Fellowships
Interested in water quality and looking for an interactive course? Sign up for EH750 Water Quality and Public Health!
Course: SPH EH 750 Title: Water Quality and Public Health Description: This course is a lecture and methods course on water resources and public health. Water supply and water quality discussions provide an overview of the technical and scientific basis on which public health decisions are made regarding disease prevention and […]
The first IH Reflections from the Field of Fall 2012: Guest speaker Meghann McNiff
meghann mcniff ih reflections from the field Come meet Meghann McNiff, an MPH alum, who will be sharing her experiences with her current work in Kabul, Afghanistan with the Afghan Midwives Association. We are very excited to have Meghann back to share with us her work in Afghanistan on midwifery, contraception, and womenn’s health. Thursday, […]
Development/Communications Intern with Ibis in Cambridge, MA
Development/Communications Intern, Cambridge MA Ibis Reproductive Health is a nonprofit research organization that aims to improve women’s reproductive health, choices, and autonomy in the US and worldwide. Our staff of roughly 20 is located in Cambridge, MA and Oakland CA, USA; and Johannesburg, South Africa. We conduct original clinical and social science research, leverage existing […]
BUSPH Fellowship Fair: September 27th from 4 to 5:45 in Hiebert. Don’t miss out!
Fellowship Fair Flyer 2012 Please RSVP to ltoby@bu.edu
Two research opportunities with Professor Chris Gill
1. Meta-analysis of antibiotic resistance among respiratory isolates of S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae in African patients. This is a study being conducted in partnership with PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health). The project has been running for about one year and nearly all of the data collection/extraction is now complete. We have had […]
New students: didn’t get enough time to jot down all your notes from the IH Concentrator’s Luncheon at orientation? See the Powerpoint!
Orientation Slides Fall 2012
What is the “Happiness” in Gross National Happiness? A Paradigm to Sustainable Human Existence: A talk by Gampo Dorji
A Talk by Gampo Dorji, MPH, MBBS Monday, September 10, 12-1:20 PM Crosstown Center Building, Room #305 Bhutan is a country unknown to many; it can be an arduous test of one’s high school geography to locate it on the globe. Nested between the world’s two most populous nations, India in the south and China […]
A warm welcome to our new social entrepeneur resident: Indrid De Beer, manager of Pharmaccess Namibia
This fall, the Department of International Health is fortunate to have a successful social entrepreneur resident with us here in Boston. She is Ingrid De Beer, the manager of Pharmaccess Namibia for the past eight years. She has helped to develop and evaluate innovative public health programs including low cost health insurance plans that include AIDS […]
New open slots in MC802, a great option for IH Concentrators!
Just want to alert you about another course with openings (5 spaces) that may make sense for you. You can add this course via Student Link if interested. MC802 – Implementing Community Health Initiatives: A Practice based Course in Leadership and Consultation This 4 credit course meets on Wednesdays, 2-4:45pm this Fall, and will be co-taught […]
Looking for another Fall IH Course? There are still seats available in several!
There are several IH Department courses that still have a number of seats available: IH703 – Global Public Health: History, Approaches and Practices IH745 B1 – Monitoring and Evaluation of International Health Programs IH773 – Financial Management for International Health IH792 – Capacity, Cost & Need: Balancing the Equation Â? A Quantitative Exercise in Health […]