Welcome to the Department of International Health 801

Welcome to the Department of International Health 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Crosstown Building, 3 rd Floor 1

Your Multidisciplinary Faculty • • • Anthropologists Demographers Economists Epidemiologists Lawyers Nurses • • • Physicians Policy Analysts Social Epidemiologists Sociologists Writing Specialist Pharmacist Students will and should use different faculty at different times to meet different needs of their education. 2

(CGHD) • Conduct policy and program relevant research that improves health status of populations • Serve as advisors to governments, agencies, and organizations • Strengthen national capacity to conduct, analyze and communicate applied research • Bring the results of field research and advising into DIH classrooms and activities • Creates practicum opportunities • Come to the upcoming CGHD Forums (March + April) 3

Key People to Know (besides your IH Faculty Advisor…. . ) 4

Rich Feeley Associate Professor and Department Chair ad interim 5

Jon Simon, D. Sc. Robert A. Knox Professor Director, CGHD 6

Joe Anzalone Senior Manager, Academic Programs 7

Stacy Song Academic Coordinator 8

Emily Morin Program Assistant 9

Advising & Communications 10

How to Know If You’re Doing the Right Thing? • Check the Concentrators’ Guide • Degree Requirements • Check Degree Advice on Student. Link • Stacy Song: routine academic information • Joe Anzalone: academic/practicum advising • Rich Feeley: complex issues/career advice • Career Goals • Utilize Career Services • Connect with your IH Faculty Advisor 11

Infectious & Non. Communicable Diseases Monitoring & Evaluation and Research Methods Dr. Nancy Scott Dr. Chris Gill Health Program Management Dr. Jim Wolff (Wolffy) IH Emphasis Areas Lead Faculty Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Dr. Deborah Maine Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Dr. Monica Onyango 12

The IH Blast: www. bu. edu/ihblast/ If you’re not receiving weekly updates, contact Emily Morin at emorin@bu. edu. 13

Spring 2014 IH Meetings & Events Kenya Field Practicum Information Session January 22 nd, 5 -6 pm in CT 305 IH Concentrator’s Meeting: Practicum Nuts & Bolts January 23 rd, 4: 50 -5: 50 pm in L 112 International Health & Community Health Sciences Joint Semester Kick-off Social January 31 st, 5 -7 pm location TBA IH Concentrator’s Meeting: Check-in with the Chair February 24 th, 5 -6: 10 pm in L 109 IH Concentrator’s Meeting: Summer & Fall Course March 24 th, 5 -6: 10 pm in L 109 Preview Fair Check the IH Blast & Student Insider for more events! 14

Practicum & Special Programs 15

Pharmaceuticals Program … to provide students with the knowledge and expertise to address pharmaceutical issues from a public health perspective. Application Process www. bu. edu/pharm All students who have been accepted to BUSPH for the MPH program are eligible to apply. Information Session Jan. 14 th at 5 pm in L 112 Applications due January 17 th! Requirements Complete all MPH degree requirements, concentration requirements, and the Pharmaceutical Program requirements. Director: Dr. Chris Gill, Associate Professor (DIH) Program Assistant: Emily Morin 16

IH MPH Practicum • Over 60% go overseas • 112 hours requirement • Complete 12 credits prior to beginning 17

Peace Corps/ MPH Master’s International Program Earn up to 5 credits while in PC BUSPH MI’s currently in: Cameroon, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda Meets Practicum Requirement Contact: Joe Anzalone (josanz@bu. edu) 18

IH 707 Kenya: Field Practicum in Public Health & Environment Community-based research opportunity with the Maasai community • Late May to early July • 5 -weeks, 6 -credits • 27 students from BU & 5 from Kenyan Universities • Info Session: Wednesday, January 22 nd 5 -6 pm in CT 305 Meets Practicum Requirement 19

Santander Universities Scholars Program Funds to grow our International Field Practice Programs: • Latin America Scholarship (Ten @ $2, 500) • Need-Based Scholarship (Ten @ $4, 000) • Kenya Field Practice Program (Twenty-five @ $3, 000) Santander Application and IH 707 Kenya Field Application are closing February 14 th! Apply Online http: //www. bu. edu/ihblast/ih-practicum/santander-app/ 20

IH Resources - Crosstown • Study carrels for IH MPH and Dr. PH students • Conference rooms for small group meetings – reserve rooms with the student administrators in the IH Department • Please be respectful of the space and the resources available 21

Take Your Professor to Lunch (The Chair Will Pay!) An opportunity to network with IH Professors outside of class How? Contact an IH professor along with at least 2 other students and set-up a lunch date. Each IH concentrator can participate in one lunch per semester. There is no limit to how many times a professor can be taken to lunch! 22

Language Resources Language Link (bu. edu/erc/link/ ): small, informal, conversation groups led by native and accomplished speakers - 13 languages. BU Howard Thurman Center Rosetta Stone Program http: //www. bu. edu/thurman/programs/rosetta-stone/ BU African Studies Center (bu. edu/africa/alp/): offers courses in several African languages, as well as a certificate program and funding opportunities French Cultural Center (http: //www. frenchlib. org/ ) Boston is a global city: you will find many more opportunities to learn a language with a little effort! 23

Boston-Area University Resources • Take courses at New England Consortium Schools: • • • Tufts University Boston College Hebrew College Brandeis University Women’s Studies Program at MIT (Must be graduate level courses and must be pre-approved. ) sph. bu. edu/preapproved • Libraries: Countway Medical Library at Harvard https: //www. countway. harvard. edu (All BU Medical Campus students have access. ) • Boston Library Consortium: Access to a large number of Boston area libraries (ask a BU Librarian about this) 24

Professional Organization Memberships American Public Health Association - apha. org Annual Meeting: New Orleans, Nov. 15 th-19 th 2014 apha. org/meetings/Annual. Meeting/ Massachusetts Public Health Association - mphaweb. org Student memberships available, including a discounted membership to both Associations Global Health Council globalhealth. org Student Memberships available, (recently revived) 25

Student Responsibilities ü Know SPH’s policies on academic honesty and personal behavior from the SPH Handbook ü Manage your relationship with your Academic Advisor wisely ü We all are responsible for creating and maintaining a civil and respectful environment for learning ü Avoid cell phones, facebooking, etc. in class ü Make the most out of your time as an MPH student Grab it for all it’s worth both inside and outside the classrooms! 26