Practicums/Internships
Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project – Summer Practicum in Nicaragua
Program Information Company Name: Brookline-Quezalguaque Sister City Project, Inc. Organization Description/Mission Statement: 30th year of partnership between Brookline and Quezalguaque, a rural township in western Nicaragua Program Description: Last year students, in concert with the neighboring medical school the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, (UNAN) León, faculty and students, surveyed Quezalgauqiue’s adolescents on their sexual knowledge, attitudes […]
Initiatives Inc. & Community Health Workers Central – Internship
Internship to support CHW Central Initiatives Inc. 264 Beacon Street Boston, MA www.initiativesinc.com / www.chwcentral.org Are you interested in Global Health? Good at research and writing? Skilled in website design? If so, Initiatives Inc. is looking for someone like you to help us […]
HEAAL Project: A community-based mental health collaboration with an African faith community in Lowell, Massachusetts
HEAAL Project: A community-based mental health collaboration with an African faith community in Lowell, Massachusetts Anticipated Start Date: Spring/Summer/Fall 2017 Time commitment: 10-20 hours/week, but flexible Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Christina Borba The BMC Department of Psychiatry recently received a second round of funding to continue a community-based mental health initiative entitled, “Health and Mental […]
Gardens for Health International: Multiple positions open
What We Believe We believe that growing and eating healthy food can – and must – be a part of the long-term solution to malnutrition. The world is facing an acute food and nutrition crisis. We must meet the world’s food needs with an approach that is environmentally sustainable, recognizes the primacy of nutrition for […]
Action Against Hunger: Moringa Proposal Development
Terms of Reference for Student Placement Moringa Proposal Development Background Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and trails behind on human development indicators (HDI ranking: 138 out of 182 countries). While poverty was reduced significantly, the number of vulnerable people has increased. Most people who escaped poverty did so by a small […]
Action Against Hunger: Water System Proposal Development
Terms of Reference for Student Placement: Water System Proposal Development Background Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and trails behind on human development indicators (HDI ranking: 138 out of 182 countries). While poverty was reduced significantly, the number of vulnerable people has increased. Most people who escaped poverty did so by a […]
Digital Health Data Visualization intern with Pathfinder
Are you someone who enjoys data analysis, dashboard creation and data visualization? Are you interested in learning more about how to leverage technology as a tool to provide support to vulnerable populations, to promote health consciousness and strengthen the quality of health services? Are you excited by the opportunity to work alongside global leaders in […]
Pilot Study of a Culturally-adapted Substance Abuse Screening Tool in Youth in Liberia – Internship
Pilot Study of a Culturally-adapted Substance Abuse Screening Tool in Youth in Liberia Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2017 Time commitment: ~2 months in-country (Liberia). May also require ~5-10 hrs/week for study preparations prior to travel Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Christina Borba and Veronica Faller In the mid-2000s, researchers from BU (who worked at MGH at […]
LGBT Mental Health in India – Internship opportunity
LGBT Mental Health in India Anticipated Start Date: Summer/Fall 2017 Time commitment: 10-20 hours/week, but flexible Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Neeral Sheth People who identify as LGBT are at greater risk for many mental health disorders and suicide. In India, where homosexuality remains illegal, many are forced to keep their identities a secret, making it […]
Experience of Microaggressions in Communities of Color and its Effect on Mental Health, BMC Dept. of Psychiatry
Experience of Microaggressions in Communities of Color and its Effect on Mental Health, BMC Dept. of Psychiatry Anticipated Start Date: Summer/Fall 2017 Time commitment: between 10-20hrs/week, but may be flexible Faculty Supervisor/s: Dr. Brandon Newsome and Dr. Pedro Fernandez Boston is home to a multicultural population, each of which has created their own thriving […]