Category: Fellowships
IH Advising Fundamental Sessions 3/17 @12:30PM and 3/20@5PM
Got questions about meeting your MPH degree requirements? Know what resources can help you plan? Join us for IH Advising Fundamentals! We will review the key resources and respond to individuidal questions about completing the MPH degree from courses to practicums. Please RSVP at https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form?EQBCT=da24b74cdf6c47b89373beacff4ed2ad and indicate which session you are attending; if your plans change, you are welcome to drop in to either session. Sessions are in CT-305 on Monday, 3/17, 12:30-1:30pm and Thursday, 3/20, 5-6pm. If you have questions, please contact Stacy Song, songst@bu.edu.
Current MPH student Abhishek Sharma’s paper “Sexual violence in India: addressing gaps between policy and implementation” published in Health Policy and Planning Advance Access
Congratulations to our current MPH student Abhishek Sharma! Read his published article here: Health Policy Plan -2014-Sharma.
“Leading Teams to Face Challenges and Achieve Results in Public Health” 2 credit course beginning July 8th!
SPH MC 730 - Leading Teams to Face Challenges and Achieve Results in Public Health
This course equips students with the theoretical knowledge and applied practices to lead teams to achieve results in public health settings. In addition to understanding leadership theory and analyzing public health cases, the course includes an experiential learning process, ideal for public health professionals who aspire to be effective leaders for change. Teams will work together to teach both theory and practical tools to mobilize groups and achieve results. Participants in this course cannot also take MC802 which covers similar materials in a field‐based course.
This is a 2 credit course that counts for IH credit! It has been moved to July 8th, so students doing a practicum in the beginning of the summer can attend. MC730 will be on Tuesday evenings from 6-9pm on the following dates : 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19.
Registration for this course is now open!
Third INCD Current Events Club-March 20th at noon in CT462, pizza provided!
Get back into the swing of things after Spring break and come to the third meeting of the IH Current Events club, under the Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases emphasis area.
We’ll talk about recent developments in international health and infectious disease, as well as where these developments fit in the bigger picture. Bring in any stories you think your fellow students should know about! All concentrations are welcome.
Thursday, March 20th
Noon-1pm in CT462
Pizza provided!
2014-2015 Vera Fellowship Program-apply by April 1st
2014-2015 Vera Fellowship Program
In its third year, the Vera Fellowship Program provides energetic, hard-working and impact-driven young professionals with the opportunity to solve problems for some of the most innovative NGOs, social enterprises, and grant-making institutions worldwide.
Through a year-long placement in one of Vera’s hubs, Fellows gain:
- First-hand experience and mentorship in the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and management systems in health, education, and development
- Valuable knowledge of Force.com, the world’s leading cloud-computing platform currently used by more than 100,000 for-profit and 20,000 non-profit organizations worldwide
- Exposure to the landscape of cloud- and mobile-technologies used across the sector
Fellows come from diverse professional and educational backgrounds but share a common belief in the power of data to transform the efficiency and effectiveness of social impact organizations. You can visit Vera's blog to learn more about our work.
Applications are open now through April 1, 2014.
For more information, please visit http://www.verasolutions.org/open-positions/ or email jobs@verasolutions.org.
Are you ready for a free international trip this summer to tell the stories of global health?
The BU Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD), School of Public Health (SPH), and the College of Communication (COM) in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting are offering a paid international reporting Fellowship to two BU students.
During this summer Fellowship, two outstanding BU students will have the opportunity to work in Washington, D.C., at the Pulitzer Center headquarters and to travel internationally (likely to a developing country) on a 2-3 week reporting trip mentored by a professional journalist.
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