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*Great opportunity for students who may not have time for a full overseas practicum* Organization: Dana Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Address: 450 Brookline Avenue (Longwood Medical Area), Boston, MA 02215-5450 Website: http://www.danafarberbostonchildrens.org/globalhealth The Global Health Initiative (GHI) at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (DF/BC) is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on... More
Dr. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq will be discussing private sector health care in Nigeria during the first hour of GH 704: Monday, December 7 10:00AM CT-462A All GH students are welcome to join. Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq Chief Executive Officer and Board Member Private Sector Health Alliance, Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria Muntaqa Umar-Sadiq is the Chief Executive Officer and founding board member of the Private... More
December 3, 2015 | 4:00 – 6:00 pm 685-725 Commonwealth Avenue, CAS 235 Registration | Pre-session assignments Individual Development Plans (IDPs) are a customized roadmap for your professional training. Setting goals and reviewing them regularly with your mentor will enable you to make the most of your graduate or postdoctoral experience at Boston... More
Africa Regional HIV/AIDS Advisor Technical Advisor I/II Health Team, Office of Sustainable Development, Africa Bureau, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC | Assignment: Two Year Fellowship | GHFP-II-P5-184 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with... More
Agency: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Prisma ONG PI: Robert Gilman, MD http://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/915/robert-gilman Director of Prisma: Delia Haustein, MD http://www.prisma.org.pe Location: Lima, Peru Practicum Position: Project Manager Project Description: We are seeking a highly organized, self-motivated leader to help run a childhood nutrition project in Lima, Peru. The first phase, including the development and piloting of... More
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m., Keefer Auditorium The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs invites you to a panel discussion (with audience participation) on issues affecting Muslim students, residents, faculty and staff. The goal is to have a candid dialogue on the current challenges and successes of Muslims at our institution. More
NANOMEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH & UNCERTAINTY December 15, 2015 4:30–6 p.m. Instructional Building 72 East Concord Street Hiebert Lounge Live-Streaming Available During Event #PHForum2015 Martin Philbert Dean and Professor of Toxicology, University of Michigan School of Public Health Martin Philbert is professor of toxicology and dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1984 from... More
Dr. Susan Foster is seeking Teaching Assistants (TA's) for her spring undergraduate course PH511: Pathogens, Poverty, and Populations: An Introduction to International Health, which meets Fridays 11-2 in CAS326 on the on the Charles River Campus (during Spring semester: January 22- April 29, 2016). Ideal candidates will have two semesters of MPH... More
Hi all, Thanks to those of you who attended the Concentrator's Meeting Last week. I thought it would be helpful to post everyone's ideas and suggestions such that many of you could learn from one another or even mobilize around a certain topic. Please see the notes here, and feel free to... More
Dear students, Based on feedback from the GH Concentrator's meeting last week, the Department is seeking out more opportunities for alumni to share their experiences with current students. We are fortunate to have BUSPH alumna Aria Grabowski on campus the beginning of December and she will be offering a discussion titled, “When losing track... More
Job Opportunity Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. Our Vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Save the Children in Zambia is implementing a five-year Cooperative Agreement by USAID through PEPFAR. The Zambia Rising Project supports the... More
Next month Dean Martin Philbert, University of Michigan School of Public Health, will be speaking at our Public Health Forum on December 15th in Hiebert. Volunteers needed for the following: (1) 2 Students/Staff/Faculty volunteers to greet people/usher them towards the express elevator (2) 2 students/staff/faculty volunteers to pass mics during Q&A (3) Students who... More
Fellow GH concentrator Eduardo A. Valle wants to share news about an awesome upcoming performance by MIT's Dance Troupe: Come to DT's Fall Show: Step Up: the nth dimension *For ticket holders, please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the show time to guarantee your seat. *For sold out shows, non-ticket holders may arrive 15... More
The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (RHI) is the largest research Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand. RHI’s extensive portfolio includes research, programmatic support, training, policy development, health systems strengthening and technical assistance at national and international levels. It is one of the largest organizations of its kind... More
A DGH professor who lives in Jamaica Plain is looking for someone to stay at her house while she travels and take care of her dogs and cat. It is a single-family house with a yard and garden, 10 minutes’ walk from Forest Hills Station on the Orange Line. There... More
