SPH Events:
Tuesday, January 30th 5:00-6:00pm INS-212
Join us to hear from individuals working at National Institute for Children's Health Quality (NICHQ), March of Dimes, The Institute for Community Health (ICH), and Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies. Confirmed speaker line up will be announced shortly.
Optional networking opportunity from 6-6:30. RSVP with link above.
Event sponsored by SSG & MCH Certificates
Thursday, February 1st 5:00-6:00pm CT-305
Come learn about a Summer 2018 Practicum opportunity in Nicaragua. Good Spanish skills required for this position. Last year's groups focused on research surrounding adolescent sexual health education by working with the neighboring medical school the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua. They also worked with the local health center, community members, and Ministry of Health to help build pertinent sexual education in the community. This year's group will continue to build on last year's group's work. For more information and to RSVP click link above.
Department of Global Health Research Seminar Series
Monday, February 5th 1:00-2:00pm CT-305
Featured speakers:
Jacob Bor, Assistant Professor DGH, SPH & Dan Flanagan, Research Fellow DGH, SPH
Tuesday, February 6th 1:00pm-2:00pm CT-305
Join Alumna Brandi Harless (SPH’08), Mayor of Paducah, Kentucky for a roundtable lunch discussion about gender, politics, #metoo movement, sexual and reproductive rights, movement past gender binarism, nuanced nature of gender differences in modern politics and how they play apart in her role as Mayor of Paducah, Kentucky.
Event sponsored by SSG Certificate
Alumni in the Field: Brandi Harless
Tuesday, February 6th 5:00-6:00pm INS-112
Alumna Brandi Harless (SPH’08), Mayor of Paducah, Kentucky will speak about her journey studying Global Health as an MPH student to now her career in local politics in Kentucky. Similarities, differences and the effective strategies to cre
ate change for the most vulnerable.
Thursday, February 8th 5:00-6:00pm INS-112
Hear from students who recently completed an overseas practicum talk about their experience, how they found it, their scope of work and take home lessons! Confirmed speakers represent projects in Tanzania, Egypt and Nicaragua.
Event sponsored by Department of Global Health and Career Services
Tuesday, February 13th 1:00pm-2:00pm
Join the Career Services offce to review the current and trending job market for candidates with a Global Health focus. We will also discuss where to look for global health jobs and how to begin your search. This talk is also helpful for people searching for Practicums and those who are not quite sure what they want to do. RSVP with link above.
External Events:
March 9-10 2018
The Houston Global Health Collaborative (HGHC) is proud to announce the 2018 GLOCAL Conference in partnership with Rice Business on March 9-10, 2018. This meeting is an annual gathering of interdisciplinary professionals with a passion for global health innovation and advancement. This year our tracks include Global Surgery, Innovations and Sustainability, Disaster Recovery, Local Opportunities, Healthcare Business, and Global Health Humanities.
Saturday, March 31st, 2:30-5:00pm
JFK Presidential Library & Museum Columbia Point, Boston
Come to the JFK Library & Museum to hear pre-selected RPCV storytellers speak on the theme “Building Bridges” and socialize with fellow returned volunteers, friends & family. Open to the general public.
More information can be found here.
April 14-15, 2018
