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2016 – 2017 Concentrator’s Guide

Travel Opportunity in Cuba – combining Arts & Public Health

By Joseph S Anzalone
March 19th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Join MetaMovements Latin Dance Company & the Office of Public Health Practice to learn about a research experience of a lifetime… in CUBA! When: March 25 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm Where: 670 Albany Street, Room 108 What: Hear from students at the Boston University School of Public Health about their experiences conducting research for credit in Cuba... More

GHEP Global Health Speaker Series presents: Doctors for Global Health and the Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases

By Stacy Song
March 17th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

 Speaker: Dr. Dan O'Neil, Brigham and Women's Global Health Equity Resident  The GHEP Speaker Series is excited to present Dr. Dan O'Neil, a Global Health Equity Resident at Brigham and Women's. Dr. O'Neil spent the year after his third year of medical school volunteering for Doctors for Global Health in Kisoro, More

Arcadia Healthcare Solutions Info Session” Thursday, March 27, 2014, 5:00 to 5:50 PM, Room L-109C (BU School of Medicine)

By Stacy Song
March 13th, 2014 in Jobs.

Don’t miss this chance to meet a recruiter, who, accompanied by BU alum Erin Wnorowski (’09), will discuss the opportunities and workplace culture at Arcadia Healthcare Solutions! Please use the CareerLink to RSVP, under the “Info Sessions” section of “Events.”Arcadia Flyer

Two students (IH and HPM) present at the 2014 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference

By Emily Morin
March 13th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Two current students, Elia Cole and Zachary Gersten, presented "Developing a Process for Expired Materials Management and Prevention" in the Supply Chain Session of the 2014 Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference. The conference was sponsored by the Society for Health Systems and the Institute of Industrial Engineering. It's aim was to... More

2014 Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference – Early Registration Ends March 14

By Emily Morin
March 13th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Fifth Annual CUGH conference: Universities 2.0: Advancing Global Health in the Post-MDG Era May 10-12, 2014 | The Washington Hilton, Washington DC Learn more here!

A note from Global Post: Special Reports team wins public health reporting award

By Emily Morin
March 13th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

Dear All, Please join me in congratulating our Special Reports team that produced 'Step by Step: The Path to Ending Child Mortality' as it has won the Association of Health Care Journalists' First Place Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism in the category of 'Public Health' (for a 'Large' audience).   Last year, The Wall Street Journal, PBS Frontline, and The Boston Globe won... More

M&E Emphasis Area Meeting-all students welcome! March 27th at noon in CT374, pizza provided!

By Emily Morin
March 13th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Midterms are over and its the perfect time for you to join us for some pizza and M&E journal articles discussion. Monitoring and Evaluation emphasis area will be holding their first meeting on Thursday, March 27th noon-1pm in CT374. Along with discussing any emphasis related questions, we will be reviewing two... More

IH Advising Fundamental Sessions 3/17 @12:30PM and 3/20@5PM

By Stacy Song
March 12th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Got questions about meeting your MPH degree requirements? Know what resources can help you plan? Join us for IH Advising Fundamentals! We will review the key resources and respond to individuidal questions about completing the MPH degree from courses to practicums. Please RSVP at  https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form?EQBCT=da24b74cdf6c47b89373beacff4ed2ad and indicate which session you are attending;... More

Current MPH student Abhishek Sharma’s paper “Sexual violence in India: addressing gaps between policy and implementation” published in Health Policy and Planning Advance Access

By Emily Morin
March 12th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Congratulations to our current MPH student Abhishek Sharma! Read his published article here: Health Policy Plan -2014-Sharma.

Investing in Health: 20th Anniversary of the World Bank’s 1993 World Development Report

By Emily Morin
March 12th, 2014 in Fellowships.

CGHD’s commemoration of World TB Day with the Forum “Reach the 3 Million: The Challenge of Tuberculosis as a Global Public Health Problem”

By Emily Morin
March 12th, 2014 in Fellowships.

Alumni Career Panel April 2nd sponsored by the Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights

By Emily Morin
March 11th, 2014 in Outside Announcements.

In an effort to connect current students to successful alumni who are working in diverse areas of the health care industry, the Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights has organized a panel of alumni who can provide experience-based information and advice. Please join us for the alumni career... More

3-week summer Experiential Program in Health and Development program in India, applications due April 1st

By Emily Morin
March 11th, 2014 in Outside Announcements, Practicums/Internships.

CRHP Summer Program 2014 The Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP), is now accepting applications for its 3-week Experiential Program in Health and Development. The course will run from June 22nd until July 13th, 2014 on its campus in Jamkhed, India.  CRHP offers this experiential course to familiarize students with CRHP’s integrated approach... More

“The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar (Burma)” Special film screening and Q&A Session March 19th

By Emily Morin
March 11th, 2014 in Fellowships.

“Leading Teams to Face Challenges and Achieve Results in Public Health” 2 credit course beginning July 8th!

By Emily Morin
March 7th, 2014 in Fellowships.

SPH MC 730 - Leading Teams to Face Challenges and Achieve Results in Public Health This course equips students with the theoretical knowledge and applied practices to lead teams to achieve results in public health settings. In addition to understanding leadership theory and analyzing public health cases, the course includes an... More