Practicums/Internships
Are you interested in Global Health? Good at research and writing? If so, Initiatives, Inc. is looking for someone like YOU!
Initiatives, Inc. is a Boston-based, women-owned business dedicated to improving the health and services provided to communities in the developing world. Initiatives seeks a motivated intern with an interest in developing skills in research, writing, and design to support Initiatives’ work in disseminating information on CHW (Community Health Worker) issues, policies and best practices to the […]
Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Communications Intern
Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Communications Intern Front Office, Office of Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC/Arlington, VA | October 2016 – January 2017: Compensated 12 week Internship | INT-P5-050 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative […]
Internship for GH students interested in Epi and Biostats
Partners In Health and the Government of Rwanda implemented a verbal autopsy study on causes of and factors associated with under-5 mortality in two rural districts as part of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Population Health Implementation and Training (PHIT) partnership. A matched case-control design was used, and data were collected on presenting symptoms, social/demographic factors, and […]
GH707 is taking over Instagram!
Are you following the Tanzania field practicum on Instagram (@BUSPH) this week? Here’s a primer on the work they’re doing. Keep up with GH’s own Jen Beard and the 19 students completing their practicum in Pommern…make sure to give their photos a double-tap! In the Classroom: Avoiding ‘Barbie Savior’
Deadlines quickly approaching for John Snow Inc. Summer Internships!
John Snow Inc. (JSI) has internship opportunities (possibly paid based on experience) for students and recent graduates who would like to learn about public health work in both in the United States and in international settings. There are many different types of internships at JSI that allow students to gain insight into public health programs—or business […]
Help on IPV study
GH Faculty, Dr. Lisa Messersmith and Dr. Nafisa Halim are seeking interested students to help with a research study to investigate the effect of a intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention program in Tanzania. In the Fall of last year, they posted a bit about the project on the GRAP program, @ https://www.bu.edu/ghblast/grap-01-messersmith/ Please contact either of them, if you are […]
Summer Internship available with MSH’s Pharmaceuticals and Health Technologies Group
This is a very high profile activity in global pharmaceutical management, and would be a great addition to any student’s resume! Refine and add detail to Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS) based on selected indicators to measure pharmaceutical systems strengthening Identify and list existing tools that collect each indicator, and identify other sources of information […]
Internship to Support Global Projects with Initiatives, Inc.
Are you interested in Global Health? Fluent in French? A master of social media and website development? Good at research and writing? Able to work 15 hours/week on a short‐term assignment? If so, Initiatives Inc. is looking for someone like you to support our work. Our work spans organizational development, human resources for health, quality improvement, community […]
U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention Quality Research Institute Graduate Fellowship Program
Overview: The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is a scientific nonprofit organization that sets standards for the identity, strength, quality, and purity of medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements manufactured, distributed and consumed worldwide. USP’s drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, and these standards are used in more […]
Practicum/BMC Memory Disorder Clinic
Implementation Study of BMC Memory Disorder Clinic Under the direction of Hollis Day, MD and Heidi Auerbach, MD, Boston Medical Center’s Section of Geriatrics will be implementing a Memory Disorder Clinic. The primary goal of the clinic will be to conduct neuropsychiatric testing, with a focus on both English and non-English speaking patients. Following completion […]