Photos from the 2018 Public Health Practicum Colloquium Each year, Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) students complete a public health practicum and present their work in a conference-like setting at Vanderbilt. Through posters and discussion, students share their experiences and knowledge
with attendees.
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| 2018 Vanderbilt Global Health Case CompetitionSaturday, February 17, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Featheringill Hall Auditorium and Atrium
Please join us for the 2018 Vanderbilt Global Health Case Competition. This trans-institutional event provides the opportunity for students to work together to develop solutions that solve global health problems. This year's case topic is Improving Health Outcomes Through Expanding Access to Emergency Medical Service in Rural Guyana. Zulfilkar Bux, M.D., Medical Director of Guyana Emergency Medical Service, Head of Emergency Department, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana, and Marlon Gentle, Chief Fire Officer, Guyana Fire Service, will be the keynote speakers for this year's competition.
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| Vanderbilt researchers co-author study on mortality risk after survival of AIDS-defining events
In a study published recently in the Journal of the International AIDS Society, researchers focus on non-AIDS mortality among people on antiretroviral treatment in relatively high-income countries. In particular, they studied mortality among patients who have survived an AIDS-defining event (ADE) since starting their HIV/AIDS drug therapy. Click here to read the story in VUMC's Reporter.
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2018 World Health WeekWorld Health Week is organized by the Vanderbilt Global Health Organization in partnership with Medical Students for Choice & Physicians for Human Rights.
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| Global Health
Grand Rounds
Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor Feb. 19
We will be attending
talks with visiting lecturer, Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D on Monday, Feb. 19. While the afternoon forum is open to the public, it is a ticketed event. Tickets are available in 201 Light Hall, 230 Buttrick Hall and the Sarratt Box Office.
Afternoon Forum:
"Paul Farmer and Haiti" Moderated by Ted Fischer, Ph.D.,
Langford Auditorium,
4 - 5 p.m.
Learn more...
Feb. 26
A Community Mental Health Approach in Lima Peru
Presented by Beto Arriola Vigo, M.D.,
M.P.H. Candidate
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| Application Deadline:
Vanderbilt MPH Epidemiology Track
The application deadline for the Vanderbilt University Master of Public Health (MPH) Epidemiology Track is Thursday, March 1. Click here for application details.
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| Upcoming Events and Important Dates Feb. 22 | 6:00 p.m.
Sarratt Cinema
Film Screening: Wilhemina's War co-sponsored by Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center, the Black Cultural Center, and the Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program Feb. 23 | 11:45 a.m.
2525 WEA, 12th Floor
Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research: "Statistical Methods in Health Services Research" (link) presented by Jonathan Schildcrout, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Biostatistics - Feb. 19: Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D.
- Feb. 20: Carol Ziegler, DNP, APRN, NP-C, RD
- Feb. 21: Jenny Eaton Dyer, Ph.D.
- Feb. 22: Siloam Family Health Center
- Feb. 23: Willie J. Parker, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.
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