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Vanderbilt Master of Public Health Practicum Colloquium 

The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Practicum Colloquium will take place in the Board of Trust Room in the Student Life Center between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 26. MPH students will present their practicum experiences working and learning in public health organizations and settings. Each student will present their poster, and two students will give oral presentations. 

2018 Vanderbilt Global
Health Case Competition

Participant registration for the Global Health Case Competition 
is now open until Friday, February 2
.
The annual Vanderbilt Global Health Case Competition provides the opportunity for students to work together in order to develop solutions to global health problems. The competition is open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from all areas of study. The winning team will represent Vanderbilt at the 2018 International Emory Global Health Case Competition in March. Here are important dates to remember: 
  • Wednesday, February 7, 6 - 8 p.m., Sarratt Cinema/Gallery: 2018 Case Reveal 
  • Saturday, February 17, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., Featheringill Hall Auditorium and Atrium: 2018 Case Competition 
SAVE the DATE

World Health Week

February 19 – 23, 2018
Monday, February 19, 12 – 1 p.m., LH 214
Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Partners in Health, Founder
Academic Medicine and the Future of Global Health Equity: Reflections from West Africa
Tuesday, February 20, 12 – 1 p.m. | LH 407A-D
Carol Ziegler,  DNP, APRN, NP-C, RD
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Global Health Coordinator, School of Nursing
Wednesday, February 21, 12 – 1 p.m. | LH 512
Jenny Eaton Dyer, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Hope Through Healing Hands
Thursday, February 22, 12 – 1 p.m. | LH 407A-D
Siloam Family Health Center

Friday, February 23, 12 – 1 p.m. | LH 512
Willie J. Parker, M.D.

Reproductive Health in the American South
Global Health
Grand Rounds

Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor
Jan. 29 
"Connecting Vanderbilt to the World: Improving Access to Care through Project ECHO" 
by Leah Basche, Senior Project Manager, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Office for Continuous Professional Development (flyer)
Feb. 5
10th Floor Board Room
Emergency Medicine
in Guyana

Zulfikar Bux, M.D.
Medical Director of Guyana Emergency Medical Service, 
Head of Emergency Department, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana
Marlon Gentle
Chief Fire Officer (CFO)
Guyana Fire Service
Dr. Bux and Chief Gentle will be keynote speakers at the VU Global Health Case Competition on Feb 17.
Upcoming Events and Important Dates 
Jan. 27 | 10 - 5 p.m.
3rd Annual Turner Family Center for Social Ventures Summit

Summit Kick-Off Reception Jan. 26 
Feb. 1 | 12:00 p.m.
A-2200 MCN

ID Grand Rounds: "Bringing HIV Care to Rural Mozambique: Update & Future Directions" 
presented by C. William Wester, M.D., MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Feb. 2 | 9 - 10 a.m.
MCN-A3210
CRC Workshop
REDCap Fundamentals (part 1 of 2)
Feb. 6 | 9 - 2 p.m. 
REDCap Day
For all REDCap users in the Vanderbilt/Meharry community (link)
VIGH Calendar of Events
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