Boston University
School of Public Health
Department of Global Health
The Global Health Lens
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Issue: 36
May 21st 2018
Past issues can be found
here
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In this GH Lens Issue:
- Congratulations Class of 2018
- Announcements & Opportunities
- Events
- GH Teaching Highlights
- GH Notable Mentions
- Student Corner (Certificate Highlights)
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Congratulations Class of 2018!
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Graduates featured to the right are our Department of Global Health staff members who also graduated with their MPH degrees this past weekend! From left to right congratulations Caitryn McCallum -
Project Administrator,
Juliana Lynn Restivo -
Events & Communications Specialist,
Sabrina Lopez -
current Student Administrative Assistant,
Jason Usher -
current Student Administrative Assistant.
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Announcements & Opportunities
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Announcements:
Are you a MPH student completing a Global Health related practicum either abroad or domestically? If yes, and you are interested in sharing photos and stories from your experience in the field, please complete this quick form at the link above. We'd love to feature you in our upcoming series throughout the summer! Stay tuned!
For examples on how this information has been used to tell students stories from the field, read more about what your colleagues have done in
Mexico
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Zambia
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Sudan
,
Uganda
, and
China!
Courses offered June 11th - 15th and June 18th - 22nd.
Alumni, friends of SPH, Students, & Staff all welcome to attend!
The PHX Summer Institute offers short, immersive programs open to professionals, from across sectors, with all levels of public health knowledge. This June we are offering a wide range of programs that teach participants career-enhancing skills—from learning to tell a story with data using Story Maps and data visualization, to developing a communications strategy—all while networking with peers inside and outside of SPH.
Global Health Faculty/Alumni are teaching the following courses:
About the Award:
Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) is pleased to announce a new Practicum Scholar Award beginning in Summer 2018 to fund students who embark on unpaid internships at nonprofits, NGOs, governmental and public health agencies dedicated to improving the health of domestic and global populations. As a practice based school of public health, BUSPH is committed to fostering experiential learning activities to better prepare our graduates to be successful in the world of work.
MPH students will have the chance to be awarded up to $2,000 through a competitive selection process.
Practicum Scholar Awards will be considered for practicums beginning after
May 14, 2018.
To be eligible, you must be a current student at BUSPH with a minimum GPA of 3.2. The practicum must be a minimum of 240 hours with a preference for longer engagements.
See link for more information on how to apply!
Message from Career Services: CONGRATULATIONS
to all of our 2018 graduates!
Once again, congratulations on this achievement, we were very excited to celebrate with you this past weekend!
Stay in touch through our
BUSPH Global Health Facebook page
for connections with both alumni and current students!
Don't forget that the Career Services Office is here for you following graduation.
Career Services Offerings:
- SPH Handshake Job Postings – updated daily!
- General career advising (in-person, skype, or phone
- Help with creating a targeted resume, cover letter, elevator pitch, and more
- Leveraging LinkedIN to research target employers and specific connections
- Helping you to network with alumni, employers, and practitioners
- Interview preparation and mock interviews (in-person, phone, or skype)
- Assisting you with evaluating and negotiating job offer
- Career events and workshops
- A useful website that is full of tip sheets, advice, and answers to your frequently asked questions, by field!
We are here all year round. Email
gfairall@bu.edu
to set up an appointment.
Opportunities:
M&E Certificate Director, Dr. Peter Rockers is looking to a hire a student to support the development of a series of six data demonstration modules for students enrolled in GH815: Methods for Impact Evaluation. The demonstration modules will utilize an existing dataset from a cluster-randomized controlled trial and focus on developing students’ skills in analyzing data from an impact evaluation by replicating an analyses that I have conducted with the same dataset. More information can be found at link above.
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External Events:
Addressing cross-cultural issues among the Somali population in Boston
Global Dinner Series: The Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities at BMC & BU School of Medicine
Monday, May 21st 6:00 - 7:30pm Evans Seminar Room E112A
Presenter:
Dr. Hugo Kamya
-Professor, Social Work Simmons College, School of Social Work
Thursday May 24th 12:00-12:50 Crosstown Room 2128 GIM Seminar Room
Presenter: Svetla Milcheva, MD
Tuesday, May 9th 12:00-1:00pm Whitelaw Conference Room - Department of Surgery 5th floor Collamore Building
Dr. Maunil Bhatt is a current research resident in the Department of Surgery. He has spent much of his research time working to develop and implement a trauma registry in India, and his work is funded by the Indian Ministry of Health. He will discuss global surgery research and implementation projects from a "resident's perspective" and use his own experiences as an illustration. He will discuss how he was able to get involved in this exciting work, describe some of the ongoing projects in India, some preliminary data, and finally, discuss some of the lessons he has learned along the way (or as he puts it "learned the hard way.").
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Department of Global Health Teaching Highlights
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GH722 Supply Chain Management
Research Fellow
Paul Ashigbie taught GH722 Supply Chain Management this spring with assistance from Teaching Assistant Sheri Bakare. Using Qualtrics software, Paul conducted a supplemental evaluation to determine what the students thought about the course. Students enjoyed the guest lecturers by people in the field, case studies, in-class simulations and hands-on activities, and the use of online logistics lessons. The survey revealed insights from students in concentrations other than global health: for example, a
Healthcare Management certificate student noted that “it was interesting to see the process of delivering products. We often learn that low income areas do not have access to treatments, but we never learn how people are trying to get them help (and the associated challenges).” Another student observed “Paul and Sheri created a welcoming learning environment, and I never felt out-of-place, especially with this course being outside my
Epi and Infectious Disease certificates. Paul really rose to the occasion with becoming the instructor for this course on such short notice, and was an incredible professor with significant insight into supply chain management and the processes that affect it globally!” Many thanks to Erin Lucca who originally designed this award-winning course and helped assure a smooth transition for Paul and Sheri.
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Department of Global Health Notable Mentions:
Publications, Poster Sessions, Media, and Awards in our GH community
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Taryn Vian quoted in
The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Certificate Highlights
Student Corner
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Global Health
Congratulations to all of our graduates this past weekend from the GH certificate!
Traveling for your practicum this summer? Let us know where and you could be featured by SPH news! Fill out this
form!
For examples on how this information has been used to tell these stories, read more about what your colleagues have done in
Mexico
,
Zambia
,
Sudan
,
Uganda
, and
China
Sex, Sexuality & Gender
Congratulations to all of our graduates this past weekend from the SSG certificate!
Monitoring & Evaluation
Congratulations to all of our graduates this past weekend from the M&E certificate!
Pharmaceuticals
Congratulations to all of our graduates this past weekend from the Pharmaceutical certificate!
We are excited to share our end of semester newsletter with you all. We hope you enjoy reading about the productive and exciting semester we have all shared together! Have a great summer!
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Pharmaceutical Program Leadership Council (PPLC)
Before turning your mind to summer mode, Please take a few minutes to complete the Pharmaceutical Certificate Student Survey. Your answers will help us continue to shape and improve the Pharmaceutical program and its offerings to give students a rich and engaging experience!
Students who complete the survey will be entered into a raffle for an Amazon gift card!
Please complete the survey by
tonight! Thank you!
Program Management
Congratulations to all of our graduates this past weekend from the PM certificate!
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Course Announcements:
Courses with available seats:
GH801: How to License a New Vaccine (4 credits)
- Taught by: Dr. Chris Gill on Fridays from 10:00am-1:00pm
- Course Description: Alongside modern sanitation and the alleviation of poverty, vaccines have saved more lives than any other public health intervention. And yet the story behind how vaccines are developed is one that few people fully understand. It is a story that includes elements of basic science (immunology, microbiology), chemistry, epidemiology, and clinical research. And because vaccines are used in otherwise healthy populations and have side effects and sometimes real risks, their development is scrutinized by regulatory bodies like the FDA in ways that few other health products experience. The story of vaccines is complex, difficult and fascinating, and the best way to learn about it is to experience it. That’s what this class is all about.
- GH801 is a living simulation that puts the students in command of the process of the testing and exploration of a new candidate vaccine. In this course you will design studies, and your studies will yield results that you must interpret in the process of learning about the performance and safety of your vaccine. Through this course you will learn about the regulatory process that oversees new vaccine licensure and use, clinical trial design, elements of vaccinology, immunology, and microbiology while honing your presentations skills and learning how to work effectively in a competitive group setting.
- Taught by: Dr. Lisa Messersmith on Tuesdays from 10:00am-1:00pm
- Course Description: AIDS is one of the most important pandemics and human development challenges of our time. This course explores the determinants and impacts of the AIDS pandemic and examines best practices in prevention, care and treatment and impact mitigation. Students will explore the relationship between human rights, gender and vulnerability to HIV; examine effective multi-sectoral responses; and evaluate the benefits and limitations of major multi- and bi-lateral AIDS initiatives. Students will also examine the major debates in the AIDS field and explore different, at times contradictory, perspectives.
- Great for students in the SSG, ID, GH and PM certificates and those interested in discussing rights-based and multi-sectoral responses to the HIV pandemic.
GH702: Skills in Critical Analysis and Evidence Based Writing for Public Health
(2 credits)
- Taught by: Dr. Bill Macleod (DGH Professor who is returning from South Africa in Fall) on Wednesdays from 6:00-9:00pm (first half of the semester)
- Course Description: Public Health is an evidence-based science and most of that science is communicated in public health and medical journals. The volume of medical journal articles published annually is astounding: in 2010 it was estimated that on average more than 3,000 articles were published every day and that number is growing! The challenge to public health scholars is to decide what to read, how to interpret what you read, and how to integrate, synthesize and communicate findings to a variety of audiences.
- This two-credit course will focus on developing two essential public health skills: 1) how to understand and critically read the evidence-based public health literature, and 2) how to communicate this understanding of the evidence into clear, concise, and persuasive professional documents written for different public health audiences.
- This course is designed for students who want to develop skills in 1) critically reading and interpreting the public health literature and 2) communicating findings in a variety of common public health writing outputs: a research summary, policy brief, or literature review.
- Taught by: Joseph Harris, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology on Thursdays from 12:30-3:15
- Course Description: What is global health? Who are the main actors in global health debates? This seminar explores the politics of global health, providing students with sociological tools, concepts, and knowledge to help make sense of conflict in contemporary global health debates.
- This course can be taken as a MPH elective. For more information and to see the syllabus contact Joseph Harris or Rachel Pieciak
- Taught by: Dr. David Hamer and Dr. van Seventer
- This class employs One Health, an approach to public health emphasizing the interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and the environment, to provide a basic understanding of factors involved in the natural history of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), and of approaches required for the control and prevention of these diseases. The number of reported EIDs has been steadily increased over past decades and while the global burden of individual diseases is often minimal, historically, some EIDs (e.g., HIV, influenza, chikungunya, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)) have had enormous global public health impact, and local impacts can often be quite severe, particularly in developing settings (e.g., Ebola in West Africa). The majority of EIDs are vector-borne and/or zoonotic, and a wide range of social, behavioral, and physical environmental factors contribute to their emergence, making the One Health approach crucial to understanding these diseases. In this class, case study of specific EIDs is used to illustrate the involvement of multiple factors in disease emergence and spread.
GH811: Applied Research Methods in Global Health
- Taught by: Assistant Professor Andrew Stokes
- Course Description: The objective of this course is to teach student teams how to collect and analyze data to answer research questions and evaluate health interventions. Student teams will conduct a research study with multiple research methods including a cross-sectional survey and their choice from a variety of qualitative methods. The scope of the research questions addressed will be limited to minimal risk research conducted with students on the Boston University Medical Campus in the space of a semester. Each team will design a questionnaire, administer it, and enter and analyze the data using R. In conjunction with the cross-sectional survey, each team will also use some form of qualitative method, such as in-depth interviews or focus group discussions.
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Whether you are an alum of SPH, a SPH faculty/staff member, a student in the Global Health Certificate, a Global Health interested student in another certificate, or just a friend of the Department of Global Health, we hope the weekly
GLOBAL HEALTH LENS
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