{"id":5,"date":"2020-01-01T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T20:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/center-of-excellence-in-maternal-child-health\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:48:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:48:54","slug":"center-of-excellence-in-maternal-child-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSPH MCH Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Welcome to the Maternal and Child Health Center at Boston University School of Public Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a Center, we offer specialized <strong><span style=\"color: #cf3636;\">leadership, research, education and practice programs<\/span><\/strong> to provide undergraduate and graduate students at BU who are pursuing MCH education. By offering this opportunity, our Center is able to provide our students a leg up in their ultimate aim: to prepare for a dynamic career in MCH such as designing and managing community programs, advocating for national policies, developing communication strategies, and\/or participating in research with an international Non-Governmental Organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>MCH Research and Practice Fellowships<\/h1>\n<p>The Center offers fellowship opportunities for our graduate students.\u00a0Fellowship opportunities include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Fellowship &#8211; <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Applications open Oct 1-19, 2025<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>The MCH fellowship offers two types of fellowships for students to work closely with faculty and community leaders.<span>\u00a0<\/span><span><em>Applications for each fellowship year cycle open in October annually, with some years also including a January cycle. <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Details found here:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/mch-fellowships\/research-fellowship\/\">Research Fellowships<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>students work closely with faculty members<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/mch-fellowships\/practice-fellowship\/\">Practice Fellowships<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>students work closely with community leaders<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>C2 Podcast &#8211; New Episodes, Monthly!<\/h2>\n<p>The Center launched our first season of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C2: Critical Conversations that Lie at the Heart<\/a>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These episodes serve to generate conversations in classrooms and living rooms about issues and strategic solutions critical to the health of communities and families, focusing on how we can achieve health for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Listen on Various Platforms:<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/busphcoeinmch\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>MCH Celebrates 30th Anniversary!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2025\/09\/30th-MCH-Anniversary-636x127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"127\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2025\/09\/30th-MCH-Anniversary-636x127.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2025\/09\/30th-MCH-Anniversary-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2025\/09\/30th-MCH-Anniversary-768x154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2025\/09\/30th-MCH-Anniversary.jpg 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the BU<\/span><span>S<\/span><span>PH<\/span><span> Cen<\/span><span>t<\/span><span>er <\/span><span>of<\/span><span> <\/span><span>Excellence in Maternal and Child, the BUSPH Dean\u2019s Office hosted a Public Health Conversation event on Tuesday, April 1<\/span><sup>st<\/sup><span>, 2025: \u201cBirthing and Raising the Next Generation,\u201d \u201cBirth Justice,&#8221; and &#8220;Economic Justice&#8221; discussion panels, followed by moderated conversation with Dr. Lois McCloskey.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Access the full <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pdhOUkbAWbs\"><span>event recording here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Read more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2025\/mch-center-of-excellence-confronts-challenges-to-the-field-at-30th-anniversary\/\"><span>here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2021\/07\/Home-Page-Collage-636x454.png\" alt=\"Collage of pictures in color of faculty, alumni, students, and speakers at BUSPH MCH COE\" width=\"636\" height=\"454\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1317 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2021\/07\/Home-Page-Collage-636x454.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2021\/07\/Home-Page-Collage-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2021\/07\/Home-Page-Collage-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2021\/07\/Home-Page-Collage-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2021\/07\/Home-Page-Collage.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Our overall Center goals and activities fall within the following domains:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trainee Support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Increasing MCH Workforce\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Inter-Professional Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research Generation, Translation, and Dissemination<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Partnerships: Collaboration, Continuing Education, Technical Assistance, Increasing Capacity, Interchange with National CoE Partners<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Programs Available:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/mch-fellowships\/research-fellowship\/\"><strong>Research Fellowship<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/mch-fellowships\/research-fellowships-practice-research-fellowship-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/09\/IMG_0724-e1630683690529-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-623 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/09\/IMG_0724-e1630683690529-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/09\/IMG_0724-e1630683690529-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/mch-fellowships\/practice-fellowship\/\">Practice Fellowship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/mch-fellowships\/practice-fellowship-practice-research-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/08\/32026_129855113696579_7024429_n-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-476 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/08\/32026_129855113696579_7024429_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/08\/32026_129855113696579_7024429_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/student-resources\/inter-professional-education-ipe-student-resources\/\"><strong>Inter-Professional Education (IPE)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/student-resources\/inter-professional-education-ipe-student-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/09\/Intersectionality-and-health-20181-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-630 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/09\/Intersectionality-and-health-20181-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mchcenterofexcellence\/files\/2019\/09\/Intersectionality-and-health-20181-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Our History:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Across 30 years (1995-2025), we proudly serve as 1 of 13 MCH Center of Excellences (MCH CoE) in the US to be funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\/grants\/find-funding\/hrsa-20-042\" style=\"color: #000000;\">the Maternal and Child Health Bureau<\/a> of Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) via <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Grant 6-T76MC00017<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> support.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Maternal and Child Health Center at Boston University School of Public Health\u00a0 As a Center, we offer specialized leadership, research, education and practice programs to provide undergraduate and graduate students at BU who are pursuing MCH education. 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