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The Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights at Boston University School of Public Health will be hosting the 2nd Annual Cathy Shine Lecture on Thursday, March 8th at 12 PM BU School of Medicine, Room L-110, 72 E. Concord Street, Boston THE DARK SIDE OF RESEARCH: Exploitation in Clinical Trials Carl... More
June 28th, 2012 to July 25th, 2013 Overview Village Hopecore International is offering a fellowship in global health for individuals and graduate students who are interested in and have backgrounds in the areas of public health, nursing or medicine at its project site in Chogoria, Kenya. The fellowship will begin on June... More
There has been some confusion regarding the summer course, LW800 – Genetics, Law and Public Health. The Department of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights wants to make sure that non-concentrators understand that the pre-requisites are either LW707, or LW751, or permission from Professor Roche. Attached is the flyer as well. lw800 flyer 2012 Summer... More
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS Note: For planning purposes, RSVP’s are required for all workshops and events. Space is limited. WORKSHOPS Offered from 1-1:50pm in Room R103 unless noted otherwise. RSVP to Maria McCarthy at mamcc@bu.edu. Mar. 7 LinkedIN Basics - Two Sessions: 1-1:50pm in R115, 5-5:50pm in R103. Mar. 21 Interview Strategies Mar. 28 Negotiating Job Offers
Rabin Martin is in search of an energetic individual to join our growing firm as an Associate/Senior Associate. Candidate should have experience in public health programming, ideally in women’s health in the global arena. Strong program development and implementation skills/experience as well as excellent communications (verbal and written) skills/experience are... More
Interested in medicine, global health, or nonprofit work? Come hear the inspirational story of Samson Njolomole, the External Relations Manager for Partners In Health in his home district of Neno, Malawi. Learn more below about his work to improve health care and treat HIV: In 2007, Samson Njolomole began working as... More
Panel Discussion: Why Global Health Matters Wednesday, March 7th, 6pm BU George Sherman Union Conference Auditorium, 775 Commonwealth Ave, Boston University Panelists: Jennifer Beard, PhD, MPH (BU School of Public Health); Dominic Chavez, featured photographer, Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH (President and CEO, Management Sciences for Health); David Rochkind, featured photographer.
AMERICAN GRACE: HOW RELIGION DIVIDES AND UNITES US Robert Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Thursday, March 1, 6 pm Boston University School of Law Barristers Hall 765 Commonwealth Avenue First Floor Moderator: Robert Hefner (Director, Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs, Boston University) Robert D. Putnam is Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard... More
PFA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and growing a community-based organization in the Nakaseke District of Uganda known as African Community Center for Social Sustainability (ACCESS). ACCESS is a community-based organization in rural Uganda founded in 2002 to empower vulnerable groups in resource limited settings through medical care, More
Please Join Us! HPM Beyond the Classroom Series: Alumni Career Panel March 8th 2012, 4:00- 5:30 pm, Wilkins Board Room, 1st Fl. BUMC Instructional Building Thinking about your career path? Wondering where alumni interested in health policy and management work after graduating? Curious about what courses to take while you’re here to... More
Join us for our March Spanish lunch meet-up where we will learn and practice Spanish for physical exams and clinical encounters. This month we are changing things up a bit! As we spend more time in clinical settings with Spanish-speaking patients, many of us have wished we could brush up on our... More
Boston University Medical Campus Office of the Associate Provost for Research The Family Medicine Department’s Lynne Stevens Award for Research on Responding 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... More
The Writing Assistance Program is open to MPH and MS students who would like to discuss organization, thesis statements, or other aspects of the writing process with a tutor. The Writing Assistance Program is not an editing or grammar service and does not guarantee that the tutor will be knowledgeable... More
Students in an SPH research methods class are asking you to take a brief survey about stress and exercise. Please click this link to participate: http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/804396/Run-for-Your-Life Participants can enter to win: a free three month membership to the South End Fitness Center, just one block from the SPH campus (http://www.southendfitness.org) and a $10 gift... More
Initiatives Inc. will be at the BUSPH Career Fair, Feb. 28th from 4-6pm. Initiatives Inc. seeks one or more interns to support the ongoing development and management of CHW Central (www.chwcentral.org), a website devoted to sharing information about community health workers (CHWs) around the world. Please see the attached description: CHW Central Intern... More
