By Emily Rogers
Philippines Field Program Still Accepting Applications
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Students interested in participating in the 2016 Philippines Program, should review the program site and reach out to Joe Anzalone to learn about this year’s program. Preliminary dates for the program are May 9 to August 5, 2016. If you have not already discussed your application with Joe, please do so immediately.
Please note, the application deadline is February 21, NOT March 7 as stated on the program page.
Tanzania Field Program
NOTE - This course will be held in summer 2017 in Zambia, as SPH GH775 for 4 credits. It is accepting applications until March 13, 2017.
**Applications will be accepted until February 28, 2016**
Admission will occur on a rolling basis, so please apply early.
GH707 – FIELD PRACTICUM IN PUBLIC HEALTH IN EAST AFRICA
This 6-week course in Tanzania provides students with an international, community-based field practicum experience as they evaluate a public health project of government or an NGO. The course is divided into four parts. The first part is split between classroom and field sessions and is designed to orient students to East African culture, the public health environment, conducting qualitative research, and working in teams. During the second part of the course students will be in the classroom focusing on becoming topic experts, designing and pre-testing their study instruments. The third part consists of data collection in the field. In the final part of the course, students return to the classroom for practical exercises in data analysis using R and spend the remaining time preparing their team final reports, a combined group report and stakeholder and community presentations.
In addition to gaining valuable experience conducting field research, this course provide students the unique opportunity to live in a rural East African community where they will work alongside and interact with community residents and immerse themselves in the public health efforts in the community. Previous version of this course, have collected baseline information on water and sanitation practices, community health indicators and worked with local organizations to evaluate the success of health interventions. The course fulfills the MPH practicum requirement.
Course Dates: May 18-June 29, 2016
Date Details:
Depart (Boston): Monday, May 16
Arrive in Dar-es-Salaam: Tuesday, May 17
Course Start Date: Wednesday, May 18
Depart from Dar-es-Salaam: Wednesday, June 29
Required Orientation Dates (please prioritize attending):
April 8, 4 – 6pm: Living &Working – What to expect, What to pack, and What to Leave Home
April 15, 4 – 6pm: Karibu Pommerni – Village of Pommern & introduction to Kiswahili
April 22, 8am-10am: field activities orientation; pre-assignment briefing
April 29, 4 – 6pm: Tanzanian history & culture: colonialism, socialism; rural village etiquette for westerners
Information Session was held Friday, Feb 5. See the PowerPoint presentation for details: GH707 Field Practicum in Public Health in Tz.
Did you miss the International Public Health Nutrition Fellowship info session?
Some take home points:
- This is the inaugural year of this fellowship.
- Recruitment is for this year – you must be done with your requirements by June. They are accepting 8 placements for this year; next year they hope to recruit 24!
- They are seeking those passionate about nutrition – but you do not need to know much about nutrition – the fellowship will teach you.
They want people who are:
- Innovative, adaptable, creative and have leadership ability – who want to utilize these in with organizations to make an impact on Global Nutrition policy & programs at all levels. They want all kinds of disciplines: Epi, behavior change, managers, data/research, policy oriented.
- For the 11 months (they pay all expenses – housing, meals, transport, insurance, plus after training and you are placed, a stipend of $1,000 per month for next 11 months that you can essentially put in the bank)
FINALLY – anyone with permission to work in the US will be considered (can be on OPT for international students)
This is a gateway position to jobs with Action Against Hunger, IMC, GOAL, Concern and more, like UN Agencies & UNICEF.
SEE: http://www.iphn-fellowship.org/about-4/partners/
See website for more info: http://www.iphn-fellowship.org
Deadline to apply is FEB 15!
Film Screening: It’s a Girl
Thursday, March 3
5:00 - 6:20pm
L-110 (72 E. Concord St.)
RSVP by March 1
In lieu of International Women's Day on March 8, the GH emphasis area, Sex, Sexuality, Gender, and Health in conjunction with CHS will be hosting a screening of the film It's a Girl. "The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice."
Global Project Director, HealthRise Project / Principal Associate with International Health Division
Organization Overview
The International Health Division is committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
Opportunity
The HealthRise Global Project Director role is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of the non-communicable diseases (NCD) movement. We are seeking a new colleague who will be engaged in imaginative thinking and innovative efforts to bring change to this global health issue of NCDs, primarily cardiovascular disease and diabetes. On the HealthRise project, this dynamic project leader will effectively communicate and advocate for solutions and partnerships in support of access to NCD-related healthcare. This is a unique opportunity to lead a global project for NCD issues and have the opportunity to raise awareness around effective solutions to addressing NCDs in the U.S. and globally.
HealthRise is a five-year project funded by Medtronic Philanthropy to address cardiovascular disease and diabetes among the underserved in selected communities in Brazil, India, South Africa and the U.S. Using a “Continuum of Care” approach developed by Medtronic Philanthropy, grants given in communities are used to recruit and train frontline healthcare workers, conduct patient empowerment and education programs, and support local stakeholder engagement and policy efforts to advance access to chronic disease healthcare. The Director provides overall vision and oversight of the project and liaises with the client and project partners on global advocacy, representation, and programmatic issues. The Global Project Director is accountable to Medtronic Philanthropy for project results.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strong vision for the project, proactive execution, creative thinking, and oversee execution of all program components.
- Convene global stakeholders, experts, and advisors in an advisory and consultative capacity to the global program. Forge relationships with global experts, in business and nonprofit sectors, and new partners for greater attention to NCDs at the national and global level and build networks across sectors.
- Effectively represent the importance of chronic management of noncommunicable diseases, and the outcomes of HealthRise to external audiences at international conferences, stakeholder meetings, and other forums. Represent Medtronic Philanthropy (MP) when MP is unable to participate and highlight MP’s strategy and commitment to NCDs.
- Identify, facilitate, and promote disruptive thinking and solutions, program innovations, new opportunities and partnerships within and across country programs to client and others with the aim of improving the continuum of care for chronic diseases
- Design and execute the global thought leadership plan. Facilitate dissemination of needs assessments, emerging best practices, lessons learned, technical dialogue findings, and program results.
- Strategically advise Country Directors on national and local government alignment/partnership.
- Lead analysis and cross-fertilization across country programs, especially related to patient empowerment; strengthening frontline provision of care; and advancing NCD advocacy and policy.
- Ensure meeting of project objectives, contract compliance and performance in meeting work plan timelines, quality of deliverables, and delivery of program results.
- Ensure equal involvement of country teams in decision making of overall program and facilitate cross-country sharing and coordination.
- Oversee supervision of staff in the US and India, and subcontractors that lead Brazil and South Africa Programs to ensure they are supported and motivated to solve problems and challenges as they arise and deliver results.
- Actively work across Abt Associates to galvanize opportunities to leverage best practices and program alignment – particularly with other donor funded programs focusing on private sector initiatives.
- Chair monthly calls with client and country teams
- Meet monthly with evaluation partner to proactively plan, anticipate risks, and trouble shoot challenges as they arise.
- Convene annual planning meeting with HealthRise country partners, evaluation partner, and client.
- Partner with senior staff to develop and implement a long-term vision and strategy for the International Health Division.
- Participate in and oversee business development activities within the Division. Identify new opportunities within current and potential markets.
- Work with division management and senior staff to promote Abt’s work and reputation in the NCD area.
Skills Prerequisites
- Strong commitment to global public health, with demonstrated success in the private business sector and and understanding of NCD issues, diabetes and cardiovascular disease preferred, with broad technical knowledge in these or related fields.
- Credible leader with a collaborative style.
- A proactive problem solver and ability to anticipate and address risks with rigor and effective methods.
- Experience working in Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States (or any combination) preferred.
- Experience partnering with or building constructive and effective relationships with local, state and national governments; and global policymakers and/or with private sector engagement, public-private partnerships, and/or business experience preferred.
- Strong results orientation, demonstrated experience consistently driving for and exceeding goals.
- Excellent communicator, compelling presenter. Ability to translate across a wide range of audiences, including business, academia, public health program and policymakers, and across cultures.
Minimum Qualifications
MA/MBA (15+) years of experience OR PhD (10 - 15) years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
Sr. Portfolio Lead, Health Systems and Equity, with Medtronic Philanthropy
Contribute to Medtronic Philanthropy by managing a portfolio of global health access programs focusing on strengthening health systems for underserved and populations facing health disparities. The role will work with the Philanthropy team to further opportunities for public-private partnership, sustainability and scale of Philanthropy focused investments.. The Senior Portfolio Lead will also further sharpen and execute the Philanthropy’s existing portfolio strategy, driving results particularly in acute care, by working closely with selected global partners, grantees, internal business units and geographies, and the Medtronic Philanthropy team.
The role will be responsible for accomplishing work objectives via the guidance of the Global Access team, collaboration across Medtronic Philanthropy, and will report to the Senior Director of Global Access for Medtronic Philanthropy.
Medtronic Philanthropy is comprised of the Medtronic Inc. Fund, the corporate avenue through which Medtronic, plc. coordinates its Company-aligned social investment and contributions; and the Medtronic Foundation, which is the non-profit organization that is wholly funded through the charitable contributions of Medtronic, Inc.
This position will be located on the West Coast (Santa Rosa, California), and part of a virtual team led from Medtronic’s Operational Headquarters in Fridley, MN.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage the operations of global portfolio, including, but not limited to, the current partnerships in acute care
• Responsible for the annual planning and budgeting of the portfolio within the overall Medtronic Philanthropy Annual Plan
• Oversee the grant selection, award implementation, due diligence processes, while stewarding relationships across grant partnerships and internal and external stakeholders.
• Work closely with Medtronic Philanthropy and Global Communications to ensure the inclusion of strategies, results and outcomes within internal and external communications across portfolio.
• Work closely with Medtronic Philanthropy and Government Affairs/International Relations to inform and remain abreast of relevant policy positions
• Represent Medtronic key technical discussions and relevant policy dialogue in acute care, health disparities and health systems strengthening, as requested
Provide technical guidance and facilitate relationships to optimize programmatic investments , interventions, and results across a complex set of global partners
• Drive clear quantitative and qualitative results with grantees and partners
• Ensure results and best practices are shared across existing and new partners and stakeholders, to better align portfolio investments with evidence
• Leverage portfolio partnerships into new relationships with other community-based stakeholders in the continuum of care
• Clarify opportunities for sustainability and public private partnerships to enhance the impact.
• Maintain state-of-the art knowledge of content and stakeholders in relevant areas of global health, acute care, and health systems strengthening in key Medtronic disease states - ie. cardiovascular disease, stroke, essential surgery.
• Build, strengthen and maintain strong working relationships with key opinion leaders and stakeholders, externally and across Medtronic
• Problem solve issues related to program, partnership and evaluation work as they arise
• Track portfolio performance and modify course to maintain successful execution.
Contribute to overall results of the Global Access Team and across Medtronic Philanthropy across programs, teams, and technical areas
• Provide seasoned understanding of global healthcare landscape focusing on underserved communities, management of global implementing programs and organizations, and opportunities for integration of key Medtronic disease states into other global health areas.
• Facilitate the sharing of knowledge and results among implementing partners and other stakeholders.
• Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of the portfolio and across the team on an on-going basis.
• Work jointly with the Global Access Team to identify linkages across different portfolios and programs recommending future direction and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in other Medtronic Philanthropy activities.
• Track performance metrics and modify course to maintain successful execution.
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years experience in the global health field involving health systems, public & private partnerships, and/or monitoring and evaluation (8 years with Masters)
• Complex program management experience across multiple countries and partners
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master's Degree in public health, international relations, public policy or business administration, or other social service fields.
• Experience with private sector – corporate or philanthropic organizations
• Experience with US health issues and organizations
• Ability to interact effectively with management and employees throughout the company and a wide range of corporate, government and civil society leaders
• Experience working in a team environment, both as a leader and as a contributor
• Ability to think creatively to solve problems and identify realistic opportunities
• Ability to speak at least two languages (English required plus either Portuguese, Spanish, Hindi, or French)
PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.
ABOUT MEDTRONIC:
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here:http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
Summer Internship in Pharm research and Epi with Pharmerit International
Pharmerit International invites interested Doctoral students and Master's candidates to work with us this summer. Pharmerit International (pharmerit.com) is a leading global health care research consultancy with offices in Bethesda, Boston, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), York (UK), and Berlin (Germany). We conduct health economic and outcomes research and provide strategic market access services to inform local, national, and international decision makers involved in the delivery and financing of health care.
Pharmerit enjoys a "casually intense" culture centered on individual responsibility and professional development in a dynamic, team-oriented environment. Our open working environment encourages peer-learning and knowledge sharing to enhance the skills and expertise of all our team members.
Our US internship programs are temporary positions (typically less than 3 months) in our Bethesda, Maryland or Boston, MA offices. Ideally, our internships are designed for students in public health, epidemiology, health economics, pharmacy administration or related health science programs nearing decisions on their next career step.
Representative responsibilities:
- Assist senior staff with the qualitative, quantitative, and project management aspects of research projects
- Evaluate clinical, economic and/or patient-reported outcomes
- Write dossier sections, use Excel or other software to analyze data, and conduct literature reviews
With a small consulting group atmosphere, our work model is "soup-to-nuts", instead of a compartmentalized approach. Pharmerit colleagues are committed to work closely with you to help you grow in the areas of greatest interest to you.
At Pharmerit we solve meaningful puzzles. Consider joining us! Interested? Please send CV and interest letter to careersus@pharmerit.com with 2016 Intern in the subject line. Applications are due by February 22nd, 2016.
URL to the position:
http://www.pharmerit.com/en-US/JoinUs/Pages/Intern---Pharmerit,-Bethesda---US.aspx
Email BUSPH alumna Courtney Johnson, cjohnson@pharmerit.com with interest or to notify her of your application.
Multiple Positions Available with Young 1ove in Botswana
Young 10ve is a rockstar team doing incredible work on increasing sexual health awareness by scaling models/campaigns that have found success in randomized control trials. They've already reached over 30,000 youth in Botswana and have goals to scale to 1 million in Southern Africa by 2017. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Are you a CHANGE AGENT?
Talented. Energetic. Driven. Committed to Making a Difference.
Seeking talented candidates for the roles of:
Early bird applications due February 19th.
Join the dynamic Young 1ove team!
We aim to reach 1 million girls in Southern Africa.
Join the Young 1ove movement
Professor David Hamer, live on wbur, discusses Zika virus
Learn more at http://radioboston.wbur.org/2016/02/01/microcephaly-zika
GH Meetups – First one February 19th!
Calling all GH Concentrators: interested in getting to know your peers a bit better? This event will be the first in a series of Meetups to take place this semester! An informal discussion on a global health related topic will take place in CT-305 from 3:30-5pm. This week will cover "Sustainable Development and Universal Health Coverage." An off-campus social event will follow the group discussion. More detailed info on the kickoff event to come. Hope to see you there!
