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Registration Open for Child Health Advocacy Summit

Registration is open for Save the Children's annual Advocacy Summit April 10 - 11 in Washington, D.C. Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization committed to providing food, education and medical care to children facing day-to-day struggles such as poverty, illiteracy, hunger and disease. Save the Children's Advocacy Summit organizes, educates, motivates and activates individuals to make global change that will positively impact children in need.

Maternal and Child Health: A Local and Global Panel Discussion

Join local and global experts in a discussion about the challenges and successes in maternal and child health. February 18 | 3 - 5 p.m. Vanderbilt University Light Hall 208 | MAP Reception to follow in Light Hall North Lobby Registration is required for this no-cost event. Opening Remarks and Moderator: Margaret "Meg" Rush, M.D., Executive Medical Director, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Tropical medicine course open to third- and forth-year medical students

Each year the Lumbreras Tropical Medicine Course is offered by the Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Lima-Peru). This 4-week course targets third- and fourth-year medical student from around the world. Participants will learn about tropical medicine and infectious diseases through lectures, case-conferences, clinical and laboratory sessions, and a two-day rotation in La Merced, a city in the high jungle of Peru. A maximum of 24 participants will be accepted and all activities are in English.

Registration Open for CUGH Conference

The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) will bring together more than one thousand committed leaders, professional educators, and students from diverse fields of study including engineering, business, law, policy, chemistry, biology, communications, nursing, public health, medicine, oral health, and environmental studies to explore, discuss, and critically assess the global health landscape. The Fourth Annual CUGH Conference will be held March 14-16, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Registration is currently open.