Grace Fletcher: MPH Global Health Candidate reflects on practicum experience in Guatemala
Since returning to the United States from a three-month stint working in rural Guatemala, I’ve been thinking about how messy and random global health delivery—even when it’s really effective—can be. Specifically, I’ve been struck by the central role that luck or serendipity plays in achieving positive health outcomes. I’m talking about that moment when a patient walks out of the clinic and you sit back and think about all of the stars that had to align in order for that patient to get the care she needs.
Global Health Opportunities During Medical School for VUSM Students
General Information Session for Medical Students
What: Learn about exciting global health opportunities during medical school
When: Tuesday, July 21 at 5 p.m.
Where: Light Hall 411
VIGH Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Sten Vermund, M.D. Ph.D.
VIGH faculty receive funding from Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs)
The Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) initiative aims to foster collaboration among schools, researchers and students at Vanderbilt. It is the centerpiece of the 2013-14 Academic Strategic Plan. The investment of $50 million will fund programs devoted to discovery and learning with an “interdisciplinary” and “multidisciplinary” approach that address society’s most pressing problems. The program launched in November of 2014.
VIGH seeks faculty member at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor
FACULTY SEARCH: The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) seeks faculty member at Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor with a primary research focus on health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The primary role will be in research and program development, but teaching skills are also important. The successful candidates will mentor graduate students and post-doctoral and clinical research fellows, and if appropriate, junior faculty members. Over the past 20 years, Vanderbilt has been the U.S.
Mozambican Couple Achieves Gender Equality Through Male Champion Strategy
This story was submitted and written by Zacarias Chuquela, District Community Involvement Assistant for Friends in Global Health (FGH), Vanderbilt's affiliate organization working in rural Mozambique.
2015 Vanderbilt Master of Public Health, Global Health Track Graduates
The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is a two-year interdisciplinary program offered through the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. 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.