December 15th, 2016
in GH Announcements
The Center for Global Health & Development has been a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHO CC) in Pharmaceutical Policy since 2000. The Center recently applied for re-designation, proposing a plan for collaboration with WHO Headquarters in Geneva, the PAHO regional office in Washington, and other WHO Collaborating Centers. The re-designation was awarded through 2018.
The proposed key areas of the work are:
1. Good governance for medicines at global and country level;
2. New methods for monitoring and evaluating pharmaceutical policies and programs with focus on low and middle income countries;
3. Advocacy of WHO EML concept and of the rationale and process for updating it.
Veronika Wirtz currently serves as the Director of the Collaborating Center. Please feel free to reach out to Veronika if you have interest in participating in the work that is done in this area.
December 15th, 2016
in GH Announcements
The deadline to complete the CE requirement is upon us, and news of CE completions are coming in.
Please Note:
1. The deadline for the final version of your CE is Friday, December 16 at 5pm. This is the date for receiving final approval from your CE advisor, not the day you submit a final draft to your advisor.
2. Once you have your CE advisor approval, you must submit the following via this online form:
- a. a final version of your CE, (and a completed cover page)
- b. the email confirming approval from your CE advisor
- c. a copy of your CV
3. Once the above is complete, I can notify the SPH Registrar that you have completed the GH CE requirement.
Not yet finished?
Students have up to 2 semesters to complete the CE. If you have not completed the CE by the end of the semester in which it is started, you must register for GH951 (a zero credit one-time CE extension) in the subsequent semester to continue working on the CE. You should also meet with your CE advisor to update the timeline and scope of work. For more information on CE incompletes, see the CE Process & Policies.
Have additional questions or concerns? Please contact Joe Anzalone
December 1st, 2016
in BUSPH Events
You are invited to the 2016 StAMP Launch & Alumni Networking Express event!
This event brings BUSPH alumni together with current students for "speed networking" to discuss public health career pathways, make connections, and learn about our Student and Alumni Mentoring Program (StAMP).
Do not miss this great opportunity for a night of networking, socializing, and public health engagement!
Friday, December 2 | 5:00 - 8:00 pm | Hiebert Lounge
Doors open at 5:00 pm with special remarks from Dean Galea at 5:30 pm.
Professional attire recommended.
* Special Note about Global Health alums who will be in attendance:
Dianne Perlmutter, Health Services, ’97, SSW’73 – Senior Program Consultant, JSI Inc.
Jamie Gaynes, Maternal & Child Health, ’14 – Government Relations Specialist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Bram Brooks, Epidemiology and Global Health, ’07, ’16 (DrPH) – Research and Metrics Advisor, Pathfinder International
Fei Huang, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, ’16 – Manager, Global Health Economics and Outcome Research, Philips Healthcare
Katherine Lee, Epidemiology and Global Health, ’12 – Epidemiology Research Associate, Quintiles (Previously Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, Grassroots Soccer)
Kathryn Spielman, Biostatistics and Global Health, ’14 – Data Analyst, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Zachery Gersten, Global Health, ’14 – Project Coordinator, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy
Sylvia Baedorf Kassis, Global Health, ’08 – Senior Clinical Research Project/Program Manager, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fiat Vongpunsawad, Global Health, ’11 – Director of Client Analytics, Eliza Corporation
The event schedule will be:
Hiebert Lounge, 14th Floor
MED Instructional Building
72 E. Concord Street
Boston, MA
Friday, December 2, 2016
5:00 Doors Open
5:30 Remarks from Dean Galea/StAMP Launch Presentation (come with any questions on the online platform/process for our CampusTap vendor, and feel free to update your profile)
6:00 General Student/Alumni Networking
6:30 Alumni Network Express (structured speed-networking at round tables with students and alumni table facilitators set in three 15-minute sessions)
7:30 Additional Networking
8:00 Event Concludes
Please feel free to bring your business cards for further networking!
December 1st, 2016
in Outside Announcements
The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) Emerging Creatives Student Summits bring together students who have an interest in the arts, crossing disciplinary boundaries, and developing collaborative projects. Each year, 100 undergraduate and graduate students attend the summit from a2ru partner universities across the country, along with 20 administrators, faculty, and staff. These summits have a strong project-based component with activities such as panel discussions with special guests, keynote speakers, site visits or field trips, performances and exhibitions, networking opportunities, and “bootcamp” or skill-building experiences built in throughout.
The 2017 a2ru Student Summit will be hosted by the University of Florida, February 8-11, 2017, in Gainesville, FL. This year’s theme is WATER: New Directions Through Arts and Science. No community on this planet is without it’s water-based challenges. Water-centric grand challenges are many, ranging from access and social justice issues in local and global contexts, to environmental degradation, to toxicological challenges, to saltwater incursion into freshwater, to sea level rise. Uniquely situated less than two hours from the Gulf Coast and from the Atlantic Ocean in an area known for its numerous freshwater springs, the University of Florida has great strength in local, regional, national, and international research and creative activity when it comes to these and other water-centric grand challenges. This summit will feature panels and working group leadership from distinguished professor in the life sciences and the arts at the University of Florida, as well as leading artists and water scholars from around the country. Join us this coming February 8-11 to advance your own creative work or research through interdisciplinary collaboration with your peers at leading institutions across the U.S. Undergraduate and graduate students in any and all fields are welcome, particularly those that care about and have a deep interest in water and the environment. We especially encourage student research teams from biology, ecology, and related fields, as well as artists/designers, to apply.
There is no fee to attend this summit and a limited number of student travel grants are available.
STUDENT APPLICATION – deadline to apply is Friday, December 9, 2016
For more info: http://a2ru.org/events/2017-emerging-creatives-student-summit/
December 1st, 2016
in Jobs
A DGH professor who lives in Jamaica Plain is looking for someone to stay at her house while she travels and take care of her dogs and cat. It is a single-family house with a yard and garden, 10 minutes’ walk from Forest Hills Station on the Orange Line. There are two dogs (an older husky and a younger border collie/lab mix) and one moderately elderly cat. All are extremely friendly. Responsibilities include daily animal care (food, walks for the dogs, cleanup, providing a lap for the cat) and minimal house upkeep (bringing in the mail, etc.). Experience caring for dogs and personal references required. $40/day. Dates currently needed are December 25-January 1 (flexible). If interested, please contact Sydney Rosen, sbrosen@bu.edu.
December 1st, 2016
in Fellowships
The First Mile Innovation Challenge
CAMTech and GE Sustainable Healthcare Solutions announce The First Mile Innovation Challenge to crowdsource innovative technologies/solutions that directly address clinical or community hardships in global primary care. These innovations should impact communities and individuals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with a focus on:
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Cardiac Health
Safe Surgery
Winners of the First Mile Innovation Challenge will receive $25,000 USD in funding, in addition to introductions to GE’s new five.eight Accelerator and resources provided through the CAMTech Innovation Platform.
Competitive submissions will demonstrate how the proposed technology/solution addresses an existing primary care health challenge and why current solutions are inadequate. Submissions will also outline how the innovation can be applied in clinical settings through a sustainable commercialization and business model.
Visit the Opportunities page on the CAMTech Innovation Platform (CIP) to learn more and apply! Applications are due January 10, 2017.
This initiative follows the First Mile Discovery Challenge, which crowdsourced the most pressing, unmet clinical needs in global primary care. Click here to learn more about the winning challenges on the CIP.
