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Career Paths in Global Health & Corporate Social Responsibility 9/23 at 12:15

By Emily Morin
September 23rd, 2013 in Fellowships.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House-internships available!

By Emily Morin
September 20th, 2013 in Practicums/Internships.

OSTP Student Volunteer Program—Spring 2014 The Office of Science and Technology Policy is currently accepting applications for its Spring 2014 Internship Program.  The application deadline is 11:59pm Friday, October 4, 2013.  Students who are U.S. citizens and who will be actively enrolled during the Spring 2014 semester are welcome to apply. More... More

Manager, Global Health Advocacy Initiatives

By Emily Morin
September 20th, 2013 in Jobs.

Manager, Global Health Advocacy Initiatives The Washington, DC office of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), seeks a highly motivated person for Manager, Global Health Advocacy Initiatives. Responsibilities include legislative research and analysis, with a particular emphasis on U.S. funding of global health initiatives for children and families, and federal advocacy... More

Call for Internship with the Enabler Foundation in India

By Emily Morin
September 20th, 2013 in Practicums/Internships.

Learn more here: TEF Internship Flyer

Hunt Alternatives Fund Director of Strategic Operations, Demand Abolition

By Emily Morin
September 20th, 2013 in Jobs.

Learn more here: http://www.koyapartners.com/HAF_DSI_DA.html

Enhancing Health Education Internship in Boston

By Emily Morin
September 19th, 2013 in Practicums/Internships.

  Learn more here: Boston EHE Internship Posting_2013-2014      

Latin American Studies Program scholarships available-deadline November 1st

By Emily Morin
September 19th, 2013 in Funding.

BU’s Latin American Studies Program[LASP]  will offer a limited number of  research grants for graduate students to do field work in Latin America or to study Latin Americans, namely Latinos/Latinas, in the US. Each LASP grant is likely to be no larger than $1,000. We highly recommend that all applicants... More

GHFP Technical Advisor II: Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor

By Emily Morin
September 18th, 2013 in Fellowships.

Global Health Fellows Program II Technical Advisor II: Quality Improvement and Human Resources for Health Technical Advisor Office of Health Systems, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Location: Washington, DC Assignment: Two year fellowship GHFP-II-P2-093 The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the... More

IH Advising Fundamentals

By Stacy Song
September 18th, 2013 in Fellowships.

Got questions about meeting your MPH degree requirements?  Know what resources can help you plan? Join us for IH Advising Fundamentals: Wednesday, September 25, 5:00-6:00pm in CT-386 or Monday, September 30, 12:30-1:15pm in CT-305. IH Academic Coordinator, Stacy Song; Senior Manager, Joe Anzalone, and CGHD Senior Program Manager, Bram Brooks, will... More

Boston Network for International Development (BNID) Career Panel

By Emily Morin
September 18th, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars.

The Boston Network for International Development (BNID) in partnership with Boston International, the Philanthropic Initiative and the Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers is hosting a career panel at Boston University on Tuesday, October 29th. The goal for this event is to provide a forum for a panel of practitioners... More

MGH Center for Global Health Durant Fellowship Seminar Series

By Emily Morin
September 18th, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars.

Check out the next seminar on 9/24! Civilian-Military Cooperation in Humanitarian Disaster Response

GHFP-II Webinar Wednesday, September 18th

By Emily Morin
September 16th, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars.

Would you like to know what global heath recruiters are thinking? How can you successfully apply for global health internships? Next Wednesday September 18th, the Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II) brings you a complimentary webinar to answer your questions about our internship program - live! Learn how to better... More

Internships and Fellowships Available with Will Brownsberger for Congress:

By Emily Morin
September 16th, 2013 in Practicums/Internships.

Internships and Fellowships Available with Will Brownsberger for Congress: State Senator Will Brownsberger is running in the Special Election to replace Ed Markey, and our grassroots campaign is already off to a fast start.            Our campaign needs interns and fellows to help the campaign keep up its... More

Boston International September event: “Assessing the technical efficiency of HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia: Methods of the orphea project”

By Emily Morin
September 16th, 2013 in Conferences/Seminars.

Boston International would like to invite you to our September event where Dr. Wamai will discuss his research on HIV Policy in an International Context – Assessing the technical efficiency of HIV/AIDS prevention intervention in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia: Methods of the orphea project. The event will take place on... More

Peace Corps Global Health Service Partnership

By Emily Morin
September 16th, 2013 in Fellowships.

A great opportunity for any IH Concentrators who are also nurses and doctors: http://www.peacecorps.gov/response/globalhealth/.