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This review is looking at the relationship between alcohol use/abuse and tuberculosis disease. It is being conducted by faculty in the Section of Infectious Diseases here at BU. If interested, there will also be potential to volunteer to help with meta-analysis. The languages needed are: Japanese; Mandarin; Spanish; French; Russian; German;... More
Coordinator, BUSPH “Spotlight” Series The Practice Office of the Boston University School of Public Health is continuing its “Spotlight” series, a school-wide effort to focus attention on an issue of public health importance. The Spotlight initiative is implemented over a two-year cycle, with a different public health topic introduced in each... More
Scope of work We are looking for a student interested in participating in analyzing data on practice-based teaching and co-authoring a paper for a peer-reviewed journal. The study will examine the comparative value of project-based learning versus more traditional teaching methods such as lecture, case study, or discussion-based teaching.. The study will... More
Date: Wednesday January 21, 2015 Time: 12pm Location: L203 Dr. Stephen Christiansen will be joining the Global Health Equity Program and the Opthalmology Interest Group to speak about his ophthalmology work overseas, with a focus on his clinics in Rwanda. Dr. Christiansen will discuss the need for proper eye care in underprivileged areas, and he... More
Mathematica seeks research analysts committed to contributing to the evidence base of what works to improve a range of outcomes in developing country contexts. We welcome analysts with experience conducting research and/or implementing impact evaluations in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and/or Latin America who want to be part of our... More
One of the foremost public policy research organizations in the United States, MPR is leading the way in conducting high-quality evaluations of government programs for Federal agencies, such as the Departments of Education and Department of Agriculture – Food and Nutrition Services. They are seeking an experienced research SAS or Stata... More
Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH), which CFHI belongs to, is calling for applications to their Trainee Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC informs CUGH's activities and brings the trainee voice to everything from the board to standing committees to the annual conference. It's a great way for students... More
Spark MicroGrants is a young, rapidly scaling organization pioneering a new approach to international aid. Spark proactively reaches out to rural poor villages and helps community members to design, implement and manage their own social impact projects. Since July 2010 they have mobilized over 100 communities across Rwanda, Uganda and... More
The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale is the world's leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and more than 55 countries. This must-attend, thought-leading conference convenes leaders, changemakers, professionals and students from... More
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ANALYST Position overview Mathematica seeks research analysts committed to contributing to the evidence base of what works to improve a range of outcomes in developing country contexts. We welcome analysts with experience conducting research and/or implementing impact evaluations in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and/or Latin America who want... More
Profs. Jacob Bor and Bill MacLeod are recruiting for a short term research assistant for some data cleaning work on a South African dataset. The applicant must be self-directed, organized, and with meticulous attention to detail. Experience working with Excel or Access is essential. The ideal applicant will have previous... More
Learn about the call for abstracts and the conference here: 2015-AS-GSC-Call-for-Papers
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Noncommunicable Diseases: Emerging Challenges in Global Health Emily Hyle, MD Medical Practice Evaluation Center Department of Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital Jeremy Schwartz, MD Equity Research and Innovation Center Department of Internal Medicine Yale School of Medicine Mark Siedner, MD, MPH Center for Global Health Massachusetts General Hospital Tuesday, February 10 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. O'Keeffe Auditorium Blake Building - 1st Floor Massachusetts General Hospital ++ OPEN TO THE... More
