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In the Field: Roberta Hutton 

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Master of Public Health (MPH) student in the Global Health track, Roberta (Birdie) Hutton, is completing her practicum and thesis work at the Central American Medical Outreach Foundation (CAMO) in western Honduras. Here, she is using her MPH coursework to help build the nurse capacitation program at a local hospital. Click here for more information and photos of Birdie's experience.
Apply for the 2018-2019 VECD Global Health Fellowship
The Global Health Fellowship Program is a one-year research training program for pre- and post-doctoral candidates from the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Applications are due November 1, Click here to apply. 

Global Health Funding Opportunities

Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs)
Pre-Proposal Deadline: November 1 
Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellowship
Application Deadline: November 1 
CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship
Application Deadline: November 6
The Nichols Humanitarian Fund
Application Deadline: November 15 
TB REACH Wave 6 Call for Proposals
Proposal Deadline: November 28 
HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) Scholars Program (Domestic and International) 
Application Deadline: January 5 (domestic), January 29 (international) 
Global Health
Grand Rounds

Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor
Oct. 30
"Connecting Vanderbilt to the World: Improving Access to Care through Project ECHO" 
by Leah Basche 
Nov. 6
"Health and disabilities in Zambia" 
by Anjali J. Forber-Pratt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development
Nov. 13 
"HIV Prevention and Social Norms in Rural Uganda" 
by Jessica Perkins, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development. Click here to download the flyer for this event.
Kelly McQueen, M.D., MPH, Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgey, Director, Vanderbilt Anesthesia Global Health and Development received the 2017 Nicholas M. Greene, M.D. Outstanding Humanitarian Contributrion Award at the Anesthesiology 2017 Conference in Boston.
Upcoming Events and Important Dates
Nov. 16 | 9 am - 6 pm
Online

Public Health Programs Virtual Fair 

Learn more about the Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program and other accredited public health graduate programs at the SOPHAS Virtual Fair. 
Nov. 8 | 3 - 5 pm
Rand Classroom 308

Global Health Showcase (link
presented by VIGH Student Advisory Council (SAC)
VIGH Calendar of Events
2525 West End Avenue, Suite 750 | Nashville, TN 37203 US
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