Practicum Panel Week.
SPH Practicum Panel Week is designed to help new students learn about the Practicum experience from students who have completed their practicum and from some of our most celebrated practicum supervisors! These panels allow students to hear about different certificate-based Practicum, as well as those focused on Policy & Advocacy, Community-Based Work, and Practicum in Governmental Public Health. The Career & Practicum Office hopes that, by learning from their peers, new students will better understand the Practicum process and be inspired to begin thinking about what their Practicum might look like.
Practicum Panel Week 2024 Events
Monday, October 21st
Healthcare Management Practicum Panel 1:00-1:50pm L203
Moderator: Kinkini Bhaduri
Student Panelists
- Gabrielle Schirber, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Ammar Hussain, Rebion
- Andreas Mason, MaineHealth
- Hope Ngirwe, Boston Medical Center
This event is co-sponsored by the Healthcare Management Student Association.
Policy & Advocacy Practicum Panel 5:00-5:50pm L206
Moderator: Holly Gurnik
Student Panelists
- Josh Gladstone, Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs
- Abby Varker, Joint Committee on Public Health
- Sunnie Hodge, IUE-CWA Local 201 Union
- Alisha Congleton, Wagner Foundation
Tuesday, October 22nd
Research & Data Practicum Panel 1:00-1:50pm L109AB
Moderator: Omnia Abdelrahman
Student Panelists
- Heather Sherr, Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations (CEESP)
- Mel Shafer, The Foundation for Social Connection
- Abigail Grady, Hologic
Practicum Supervisor Panel Practicum Panel 5:00-5:50pm on Zoom
Moderator: Yoon Heh
Supervisor Panelists
- Ty Covey (SPH Alum), MassHealth; Senior Policy Manager
- Bhumi Patel Tailor (SPH Alum), Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Program Manager
- Mary Cole (SPH Alum), Baystate Community Services; Lead Prevention Program Manager
Wednesday, October 23rd
Governmental Public Health Practicum Panel 1:00-1:50pm L109AB
Moderator: TBD
Student Panelists
- Varun Punham, New Jersey Department of Health
- Ahsan Manji, Massachusetts Health Officers Association
- Sophia Di Maria, Center for Disease Control & Prevention
- Georgia Quesnelle, Hopkinton Board of Health
International Student Panel 1:00-1:50pm Talbot 233 West
Moderator: Krupa Patel
Student Panelists
- Ojasvi Vachharajani, The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association
- Urmi Phanse, Boston Medical Center Dept. of Psychiatry
- Afroze Qutab, Museum of Science
- Kinkini Bhaduri, Boston Children’s Hospital
Thursday, October 24th
Community-Based Work Practicum Panel 1:00-1:50pm L109AB
Moderator: TBD
Student Panelists
- Anne Kirby, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Michelle Veras, East Boston NeighborHealth
- Jenny Margolis, Institute of Health & Recovery
- Darya Iranmanesh, Bay State Community Health Services
Global Health Practicum Panel 5:00-5:50PM L206
Moderator: Gerardo Rodriguez
Student Panelists
- Rachael Forsythe, Yayasan Akar Cinta Kasih
- Hodan Mohamed, Management & Development for Health
- Sanjiv Gupta, Innovate@BU
- Aarushi Tuli, BUSPH Department of Global Health