Registration Open for Child Health Advocacy Summit
March 13, 2013
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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.
Improving HIV Outcomes in Positive Patients in Rural Mozambique
March 1, 2013
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Review of The Nashville Refugee Health Study
February 22, 2013
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Location: Coleman Community Center, 384 Thompson Lane, Nashville
When: Friday, March 1st, 8:30am-10am
School of Nursing Awards First Graduate Certificate in Global Health
February 22, 2013
VUSM student shares his experience with a Zambian patient in the Journal of Global Health Perspectives
January 29, 2013
Brian Heiniger, VMS II student, with friends outside the soccer stadium in Ndola, Zambia, during Zambia’s 2014 World Cup Qualifier victory over Ghana on June 9, 2012
Etherington honored with MLK Award
January 24, 2013
Maternal and Child Health: A Local and Global Panel Discussion
January 21, 2013
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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
Vanderbilt Masters of Public Health accepting applications for its Global Health track
January 10, 2013
The VUMC Reporter interviewed current M.P.H. student Colby Passaro for a feature story on the Vanderbilt MPH Program.
Tropical medicine course open to third- and forth-year medical students
January 3, 2013
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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.
Vanderbilt Medical Students Go Global
December 21, 2012
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Join us for lunch, and learn about medical students’ recent work in global health as well as future opportunities for Vanderbilt students with partner institutions in Haiti, Guyana, and Kenya.
The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is accepting applications through February 28, 2013
December 19, 2012
The Vanderbilt Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is accepting applications through February 28, 2013.
VU Students: VIGH Course Offerings for Spring 2013
December 11, 2012
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health offers a variety of courses for undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
Richardson elected Chair of the Nashville Task Force on Refugees and Immigrants
December 10, 2012
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VIGH Staff Member elected to Nashville International Center for Empowerment’s Board of Directors
December 10, 2012
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Voting begins for Etherington's nomination for The REAL Awards
November 30, 2012
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Registration Open for CUGH Conference
November 29, 2012
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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.
Global Health Case Competition Registration is Now Open!
November 29, 2012
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The VIGH Student Advisory Council is excited to announce registration for the 2013 Vanderbilt Global Health Case Competition is now open to undergraduate and graduate students from across the university!