Message from a recent GH MPH alum:

For the past 5 years, I have worked with the NAPA-OT Field School in Guatemala, which is a 4-week summer program that brings together students and practitioners in public health, occupational therapy, and medical anthropology to conduct research on local health issues identified by our in-country partners. The program’s director, Rachel Hall-Clifford, is also a graduate of BUSPH. 

Knowing the level of scholarship in the program, we’d welcome applications from BUSPH applicants!

Sincerely,
Stephanie Roche

Spend 4 weeks with anthropologists and occupational therapy clinician-scholars in: Cultural Complexities of Midwifery Pediatrics, Interrelationships of Play, Nutrition & Early Child Development, Short-term Medical Missions: Critical Humanitarianism

The NAPA-OT Field School promotes critical scholarship and rigorous methodol- ogies to support social and occupational justice with international NGO, gov- ernmental, and community partners. Students from anthropology, occupational therapy, and public health work together in clinical and community settings gaining skill in research, observation, communication, and transdisciplinary collaboration. Seminars emphasize critical theories in applied medical anthro- pology, approaches to social and occupational justice, and experiential learn- ing. Students also study Spanish one-on-one with individual instructors at their own level and pace. Living in a home stay increases language fluency and un- derstanding of Guatemalan culture. Occupational therapy students may fulfill a portion of their Level II professional degree requirements with approval from their graduate program.

TO LEARN MORE AND TO APPLY, VISIT US AT:

WWW.NAPAOTGUATEMALA.ORG

Applications accepted on a rolling basis through February 1, 2017