Applications for 2019-2020 VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellows Cohort are OpenThe Global Health Fellowship Program is a one-year NIH-funded research training program for pre- and post-doctoral trainees from Vanderbilt, Emory, Cornell and Duke Universities and partner institutions interested in working in low-resource settings. The program is sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC).
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VIGH and VUMC Faculty Survey Education and Training Initiatives in Liberia
This month, VIGH faculty members and anesthesiologists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) traveled to Liberia to evaluate medical education and training initiatives.
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Welcome, MPH StudentsVanderbilt welcomes the newest Master of Public Health (MPH) class of students pursing a Global Health track MPH degree. Welcome, class of 2020.
The Global Health track is designed to educate innovative and effective public health professionals in the development and management of effective global health initiatives, to contribute to sound public health policies and practices, and to engage in meaningful partnerships with communities.
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VIGH Affiliated Faculty Member Receives Jefferson AwardVIGH affiliated faculty member Brian L. Heuser, Ed.D., M.T.S., recently received the Thomas Jefferson Award "for distinguished service to Vanderbilt through extraordinary contributions as a member of the faculty in the councils and government of the university" at the Vanderbilt Fall Faculty Assembly on August 23. Dr. Heuser is an assistant professor of the Practice of International Education Policy in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations (LPO) at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Kudos, Brian!
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| Global Health Grand Rounds
Mondays at 11 a.m.
2525 WEA, 8th Floor Sept 3
Labor Day Holiday Sept 10
Sexual Harassment
in Global Health Rotations:
A case report
Presenter: David McRay, M.D., Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Description:
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| Upcoming Events and Important Dates Sept 2 | 3:00 p.m.
Ingram Hall,
Blair School of Music
Shade Tree Clinic Benefit Concert (link)
Hosted by the Blair School of Music. All donations benefit Shade Tree Clinic Featured Event
Sept 6 | 3:00 p.m.
Webinar
Responsible Funding for Innovation & Impact Webinar (link)
VIGH core faculty member, Marie Martin, Ph.D., M.Ed., and colleague James Nardella will be panelists, among others. Sponsored by Unite for Sight. RSVP required for this free event. Featured Event
Sept 7 | noon
Light Hall 208
Violence seen through a Public Health Lens: 2018 David Satcher Lecture (RSVP)
Presenter: Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Professor and Chief, Section for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Founding Director, Trauma Center, Executive Vice President for Community Health Engagement, University of Chicago Medicine Sept 9
VIGH Student Advisory Council (SAC) Applications Due (link)
Sept 10 | 6:30 p.m.
VCH Boardroom 2220
Vanderbilt International Journal Club (VIJC): Moore Pediatric Surgery Center in Guatemala (link)
Hosted by: Drs. Laura Zeigler, Camila Walters, Matthew Kynes, and the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Anesthesiology Description:
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