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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR FACULTY AND ADVISORS
Click here to RSVP for the 2010 Become a Disease Detective Conference!
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APRIL 6, 2010
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Luncheon with Public Health Professionals* |
11:30 am - 1 pm at Santa Rita Room (3.502): Rethinking Health
Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross
and Blue Shield of Texas; former Commissioner, Texas Department of State Health
Services; former Director, Institute for Health Policy, The University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health
Join faculty and advisors from Central Texas and around the country for lunch with federal, state
and local public health professionals. Dr. Sanchez will address the importance of wellness
initiatives in healthcare.
*Come early! Buffet opens at 11:15 am.
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| APRIL 7, 2010 |
Faculty and Advisors’ Symposium
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| 7:45 am: Breakfast, Welcome and Introductions
8:15 am: Advising for Careers in Public Health – The Good News and the Bad News
Dr. Bill Harvey, Emeritus Professor of Biology and Chief Health Advisor, Earlham
College and NAAHP Liaison to The Association of Schools of Public Health, will discuss
the explosion of interest in careers in public health among undergraduates and the
implications and challenges of advising these students as they look at post-graduate
public health education and training.
9:15 am: Why I Chose Graduate Education in Public Health
Student representatives and recent graduates from top programs in public health will share their experiences and excitement about attending graduate schools of public
health.
10:30 am: Dual Degrees in the Practice of Public Health
Meet public health professionals who pursued dual degrees (e.g. Doctor of
Medicine/Master of Public Health (MD/MPH)), and currently work in public health
practice and public health education.
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Scientific Conference and Exhibits (12 pm – 8 pm)
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12 pm: Kick off Presentation and Luncheon; Exhibit Hall Opens
Global Health Equals Global Prosperity: Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH
1 pm - 4 pm: Afternoon Scientific Presentations – choose from three
presentations per hour
Presentations of special interest to advisors:
- Ready to Take the Next Step? Graduate Education in Public Health
Admissions directors from four schools of public health and SOPHAS, the public health application service, will present information about how to apply to graduate schools of public health.
- CSI: Public Health – Tackling Emerging Diseases and More in the Laboratory
Laboratorians and laboratory educators will present information about educational programs and fellowships in public health laboratory science.
- “Beating Back the Devil” – The CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service
Current and former EIS officers share their experiences and provide information about applying for the program.
- Working in Global Health - Career Pathways
Panelists will discuss the professional training and background required to develop a career in global public health.
5 pm: KEYNOTE SESSION: Smallpox: The Death of a Disease
D.A.Henderson, MD, MPH, Resident Scholar, Center for Biosecurity, University
of Pittsburg Medical Center; Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service
Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health.
Dr. Henderson will relate his experiences leading the World Health
Organization’s international effort to eradicate smallpox from the globe.
6:30 pm: Pizza Dinner
8 pm: Exhibit Hall Closes |
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