Doctors Without Borders PAID summer internship application available. Apply by 4/13!
This is a PAID summer internship in the Doctors Without Borders New York City Office. Apply by April 13th!
Congratulations to our students for bringing Boston University to second place at The Extramural Emory Global Health Case Competition!
Congratulations to our Boston University team (with three MPH/MBA candidates, an MD/MBA candidate, a student in Biomedical Engineering, and an MD candidate) that came in second in The Extramural Emory Global Health Case Competition on Saturday, March 31, 2012 out of 23 university teams from across the globe! The Second Place prize was $2,500. BU also won the “audience choice award” voted by their peers in the contest.
This is the first time that Boston University has competed in this event. The teams are given a specially developed global health case, and asked to present a solution. This year’s case was difficult, with political overtones as well as health and development issues. The question was "Develop a strategy for Canadian aid to Sri Lanka that deals with the health and resettlement issues of the Tamil population, keeping in mind the resistance of the Sinhalese government to accusations of war crimes and persecution, and recognizing the presence of a great many Tamil refugees in Canada.”
A huge congratulations to Ivan Busulwa (Team Captain), Catherine Shih, Meg Meyer, Sunil Nair, Daniel Silva and Darash Desai!
Catholic Medical Mission Board: taking MPH graduates to developing countries. Airfare, housing and stipend included!
CMMB has been sending licensed medical volunteers for one year or longer to developing countries around the world for nearly 100 years. The program also places public health and non-medical professionals for one year or longer to address broader health needs within communities to strengthen health systems, with an increasing emphasis on sustainability and impact.
Each year, the MVP (Medical Volunteer Program) sends approximately 20 – 25 volunteers to overseas assignments in countries where CMMB has an established office, and programs, or to a facility that has a relationship with CMMB. To be considered for the MVP, individuals should be US or Canadian citizens who are at least 21 years old. Medical professionals should have US or Canadian licensure in good standing. The MVP provides the following benefits to volunteers:
- Airfare to and from the host country
- Housing
- A monthly stipend (generally $350 a month)
- Emergency Medical and Overseas Evacuation (medevac) and hazard insurance
More information about the program and specific openings for MPH graduates in resource poor countries can be found here: http://cmmb.org/medical-volunteer-program. As the MVP continues to expand, we would like to share our international public health type opportunities for graduates.
