Author: Carey Howard
Internships and Seminars at the World Health Organization!
A couple of weeks ago we hosted Adriana Velazquez Berumen, biomedical engineer and Senior Advisor on Medical Devices at the World Health Organization. She has kindly sent along some follow up information on her talk, internship opportunities at WHO and some other information: 1. For internships in WHO. The World Conference on Medical physics and […]
Doctors Without Borders webcast: Crisis Update in Yemen; Thursday, May 28th
Crisis Update: Yemen Thursday, May 28, 1:00 PM EDT PLEASE REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE TO RECEIVE THE LINK TO VIEW THE WEBCAST: https://crisis-update-yemen.eventbrite.com The humanitarian crisis in Yemen grows more catastrophic each day. Fighting and indiscriminate airstrikes have harmed civilians, medical facilities, and critical infrastructure, disabling the only international airport in the country. These attacks, along […]
AmeriCares seeks Program Manager for Safe Surgery Initiative in Medical Outreach Program
ABOUT AMERICARES AmeriCares is an emergency response and global health organization that saves lives and builds healthier futures for people in crisis in the U.S. and around the world. Every day, AmeriCares puts critically needed medicines and supplies in the hands of frontline health workers and develops innovative, sustainable health improvements in their communities. We […]
Take this amazing opportunity to learn the inside of a fast track global public career from one of our star graduates, Cristin Marona. Cristin is the Senior Development Advisor at GRM Futures Group International. She is currently based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Cristin Marona (BUSPH ’10) Guest Lecture Thursday, May 21, 1:45 to 2:45 PM, Crosstown 460A Take this amazing opportunity to learn the inside of a fast track global public career from one of our star graduates, Cristin Marona. Cristin is the Senior Development Advisor at GRM Futures Group International. She is currently based in Dar […]
USAID job with AIDS/TB/Education Programs in Kyrgyzstan
The USAID Kyrgyz Republic Mission (USAID/KR) is headquartered in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, with a sub-office in Osh in the south of the country. The Kyrgyz Republic is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China and is an emerging parliamentary democracy still recovering from a violent political transition in 2010. Because it serves as a model […]
Summer 2015 Tutorial Series with the Research Computing Services group
Summer 2015 Tutorial Series May 26, 2015 – June 19, 2015 The Research Computing Services (RCS) group, part of Boston University Information Services & Technology, will offer a series of tutorials on programming, high performance computing, and scientific visualization. These tutorials are free and open to all members of the Boston University community. In addition […]
Nominations Sought for Student Representatives to SPH Committees
The School of Public Health is looking for student representation on all relevant school-wide committees. Student members serve as the voice for SPH students and are full voting members of these committees, including: · Education · Enrollment · Practicum · Student Experience · Practice · Research To apply to be a student representative, please […]
ACDI/VOCA Service Learning Corps: International Volunteer Opportunity for summer or fall
Assignment Title: Rural Community Finance Specialist Assignment Location: Monrovia, Liberia Assignment Duration: 3 MONTHS, Negotiable for Summer OR Fall 2015 Assignment Summary: ACDI/VOCA is currently seeking a Service Learning Corps Volunteer to work with the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) in setting up and operationalizing banking systems for Rural Community Financial Institutions (RCFIs). The CBL […]
Live Webinar hosted by Doctors Without Borders; May 14th
Ebola in West Africa: Looking Back, Moving Forward Thursday, May 14, 8:00PM EDT Doctors Without Borders aid workers reflect on their recent work in West Africa, current challenges, and what remains to be done. Register now: http://ebola-update-webcast.eventbrite.com Now over a year into the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) remains […]
Seats are available in Fall offering of PH825 – Analysis of Emerging Infections Using the One Health Approach.
This course (recently renamed) qualifies for credits in GH and EH. It also contains lots of infectious disease epidemiology. PH 825 – Analysis of Emerging Infections Using the One Health Approach Instructors: David Hamer and Jean van Seventer Credits: 4 Meeting Time: Fall Thursday 10:00 am – 12:45 pm This class employs One Health, an […]