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2016 – 2017 Concentrator’s Guide

Global Health Practicum: AMOS Hope and Health

By Weyu Hodge October 20th, 2016 in Practicums/Internships

AMOS Health Practicum Description  Objective: Each summer, AMOS provides a three-week, 120-hour Global Health Practicum course that aims to empower a socially-conscious generation of public health workers. Fostering critical analysis of international health development and social theories of power and privilege, the practicum studies current models and methodologies for improving health in... More

Washington University in St Louis Summer Research Opportunity

By Weyu Hodge October 20th, 2016 in Outside Announcements

University of Washington in St. Louis Summer Research Opportunity is for Full-time college undergraduates Graduate students pursuing a Master in Public Health (MPH), Social Work (MSW) or related fields Medical students looking to gain experience in the fields of public and global health research (especially infectious diseases) More application details can be found here . More

Call for Internship Applications

By Abigail Morrison October 17th, 2016 in Practicums/Internships

Internship Opportunities with the Global Fund’s Access to Funding Department There are two internship opportunities in the Access to Funding Department at the Global Fund Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, starting January 2017. Data management intern: Maintain quality inputs to department tracking database, liaising with multiple teams in the department to source information. Analyze... More

Job Opportunity: eHealth/mHealth Advisor

By Abigail Morrison October 17th, 2016 in Jobs

  Job Description  eHealth/mHealth Advisor  (Job Number: 1600003729)  Description  Social and Analytic Solutions International Health and Division Pretoria, South Africa The MEASURE Evaluation Strategic Information for South Africa (MEval-SIFSA) project is a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative that supports the public health system in South Africa to produce useful and high-quality information that contributes to sustainable... More

The Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Seminar on Violence and Non-Violence

By Weyu Hodge October 14th, 2016 in Fellowships

The Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Seminar on Violence and Non-Violence presents Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment A discussion with Carol S. Steiker Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Jordan M. Steiker Judge Robert M. Parker Endowed Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin... More

Masters International Talk – Casey Leon RPCV 10/21

By Juliana Restivo October 13th, 2016 in GH Events

Friday October 21, 1:00-2:00pm CT305 Please come and meet Casey León, an RPCV who currently works at Health Care for the Homeless, in order to learn about her Peace Corps experience as a community health volunteer and how it has influenced her career path.  Casey León served in Puyo, Ecuador – a provincial... More