discussions there will be an opportunity to network and food and refreshments will be provided.
It is a rare opportunity to network with individuals throughout the pharmaceutical industry, discussing pressing issues in Pharmaceuticals from around the world. Come join the Pharmaceuticals Program at BUSPH for our 3rd Annual Symposium, Financing Pharmaceuticals during Budgetary Austerity, Domestically and Abroad, Friday, February 28th, from 1 pm – 7 pm in Bakst Auditorium at Boston University School of Medicine. If you have a question for our panelists or want to follow the event updates visit us on twitter @BUSPH_pharm. For more info click here: http://tinyurl.com/q53a4l7.
For more information about the BUSPH Pharmaceuticals Program please visit: http://www.bu.edu/pharm/
