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Congratulations to our current MPH student Abhishek Sharma and Global Health faculty member Warren Kaplan! Read their published article here: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/2/e007038.full?keytype=ref&ijkey=307rikjoffHVsJK
The World Bank Group Analyst Program is a new and unique opportunity for exceptionally talented young people with a passion for international development to contribute to solving some of the world’s most pressing problems. Through this structured three-year program, you will work in an intellectually challenging and culturally diverse environment within... More
The Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA) has been working for nearly 8 years with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to implement continuing education and specialty training programs for physicians and nurses as well as sustainable strengthening of district hospitals and their associated health centers through both clinical and management... More
Are you looking for a summer opportunity to be involved in research in Guatemala? The Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism (CeSSIAM) was founded in 1985 in Guatemala for the original purpose of investigating the association between vitamin A deficiency and blindness. CeSSIAM is currently investigating the effects of... More
Want an opportunity to gain research and data collection experience and further knowledge of organizational development? The MODE research team seeks a team of students interested in organizational development and contributing to research to conduct organizational development assessments of NGOs in Boston during March and April. Please see attached job... More
Join us for the Student Senate's first General Body Meeting! Speakers from the VA will speak about mental health among LGBT veterans. Dinner will be served and we will be selling BUSPH t-shirts! Date: February 23, 2015 Time: 5-6:00pm Where: L109 Contact phsenate@bu.edu with any questions
Come join us for a fun evening of good company, music, and free appetizers! Entrance is free! Date: February 27, 2015 Time: 7-10:00pm Where: Harborside Inn and Lounge Sponsored by BUSPH Student Senate, BU School of Medicine, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, BU Graduate Medical Sciences, and Students for Quality Health Care. Contact, phsenate@bu.edu with... More
On Wednesday February 11th, the Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II) hosted a public webinar focusing on the importance of diversity and inclusion in global health work through the eyes of our partners, and highlighted their career paths in global health. Unique perspectives came from our panelists, represented by GlobeMed, Global Health... More
Upcoming BU CTSI Study Design and Biostatistics Core Seminar Mary-Elizabeth (“M-E”) Eddlestone: PROC SQL vs. DATA Step Programming Analytics Specialist, SAS Customer Loyalty Team SAS Institute Inc. Everyone wants to know: Should I use the DATA step or PROC SQL to join this data? Take a behind the scenes look at how the DATA... More
The annual BUSPH Career Fair: Thursday, February 26, from 2:00 – 6:00 PM in the Hiebert Lounge, at the BU School of Medicine. Representatives from over 40 organizations will be on hand to meet with students. RSVP on CareerLink, under Events/Information Sessions. 2015 Career Fair Attendees include (this list will be... More
Speaker: Sheldon Krimsky Ph.D. Lenore Stern Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of. Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning, Tufts University; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Please join us on Friday, February 20 from 12:45pm - 1:45pm Location: Room L-210, BU Medical School Instructional Building for... More
The global development landscape has seen exponential growth in the last two decades. More and more organizations are being formed to spearhead humanitarian assistance in various parts of the developing world. With this growth have come new opportunities for career development as these organizations seek qualified personnel to help them... More
Join us for a production about Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of English, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the course of her illness — and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy program at a major teaching hospital — Vivian comes to reassess her... More
