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Paul Farmer
Visits Vanderbilt


On Monday, Vanderbilt welcomed visiting lecturer Paul Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Co-founder and Chief Strategist of Partners in Health. Dr. Farmer presented at two talks on Monday, February 19. The first talk, "Academic Medicine and the Future of Global Health Equity: Reflections from West Africa," was hosted by the Vanderbilt School of Medicine as part of the Flexner Deans' Lecture Series. Later that afternoon, Dr. Farmer participated in a forum, "Paul Farmer and Haiti," hosted by the Vanderbilt School of Medicine Global Health Committee and moderated by Ted Fischer, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University.
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2018 Global Health Case Competition Recap

The annual Vanderbilt Global Health Case Competition took place this past Saturday, February 17, in Featheringill Hall Auditorium and Atrium. This year's case topic was “Improving Health Outcomes Through Expanding Access to Emergency Medical Service in Rural Guyana.” 

On the day of the competition, teams of students had ten minutes to present their proposals to a panel of judges. First place was awarded to Team 9, whose presentation was entitled, “Rural Emergency Access Channels to the Hinterland (REACH).” Team 9 was composed of Jamal Merritt, Alexandra Bronson, Lin Fei, Victoria Shi, John Lee, and Jessica Howard. As the winning team of the Vanderbilt Global Health Case Competition, they will represent Vanderbilt at the 2018 International Global Health Case Competition held at Emory University on March 16 and17. 

This event is produced by the VIGH Student Advisory Council. They are seeking student leaders interested in global health from all schools and majors for next year. Learn more and apply here!
Global Health
Grand Rounds

Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor
Feb. 26
"A Community Mental Health Approach in Lima Peru"
Presented by Beto Arriola Vigo, M.D., M.P.H. Candidate (flyer link) 
March 5
"The Fogarty VECD Global Health Fellowship Program: Updates and Opportunities"
Presented by Doug Heimburger, M.D., M.S., Associate Director for Education and Training, VIGH, and Muktar Aliyu, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Associate Director for Research, VIGH, and Donna Ingles, MPH, Sr. Program Manager, VIGH
Application Deadline: Vanderbilt MPH Epidemiology Track 
The application deadline the Vanderbilt University Master of Public Health (MPH) Epidemiology Track is Thursday,
March 1. Click here for
application details
Upcoming Events and Important Dates 
Feb. 23 | 11:45 a.m. 
2525 WEA, 12th Floor
Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research: "Statistical Methods in Health Services Research" (linkpresented by Jonathan Schildcrout, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Feb. 23 | 12:00 p.m. 
Light Hall 512
World Health Week: "Reproductive Health in the American South" (link) presented by Willie J. Parker, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc. 
March 2 | 9:00 a.m. 
MCN A-3210
Clinical Research Center Research Skills Workshop: "How to Search PubMed" (link)
presented by Heather E. Laferriere, MLIS 
March 5 | 6:30 p.m. 
MCE Conference Room 5053
Vanderbilt International Journal Club (VIJC): "Monitoring Surgical Outcomes in LMICs: Challenges and Opportunities" (link
hosted by Ban Sileski, M.D., Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, 
and the Department of Anesthesiology
VIGH Calendar of Events
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