Student Senate General Body Meeting

February 23rd, 2015 in Outside Announcements

Join us for the Student Senate’s first General Body Meeting! Speakers from the VA will speak about mental health among LGBT veterans.
Dinner will be served and we will be selling BUSPH t-shirts!

Date: February 23, 2015

Time: 5-6:00pm

Where: L109

Contact phsenate@bu.edu with any questions

Winter Social Mixer ft. BU Medical Campus

February 23rd, 2015 in Outside Announcements

Come join us for a fun evening of good company, music, and free appetizers! Entrance is free!

Date: February 27, 2015

Time: 7-10:00pm

Where: Harborside Inn and Lounge

Sponsored by BUSPH Student Senate, BU School of Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, BU Graduate Medical Sciences, and Students for Quality Health Care.

Contact, phsenate@bu.edu with any questions.

Global Health Fellows II Webinar Recap: Where Do I Fit In? My Global Health Career Path

February 23rd, 2015 in Conferences/Seminars

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On Wednesday February 11th, the Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II) hosted a public webinar focusing on the importance of diversity and inclusion in global health work through the eyes of our partners, and highlighted their career paths in global health. Unique perspectives came from our panelists, represented by GlobeMed, Global Health Corps, and PYXERA Global. We were joined by about 200 people from around the United States, and even from other countries! We enjoyed fielding your questions during this webinar. We can see from audience feedback that many people gained new insight into the practical importance of diversity and inclusion in global health. Our audience also offered us their reflections on diverse career paths as well. Read this event summary to see what each panelist spoke about.
Webinar moderator and GHFP-II Outreach, Social Media, and Communications Assistant Sylvie Rousseau discusses her perspective on diversity, and what she learned working with the panelists, and from the audience in this blog post. She also shares her responses to some of your comments!

 

Recordings Now Available 

Many of you have been asking, and now the video recording is available on our YouTube Channel, and the transcript is available for download. Did your tweet or post make it into the Storify from this event? Does our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy resonate with you? Be sure to send us your questions and comments via Twitter, and by emailing communications@ghfp.net.

Upcoming BU CTSI Study Design and Biostatistics Core Seminar

February 18th, 2015 in Outside Announcements

Upcoming BU CTSI Study Design and Biostatistics Core Seminar

Mary-Elizabeth (“M-E”) Eddlestone: PROC SQL vs. DATA Step Programming

Analytics Specialist, SAS Customer Loyalty Team

SAS Institute Inc.

Everyone wants to know: Should I use the DATA step or PROC SQL to join this data? Take a behind the scenes look at how the DATA step and SQL procedure process data by comparing all types of joins (inner, left/right, outer) with multiple types of data (one-to-one, one-to many, many-to-many).

Thursday, February 26, 2015
Crosstown Center, CT-462
801 Mass Ave, 4th Floor
12:00 – 1:20 pm

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BUSPH Career Fair: Employer Attendee List

February 18th, 2015 in Outside Announcements

The annual BUSPH Career Fair: Thursday, February 26, from 2:00 – 6:00 PM in the Hiebert Lounge, at the BU School of Medicine. Representatives from over 40 organizations will be on hand to meet with students. RSVP on CareerLink, under Events/Information Sessions.

2015 Career Fair Attendees include (this list will be updated on an ongoing basis through February 26):

The Gijs van Seventer Environmental Health 2014-2015 Seminar Series

February 17th, 2015 in Outside Announcements

Speaker: Sheldon Krimsky Ph.D.

Lenore Stern Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of. Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning, Tufts University; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Please join us on Friday, February 20 from 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Location: Room L-210, BU Medical School Instructional Building

for the seminar: The Science behind GMO Health Assessment

Seventy-five percent of processed foods on supermarket shelves in the US—from soda to soup, crackers to condiments—contain genetically engineered ingredients. Some prominent scientists and policymakers assert with confidence that there is no scientific controversy over the health effects of GMOs—that these GM crops are inherently safe and do not have to be tested. The scientific evidence, however, reveals a different story.  The long-term effects of these foods on human health and ecology are still unknown, and public concern has been steadily intensifying. The talk reveals how politics and corporate interests have distorted an honest look at the health and environmental effects of GMO crops and how scientists whose results do not support the “safe seeds” hypothesis have been marginalized and demonized.

Sheldon Krimsky is the Lenore Stern Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Department of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning in the School of Arts & Sciences and Adjunct Professor in Public Health and Community Medicine in the School of Medicine at Tufts University. In 2012-14 he held the Carol Zicklin Visiting Endowed Professorship in the Honors Academy and Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College, CUNY. Professor Krimsky is an adjunct professor in The New School, at Milano during the summer.  He received his bachelors and masters degrees in physics from Brooklyn College, CUNY and Purdue University respectively, and a masters and doctorate in philosophy at Boston University. His research has focused on the linkages between science/technology, ethics/values and public policy. He is the author of 14 books and over 200 papers and reviews that have appeared in:  JAMA, Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Medicine, JAMA Internal Medicine, American Journal of Bioethics, The Lancet, Stanford Law & Policy Review, New England Journal of Medicine, Scientific American, American Journal of Public Health, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Human Gene Therapy, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science; Science, Technology & Human Values, Accountability in Research.  His recent books include: Genetic Justice: DNA Databanking, Criminal Investigations and Civil Liberties-Gold Medal Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award, 2011 (Columbia), Race and the Genetic Revolution (Columbia) Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsense (Harvard). Biotechnology in Our Lives (Skyhorse) and The GMO Deception (Skyhorse). His 14th book contracted with Columbia University Press titled Stem Cell Dialogues: Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry is forthcoming in 2015.  Professor Krimsky has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for "seminal scholarship exploring the normative dimensions and moral implications of science in its social context."

For more information on this seminar, including suggested readings, and upcoming seminar topics and guest speakers, please visit the Gijs van Seventer Environmental Health Seminar website.

GLOBAL NGO JOBS: Careers in the non-profit sector

February 17th, 2015 in Jobs

The global development landscape has seen exponential growth in the last two decades. More and more organizations are being formed to spearhead humanitarian assistance in various parts of the developing world. With this growth have come new opportunities for career development as these organizations seek qualified personnel to help them achieve their mission.

Getting to know of the existing vacancies can be a daunting task in an age of information overload. Searching for an appropriate vacancy can take many hours, days and even months as the information sources are scattered online or in print media.

Global NGO Jobs is an online portal that was formed to solve this problem. We scour for vacancies in the development sector from multiple sources and compile them for job seekers to apply. Subscribing to our service costs only $149 annually but the benefit is immeasurable.

FEATURED JOBS

 Team Leader - Ethiopia

An international organization which is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health is seeking a Team Leader candidate to lead a DFID funded program in Ethiopia.

The organization provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services - from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment.

The Team Leader provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, and operational aspects of the Project. S/he oversees the day-to-day work of the project and is responsible for the effective use and deployment of staff and financial resources to achieve project targets and ensure value for money.  The Team Leader is accountable for all aspects of the Project’s effective management, including financial and budgetary oversight, timely implementation of activities, and stakeholder relationship management. The Team Leader is responsible for establishing a strong and collaborative partnership with the FMOH and RHBs and to ensure ongoing knowledge and skills transfer, specifically on grants management, from Pathfinder to these entities throughout the course of the project.

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Chief of Party - Thailand

An international not-for-profit development organization providing sustainable development services in Southeast Asia is currently seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Chief of Party (COP) to manage a five-year, US $30 million project to develop Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Thailand. The organization has been provisionally selected (pending due diligence) to lead this project, which is expected to begin activities in March 2015.

The COP’s primary responsibilities are aimed at providing overall leadership, management and general technical direction of the entire program, ensuring an integrated vision among all stakeholders, with a focus on achieving the results defined in the project proposal and annual work plans. The position requires significant management skills, broad general development knowledge, technical knowledge of STEM and/or TVET, and experience managing large development projects in Asia.

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Deputy Country Representative/Head of Operations - Ethiopia

An international humanitarian organization whose mandate is to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas is seeking a Deputy Country Representative/Head of Operations in Ethiopia. The organization welcomes as a part of its staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share its values and commitment to serving those in need.

The DCR/HoOps primary function is to provide leadership and oversight of the country program’s operational support departments including Human Resources, Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Supply Chain Management, Security, and other Administration (note that Compliance and Partnership are themes). The DCR/HoOps ensures that programs are supported to effectively meet articulated needs, manage risk, and increase efficiency. The DCR/HoOps ensures that all offices have corresponding systems in place and that applicable CRS and donor policies are consistently applied. The DCR/HoOps leads and oversees activities to strengthen the capacities of partners in these same functions. The DCR/HoOps is a member of the senior management team and plays a key role in all senior management decisions and initiatives.

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Chief of Party  - Haiti

An international development organization seeks Chief of Party candidates for an anticipated four-year, USAID-funded program focusing on reducing the number of out-of-school youth in Haiti. The objective of the program is to support the Haitian Ministry of Education to increase safe and equitable access to quality education for out-of-school children and youth. This will be accomplished by achieving three results: access to accelerated learning programs increased; quality of accelerated learning programs improved; and capacity strengthened of governments and partners to deliver, monitor, and evaluate accelerated learning programs.

The Chief of Party is accountable for overall vision and leadership of the program and is accountable for delivering results. The successful candidate should possess significant experience managing program, financial, and administrative operations of USAID-funded programs within the $17-$20 million range.

International and Haitian candidates are eligible to apply.

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Chief of Party - Mali

An international development organization seeks a Chief of Party to be based in Bamako, Mali, for an anticipated five-year, $45-million assistance agreement (Development Food Assistance Program or ‘DFAP’). USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) will award one agreement, with the goal of increasing food, nutrition, and income security, and building the resilience of vulnerable populations in the Mopti area of Mali. This Mopti Community Resilience Project (Mopti CRP) is intended to support and contribute to the achievement of USAID/Mali’s emerging Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), and particularly its objective of building resilience by increasing the adaptive capacities of vulnerable communities and households.

The Chief of Party is accountable for the overall vision and leadership of the project and is accountable for delivering results. The successful candidate should possess significant experience managing program, financial, and operations of USAID- or other international donor-funded projects.

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Team Leader - Ethiopia

An international organization which is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health is seeking a Team Leader candidate to lead a DFID funded program in Ethiopia.

The organization provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment.

The Team Leader provides strategic leadership and managerial oversight of the administrative, programmatic, technical, and operational aspects of the Project. S/he oversees the day-to-day work of the project and is responsible for the effective use and deployment of staff and financial resources to achieve project targets and ensure value for money.  The Team Leader is accountable for all aspects of the Project’s effective management, including financial and budgetary oversight, timely implementation of activities, and stakeholder relationship management. The Team Leader is responsible for establishing a strong and collaborative partnership with the FMOH and RHBs and to ensure ongoing knowledge and skills transfer, specifically on grants management, from Pathfinder to these entities throughout the course of the project.

 

LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR THIS JOB

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Chief of Party - Thailand

An international not-for-profit development organization providing sustainable development services in Southeast Asia is currently seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Chief of Party (COP) to manage a five-year, US $30 million project to develop Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Thailand. The organization has been provisionally selected (pending due diligence) to lead this project, which is expected to begin activities in March 2015.

The COP’s primary responsibilities are aimed at providing overall leadership, management and general technical direction of the entire program, ensuring an integrated vision among all stakeholders, with a focus on achieving the results defined in the project proposal and annual work plans. The position requires significant management skills, broad general development knowledge, technical knowledge of STEM and/or TVET, and experience managing large development projects in Asia.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR THIS JOB

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Deputy Country Representative/Head of Operations - Ethiopia

An international humanitarian organization whose mandate is to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas is seeking a Deputy Country Representative/Head of Operations in Ethiopia. The organization welcomes as a part of its staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share its values and commitment to serving those in need.

The DCR/HoOps primary function is to provide leadership and oversight of the country program’s operational support departments including Human Resources, Finance, Information and Communication Technology, Supply Chain Management, Security, and other Administration (note that Compliance and Partnership are themes). The DCR/HoOps ensures that programs are supported to effectively meet articulated needs, manage risk, and increase efficiency. The DCR/HoOps ensures that all offices have corresponding systems in place and that applicable CRS and donor policies are consistently applied. The DCR/HoOps leads and oversees activities to strengthen the capacities of partners in these same functions. The DCR/HoOps is a member of the senior management team and plays a key role in all senior management decisions and initiatives.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR THIS JOB

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Chief of Party - Haiti

An international development organization seeks Chief of Party candidates for an anticipated four-year, USAID-funded program focusing on reducing the number of out-of-school youth in Haiti. The objective of the program is to support the Haitian Ministry of Education to increase safe and equitable access to quality education for out-of-school children and youth. This will be accomplished by achieving three results: access to accelerated learning programs increased; quality of accelerated learning programs improved; and capacity strengthened of governments and partners to deliver, monitor, and evaluate accelerated learning programs.

The Chief of Party is accountable for overall vision and leadership of the program and is accountable for delivering results. The successful candidate should possess significant experience managing program, financial, and administrative operations of USAID-funded programs within the $17-$20 million range.

International and Haitian candidates are eligible to apply.

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National Director – World Vision Zambia

An international development organization is seeking a National Director for Zambia. The National Director will strategically lead, develop and direct the implementation of all aspects of the organization as an effective member of the Partnership in line with Twin Citizenship principles to ensure high Ministry quality and high impact in the field. Be accountable for all of aspects of the organization’s work in the country.

The National Director will ensure that the organization’s mission is directly contributing to the sustained well-being of children and the fulfillment of their rights within families and communities. He or she will represent the organization to all donors, project partners, other Partnership offices and divisions, local government, church representatives and non-governmental organizations serving according to given Power of Attorney. He or she will also develop national governance through identifying national lay leaders for advisory council or board membership and leading organizational transition.

The organization is looking for a visionary leader who can combine strong business disciplines with inspirational leadership skills in line with its values and ethos. The successful candidate will have a passionate desire to help others, especially children.

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Country Manager - Vietnam

An international development organization seeks to hire a Country Manager for Vietnam. The Country Manager is responsible for overall leadership and management of the Vietnam program, including management oversight of programs, partners and government relationships, financial and material resources, and personnel. Duties also include developing programs, building local staff/partner capacity and networks, and representing the organization throughout the country and in regional forums as appropriate. The position will ensure optimal strategic direction and achievement of program objectives for the organization and partners, compliance with donors’ program quality standards as well as their administrative and financial requirements. Significant emphasis will be placed on resource acquisition, including cultivation of current donors and development of new ones.

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Chief of Party - Pakistan

An international organization seeks a chief of party for the anticipated USAID-funded project, Small and Medium Enterprise Program (SME) in Pakistan. SME is a five-year, $40 to 50 million project that aims to support small and medium enterprises and the business enabling environment. The ideal candidate is a senior-level manager, with demonstrated experience leading diverse teams. The chief of party will oversee multiple activities that increase the capacity of the private sector and advance progress toward SME’s objectives. The chief of party will provide overall vision, leadership, and management to the project and oversee all project activities in Pakistan. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

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CHIEF OF PARTY - Canada

An international development organization seeks to hire a Chief of Party for Canada.  The Chief of Party will be responsible for the overall management, including the technical, financial and administrative functions of the project. S/he will manage all national and international staff and will oversee reporting on program results and monitoring and evaluation is completed according to donor and HUB Project standards. S/he will establish and maintain positive, collaborative and productive relationships with staff, funders, project implementing partners, sector stakeholders and private sector actors.

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Country Director – Mozambique

An international development organization which has been operating in Mozambique since 2006 seeks a Country Director. Working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, the organization’s stated Global Strategic Goal (2011-15) is to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high-quality programs that deliver long-lasting benefits. The organization aims to achieve this goal by working in partnership with others and through high performing teams whose behaviors reflect the corporate values. It has a global income of around $800 million.

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Arts | Lab at BU Medical Campus: Theatre Performance “W;t”

February 17th, 2015 in Outside Announcements

Join us for a production about Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of English, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the course of her illness — and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital — Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a transformative profundity and humor.

FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN DISCUSSION LED BY
Mary Annas, Michael Grodin & George Annas
Department of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights

February 18, 2015 from 12-1pm in Hiebert Lounge

BU Global Oncology Introductory Event- TONIGHT

February 17th, 2015 in Outside Announcements

The BU Global Oncology Chapter is officially launching its first introductory event, sponsored and supported by the Global Health Equity Program at the Boston University School of Medicine. Global oncology has recently emerged as a field, and as the BU chapter we would like to introduce this field and the GlobalOncology organization (globalonc.org) to the BU community.

Our feature speaker of the night is Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, current Director of the Global Health Initiative in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, who will be discussing his work on the development of pediatric oncology programs in South America. We would love for you to come share your work and talk to students and faculty interested in this new global health venture.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015
5:30PM – 6:30PM
Boston University School of Medicine
L-Building – Room L-210
Dinner will be provided

Volunteering Opportunity at Teen Parent Lobby Day

February 17th, 2015 in Volunteer

Date: 3/26/2015
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: State House

We are looking for volunteers who can arrive no later than 9:00 am and stay until 12:00 pm. Program registration begins at 10:00, the program is 10:30 – 11:30 and then people meet with their legislators. We ask that volunteers show up so early, so that we have ample time to orient you and so that you can beat the line that forms outside of the state house as programs start to arrive!

I hope you will be part of this important day. Volunteers play a critical role in making lobby day run smoothly and in ensuring that young people who travel from across the state to participate have an experience they will remember forever. Lobby Day is an opportunity for expectant and parenting teens from across Massachusetts to play a meaningful role in shaping the policies that impact their lives. Please join us in demonstrating that with the right supports, young parents have tremendous potential.

Oh, and there will be breakfast served!

Contact Hope Rochefort with any questions.

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