Category: GH Announcements
Research Survey
Message from GH peer:
Hello fellow GH students, as part of a class we are conducting a nutritional survey to better understand what influences Boston University students’ diets. If you are willing to help us in this endeavor we would appreciate it. The survey can be accessed at the following link:
Pre-register for high demand courses, Fall 2016
Pre-registration for high demand courses offered during Fall 2016 is now open. Those interested in taking GH743, GH854, and GH887 in Fall 2016 should fill out the pre-registration form by Wednesday, March 23. please contact Travis DiJoseph (tdijo@bu.edu) with any questions
Fall course registration opens April 3
With course registration for Fall 2016 on the horizon (April 3, 9:00am), students are encouraged to contact Travis DiJoseph (tdijo@bu.edu), Joseph Anzalone (josanz@bu.edu), or your faculty advisor with questions and concerns.
BUSPH Career Fair – Thursday, Feb. 25
The BUSPH Annual Career Fair will be held next Thursday, February 25th from 2-6 PM in the Hiebert Lounge. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet over 40 employers. A good percentage of these organizations have hired one or more of our GH graduates within the last few years.
To register, please RSVP on CareerLink (www.sph.bu.edu/CareerLink) by noon on Monday February 22nd to be sure and get the packet of information that will help you get the most out of this very important event. The Career Fair is not just for students graduating this May, because many of these organizations also offer practicum opportunities. In addition, we strongly recommend non May grads attend because it is a great chance to learn about organizations you will want to target when you are near graduation and start you job search in earnest!
If you have any questions please send me a note and give me a call!
Don’t fail to register and join one of the most important career events of the year!
See you there!
Best,
Jeff Waller
Career Advisor and Relationship Manager
Career Services Office
Boston University School of Public Health
715 Albany Street, Suite 112 East
Boston, MA 02118
jwaller@bu.edu | 617-638-4598
Santander Applications Deadline Extended
The deadline for Santander Applications has been extended. Student now have until March 3 to apply. To learn more about the application and funding opportunities, please visit /ghblast/gh-practicum/santander/
Info Session: LeBoHA Practicum
Info Session:
Thursday, February 11
5pm - 5:50pm, CT-305
The Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA) was formally established in 2007 and is a local NGO responsible for implementing Boston University activities in Lesotho. LeBoHA prides itself on being an organization that is Basotho-led and the majority of LeBoHA staff are Basotho. LeBoHA aims to strengthen management, policy, planning, and clinical capacity in the health sector of Lesotho. Our intent is to assist the country in responding to the HIV/AIDS crisis with the long-term goal of contributing to the development of a sustainable health sector that is 1) attractive to Basotho physicians and nurses and 2) improves the population’s access to good quality, relevant primary care services.
Interns provide essential support for the implementation, evaluation, and continued development of this program. We are currently seeking a full-time intern to be based in Lesotho for summer 2016. Start and end dates can be flexible and there is an opportunity to extend the internship. The intern will primarily focus on a new LeBoHA program, “Strengthening Civil Society for Better Health in Lesotho.” This program focuses on empowering communities and health workers to advance services and policies that will improve access to and quality of health care for Lesotho’s citizens. A special focus of this program will be on improving maternal health outcomes through increasing access to skilled attendants at childbirth.
The intern will work closely with the in-country LeBoHA team and provide key leadership and oversight for the successful implementation of this program. Airfare, accommodations, and a small living stipend will be provided. Interested candidates should submit: (1) your statement of interest, (2) your current CV to Gabrielle Newton at gnewton@bu.edu by March 1, 2016.
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!
