Past Events

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Class Visit Day

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 240
- Everyone
We invite you to participate in one of our Class Visit Days to learn how an MPH from the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health can help you achieve your academic and professional goals.
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Invited Speaker Series: David M. Rubin, MD, MSCU

Friday, October 18, 2019

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
David M. Rubin, MD, MSCU, is the director of PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Rubin, is responsible for a center of emphasis that includes 33 faculty members and more than 60 staff conducting research in the areas of population health, implementation science, and community-partnered research. He is also a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics and a former associate program director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Rubin is an emerging leader in developing health system and public program innovation to meet the needs of high-risk populations of children. At the Children’s Hospital, which serves 500,000 children and adolescents annually, he serves as the Director of Population Health Innovations, where he is working across the health system to build capabilities for population health management and aligning delivery system reforms to improve the value and quality of care patients receive.
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Preconception Peer Educators Training

Wednesday and Thursday, October 16 & 17, 2019

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
Join the Preconception Peer Educators and Maternal and Child Health Student Organization to become a certified Peer Educator! During this 2-day training you’ll learn about sexual and reproductive health disparities and how to communicate this information to others. You will receive a certificate from the Office of Minority Health after the training, but you must attend both days.
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Dornsife Global Development Scholars Information Session

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Learn information about the fully-funded, global health experiential learning program, the Dornsife Global Development Scholars. Dornsife Scholars work alongside World Vision International, a major international non-government organization (INGO) and the largest distributor of water around the world, on humanitarian efforts that achieve all U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to the global agenda prioritizing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). While gaining international experience in rural parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America or Southeast Asia for up to 6 months, Dornsife Scholars address 16 cross-cutting themes in WASH.
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Effective Resume Writing

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
Resumes are an essential personal marketing tool the professional world, providing an overview of your education, career history, accomplishments, and more. This workshop, led by Michelle Dziuda, Administrative Coordinator in the department of Health Management and Policy at Dornsife, will focus on tailoring your resume's formatting, wording, and content for future public health opportunities. Please bring a working draft of your current resume. You may also wish to bring a job description for a prospective employer for reference in order to capitalize on this workshop.
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Class Visit Day

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 240
- Everyone
We invite you to participate in one of our Class Visit Days to learn how an MPH from the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health can help you achieve your academic and professional goals.
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LinkedIn Done Right

Monday, October 7, 2019

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 132
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
No matter what your career path, an effective LinkedIn profile can help you manage your professional identity online.
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Maternal and Child Health Student Organization and Preconception Peer Educators General Body Meeting

Monday, October 7, 2019

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 320
- Everyone
Meet the board members from both MCH Program student groups and learn about ways to get involved (networking, learning opportunities, certifications, and career development).
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A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Director's Lecture: Toward Personalized Medicine for Autism(s)

Monday, October 7, 2019

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Behrakis Grand Hall 3210 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 1910
- Everyone
Dr. Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, the Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor at the University of Virginia, will present findings from his Autism Center of Excellence Network focused on understanding gender differences in the causes, characteristics and experiences of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) concerning gender differences in ASD brain development, and describing efforts to bridge DNA sequence and brain development to identify neurogenetic profiles that predict treatment response as well as functioning and quality of life in adolescence and young adulthood.
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Safety and Health at the Heart of the Future of Work

Thursday, October 3, 2019

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Hagerty Library 3141 Market Street, Room L33
- Everyone
This Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) Research Seminar features Kevin Cassidy, MS, Director and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations, ILO-USA.
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