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Boston Medical Center has partnered with Blunch to raise funds for the Child Protection Team by offering a version of the “Baxter” sandwich every Thursday. A DOLLAR of each sale will be donated to BMC! The Boston Medical Center (BMC) Child Protection Team (CPT) addresses issues of child abuse and maltreatment. The... More
HPM Beyond the Classroom Series: How to Make the Most of an Informational Interview Date: Tuesday, February 12 Time: 4:45PM - 5:50 PM Location: L212, BUSM Building The third workshop in the 2012-13 Beyond the Classroom series will focus on how you can make the most of an informational interview. Through audience participation in... More
Aceso: The Journal of the BUSM Historical Society is accepting submission for this Spring’s issue. We are looking for contributions in the fields of: -Medicine in Antiquity -History of Medicine, Public Health, and related fields -History of Medical Education -History of BUSM, BMC, and Boston City Hospital -History of Medicine in... More
Global Health & Engineering Meetup Group is having its next meetup on Friday February 15th! (http://blogs.bu.edu/ghecho/) Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEhlcDJlZm5ZdUZSNC1zOEFnbzNwZnc6MA Welcome back to a new year of GHECHo! Join us for an hour of short presentations by students and staff from different fields in global health, followed by a cocktail hour for networking... More
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IECM is seeking two young professionals to fulfill Program Coordinator responsibilities for a one-year term based at Nyakibale Hospital in southwest rural Uganda. IECM is a comprehensive malnutrition program that serves the Rukungiri district. It includes both inpatient and outpatient malnutrition services, outreach and education. The program also provides mentorship... More
Are you curious about career opportunities in global health? Could you use guidance on career development, including tips for resumes, cover letters, and interviews? Would you like to know more about fellowship and internship opportunities with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Global Health Fellows Program II... More
The Unite for Sight group is hosting Dr. Stephen Christiansen, a pediatric ophthalmologist at BMC, to speak about his work locally and internationally. He travels annually to Rwanda to work in clinics that are associated with Unite for Sight. His talk is titled "Preventable Blindness in Rwanda - A New Strategy". More
Call for Abstracts We are pleased to invite you to The Seventh Annual Future of Food and Nutrition: A Multidisciplinary Graduate Research Conference on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston, MA. The theme of the 2013 Conference is "Everyone at... More
Come hear five of your colleagues share about how they landed their MPH practicums in: Cameroon, Haiti, Ghana, Zambia, and Kenya. This is a great chance to hear the story and process behind remarkable practicum experiences. Please join us. Wednesday, February 6th, 4:45-6PM in R108. If attending, please RSVP here!
The Family Medicine Department’s 2013 Lynne Stevens Award for Research or Practice Improvement Project on Healthcare Responses to Violence Against Women Background: Lynne Stevens was Director of the Responding to Violence Against Women Program and an Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. Stevens specialized in... More
Please find the description of the organization and requirements for this position here: Position Available at NNAF -- Member Support ProgramAssociate
