Category: Fellowships
PamojaTogether: Telling the Stories of Foreign Aid highlight-read on!
Part 1: Direct health initiatives
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Check out this short film of DIH faculty giving a brief explanation of their courses before you register this Sunday, April 30th!
Want to learn more about our Fall 2014 course offerings before registration? Check out this video made by the Department of International Health here!
Cancellation of Zambia internship opportunities for this August-December
We are sorry to inform you that due to a delay in funding, we will be cancelling the August-December internship opportunities with our offices in Zambia. The information session for these opportunities on Thursday is now cancelled.
Please stay on top of the IH Blast announcements for any availability of internships in our Zambia offices. Funding can change quickly, so there may be opportunities in the coming months.
We apologize to those of you who were going to apply,
For those who missed the screening of “The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar”
Learn more about the background of The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar on Al Jazeera here. You can watch the film on Youtube here.
A big thank you to Jennifer Sun and Mya Mint Zu Kyaw for sharing their knowledge and passion with us!
Flim Screening of “Living with Slim” tonight, 3/20 at 5pm in L210, pizza provided!
"Film Screening and Discussion: Living with Slim"
Hosted by Rotaract
Thursday March 20th, 5:00pm-5:50pm in L210
Join us for a screening of the film "Living with Slim" about children living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries. This will be followed by a discussion with the film's creator, Sam Kauffmann. This is sure to be an interesting discussion! Pizza is provided!
Travel Opportunity in Cuba – combining Arts & Public Health
Join MetaMovements Latin Dance Company & the Office of Public Health Practice to learn about a research experience of a lifetime… in CUBA!
When: March 25 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Where: 670 Albany Street, Room 108
What: Hear from students at the Boston University School of Public Health about their experiences conducting research for credit in Cuba (and learn how you can travel there yourself in either Summer or December of 2014!)
RSVP to attend this informational session: kbresee@metamovements.net
Special features of trips include:
· Directly observe the practices of professionals in health, education, theatre, music, and dance
· Visiting sites that run dance & music programs for youth, seniors, and people with special needs
· Learning how dance & music are being used as essential tools in education, community organizing, mental & public health
· Learning about the roots of Salsa including Afro-Cuban, Son & Rumba
· Building historical understanding of how dance & music have shaped Cuban culture and life over a several centuries
Visit the website (www.metamovements.com/cuba) to learn more about the programs that are available. There are special programs & rates for groups who want to travel together. There are also performance & teaching opportunities for those who are interested.
We look forward to meeting with you and sharing more about this exciting opportunity!
Two students (IH and HPM) present at the 2014 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference
Two current students, Elia Cole and Zachary Gersten, presented "Developing a Process for Expired Materials Management and Prevention" in the Supply Chain Session of the 2014 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference.
The conference was sponsored by the Society for Health Systems and the Institute of Industrial Engineering. It's aim was to initiate discussion regarding the application of industrial engineering principles to health care systems within the U.S. and globally.
Click here to see their research abstract!
M&E Emphasis Area Meeting-all students welcome! March 27th at noon in CT374, pizza provided!
Midterms are over and its the perfect time for you to join us for some pizza and M&E journal articles discussion. Monitoring and Evaluation emphasis area will be holding their first meeting on Thursday, March 27th noon-1pm in CT374.
Along with discussing any emphasis related questions, we will be reviewing two journal articles, book club style!
If you would like to attend the meeting and be part of the discussion, please email Pavitri Dwivedi at pavitrid@bu.edu. All concentrations are welcome!
