Boston University School of Public Health 
Department of Global Health 
The Global Health Lens
Issue: 8 2017-2018
Past issues can be found here
This is definitely a long one - I know! But read it through, you don't want to miss that event, application deadline, twitter post or academic update that might be important to you!

In this GH Lens Issue: 
  • Events
  • Announcements
  • Job/Internship Opportunities
  • Student Corner (Certificate Highlights)
Events
SPH Events

Monday October 16th, 6:00pm-7:00pm 670 Albany Street, Room 107/108
Dr. Monica Onyango from DGH will be speaking at the Global Dinner Series Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities at BMC & BUSM tonight!

The Role of Substance Use and Addiction in Male-to-Female Violence Perpetration: Qualitative Evidence from Bangladesh
Tuesday October 17th, 12:00pm-1:00pm Crosstown 460
Dr. Nafisa Halim from DGH will be presenting at next weeks CHS Violence Prevention Research Unit talk

Tuesday October 17th, 1:00-2:00pm INS-311
Palladium will be having drop in hours immediately following the information session from 2-3pm in T106E

Wednesday October 18th, 5:00-6:00pm 670 Albany Room 107/108
Each year the MCH COE offers research and practice fellowships for students who seek to focus their public health skills on improving the health of women, children, adolescents, and families. The Center also runs the Diversity Scholars Leadership Program. Join us for a light dinner to learn about these opportunities and the application process. RSVP HERE!

Wednesday October 18th, 5:00-6:00pm INS-311

Wednesday October 18th, 5:00-6:00pm INS-209
 Representatives from the Rwanda-based University of Global Health Equity, a Partners in Health initiative, will be on hand to discuss practicum and other opportunities.

Friday October 20th, 6:00-9:00pm Keefer Auditorium
Submit your stories to the link above!

Monday October 23rd, 5:00-6:00pm CT-305
Join your classmates, GH Faculty, & Staff for dinner and a night of Global Health Trivia with host GH Department Chair Pat Hibberd!  RSVP with this link so we have a count for food!

Tuesday October 24th, 5:00-6:00pm Evans Building E120
The October BUMC Global Health Grand Rounds will be hosted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Presenting on Refugee and Immigrant Women's Health is Sheela Maru, MD, MPH, Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BUSM and Courtney Massaro, MSN, MPH, Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BUSM. RSVP HERE!

Tuesday October 24th, 1:00-1:50pm CT-460 & Monday October 30th, 5:00-6:00pm CT-460
Check out the BU SPH story and the Instagram takeover from the SPH students who participated in the program this past summer!

Monday October 25th, 5:00-6:00pm INS-303
Come hear from Pharmaceutical/Epi/Biostats/GH Certificate alumni and students talk about the practicum and job search from their experienced perspectives.

Wednesday October 25th, 5:00-6:00pm INS-109A/B
External Events

Tuesday October 17th, 2:00pm First Floor of BU Mugar Library
In commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health and Bianca Phoenix present a panel of community leaders who support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The panel will discuss culturally competent care and local resources for LGBTQ survivors.

Monday October 23rd, 6:30pm-8:30pm 9th Floor Fenway Health, 1340 Boylston St.
In commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health and Bianca Phoenix present a panel of community leaders who support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The panel will discuss culturally competent care and local resources for LGBTQ survivors.

Friday October 27th 9am-5pm Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Epidemic disease spreads quickly in our interconnected, globalized world. This symposium looks at new ways of tracking epidemics using big data and social networks to predict and stem the rise of emergent diseases. From Ebola and SARS to the more recently recognized social epidemics of the opioid crisis and gun violence, this event assembles epidemiologists, journalists, physicians, public officials, scientists, and sociologists to discuss cutting-edge research, prediction mechanisms, and possible solutions to the range of epidemics that face our world today.
Announcements
BUSPH Global Health Alumna Paola Peynetti writes about how humanitarian aid can effectively give to those in need following the recent disasters in Mexico and the Caribbean.

Second half of the semester 2-credit classes still have available seats!
Thinking of adding on 2 credits to your schedule for the second half of the semester? Fill out the Add/Drop Form and contact the Registrar to register! These GH courses still have available seats:

  • GH765 Cross-Cultural Approaches to Mental Health in Low & Middle Income Countries
  • This course introduces students to mental health and mental illness in low and middle income countries and also looks at some highly vulnerable populations in high-income countries. The course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the history of mental health on the global agenda, core theoretical concepts underlying research and interventions, and innovative methodological approaches to adapting psychiatric assessment tools and treatment for cross-cultural, low-resource contexts. 
  • GH715 Antiretroviral Program Management and Adherence Issues in Low Resource Settings
  • Successful HIV/AIDS treatment programs rely on consistent, uninterrupted supplies of antiretrovirals (ARVs), appropriate ARV prescribing, retention of patients in treatment programs, and a high level of adherence by patients. Ineffective ARV management can lead to treatment failures, ARV resistance, and insufficient program uptake. This course provides students with practical knowledge and skills to manage challenges in the areas of ARV selection, pricing, quality, and program monitoring and evaluation. 

Global Health Practicum Showcase - Monday November 6th 5:00-6:00pm
We want to hear about your practicum experience from this past summer! If you recently completed a Global Health related practicum either abroad or domestically and are interested in presenting about your experience to your peers, faculty, staff, and students who are currently searching for practicums please fill out this form
 
Presenters will have one of two options for discussing their practicum:
  • A three-slide slide deck with information & pictures from your experience
  • One photo with a description of your project
Please submit your responses no later than Friday October 27th. Once you have selected a mode for presenting, we follow-up with more detailed information about the expectations of your chosen presentation type. Thanks for your participation!

On Twitter? Follow me @JulianaGlobalH for tweets and retweets about what our students, alumni, faculty and staff are up to!

As one of the Associate Editor of Health Systems & Reforms Veronika Wirtz would like to pass on the following Call for Papers: The journal Health Systems & Reform is accepting submissions for upcoming issues.
  • Priority Setting for Universal Health Coverage, sponsored by the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2016, HSR 2(1)
  • Health Systems for Ageing Societies in Asia and the Pacific which include many interesting responding to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases
The journal publishes articles that examine the processes and the consequences of health reform efforts around the world. Please submit manuscripts via eJournal Press . For more information, please contact Veronika Wirtz , Associate Editor: vwirtz@bu.edu.

Why are you here? What propelled you to study Public Health and become a change agent? We want to know. Please join the Student Senate as we put on our signature event, BUSPH Stories on October 20 . Free Admission and snacks and refreshments will be served. Financial donations will be collected for Hurricane Relief efforts by Student Senate leading up to the event. Our MC will reveal the total amount raised the night of at BUSPH stories. Every bit helps.

Keynote speaker: Terri Conley, University of Michigan Submission Deadline November 1st 2017
The UCLA Center for the Study of Women invites submissions of paper, poster, speed pitching research roundtable, and visual arts proposals for our 28th Annual Thinking Gender Graduate Student Research Conference. This year’s conference theme,  Pre-existing Conditions , will focus on the interactions of health and gender as a play on the current, on-going discussions about gender-focused health and healthcare. Healthcare reform is not new to political or contemporary discussions, but what is novel is the recognition of the need for vast improvement of political understanding of health and care especially for women and LGBTQI+2s communities.

Job/Internship Opportunities:
Reminder, Handshake is a great one stop shop for all events, practicum and job opportunities!

Change the Conversation On Health. -- Public Post is seeking three fellows (12k stipend) for 2018. MPH students should apply! Applications close end of day TODAY!! Click title for more information!

Any questions please reach out to Emily Lapointe.

The Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health Department of Global Health and Population

The Harvard T.Chan School of Public Health Department of Global Health and Population
Student Corner
Certificate Highlights
General Certificate information:

  • Reminder that registration is THIS Sunday October 22nd, it will begin sharply at 9:00am. Contact the registrar or your Program Coordinator, Rachel Pieciak, if you have any questions!
  • Reminder to GH Legacy Students (matriculated before Fall 2016) who plan to graduate in May 2018: Please register for your Culminating Experience
  • New course update:

GH 701 A1 Global Health Storytelling
GH Clinical Associate Professor Jen Beard and College of Communications Anne Donohue
  • Global Health Storytelling is an interdisciplinary class for journalism and public health students who have a passionate interest in crafting rich, nuanced, compelling narratives about global health for a broad audience. This is a class for public health students who want to communicate public health science, practice, and policies in the style of an Atlantic Monthly article, a New York Times feature, or an NPR audio story. Likewise, it is a class for journalism or other communication-focused students interested in building public health knowledge. Students will learn from global health and journalism professors, guest speakers, and one another through class-room based instruction and individual reporting projects. Students will complete original reporting projects based in Boston or MA but with a local /global angle. COM and SPH students who take this course will be eligible to apply for the prestigious BU Pulitzer Center Student Fellowship.
Monitoring & Evaluation

No specific M&E update this week

Program Management

No specific PM update this week

Sex, Sexuality & Gender

The DSLP supports emerging health professionals from under-represented minority communities who seek to be leaders in the movement to eliminate health and other inequities and the achievement of social justice. The aim of DSLP is to create an environment in which underrepresented minority students can flourish, combine their life experience with public health knowledge, and be connected to the wisdom, experience, and guidance of a strong network of alumnae of color and allies who precede them as MCH leaders. This dynamic program includes a tuition scholarship of 14 credits, alumnae mentoring, and community building at BUSPH.
 
Eligibility to be a Scholar includes being in the MCH or SGS certificate and being a member of an under-represented minority group. First-generation students are encouraged to apply. Please visit the website to learn more.
Pharmaceuticals
We have a number of pharm alumni and students coming to speak about their practicum and job search. See event above: How My Practicum Influenced My Job Search next Wednesday October 25th 5:00-6:00pm
Global Health

Monday October 23rd 5-5:50pm

Monday November 6th 5-5:50pm
We want to hear about your practicum experience from this past summer! If you recently completed a Global Health related practicum either abroad or domestically and are interested in presenting about your experience to your peers, faculty, staff, and students who are currently searching for practicums please fill out this form
 
Presenters will have one of two options for discussing their practicum:
  • A three-slide slide deck with information & pictures from your experience
  • One photo with a description of your project
Please submit your responses no later than Friday October 27th. Once you have selected a mode for presenting, we follow-up with more detailed information about the expectations of your chosen presentation type. Thanks for your participation!
Events & Communications Specialist, Department of Global Health
801 Massachusetts Ave. CT-372A Boston MA 02118
617-414-1258 | jrestivo@bu.edu
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