Past Events

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Class Visit Day

Monday, November 25, 2013

9:30 AM-12:00 AM

Bellet Building
- Prospective Students
Prospective MPH students are invited to sit in on the Health Management and Policy course, PBHL 618- Historical and Contemporary Developments in Social Justice. Guests will also have the opportunity to learn more about the School of Public Health and application process as well as have lunch with our current students. Space is limited.
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Towards Religious Competency for Health Professionals

Friday, November 22, 2013

9:00 AM-1:00 PM

The Friends Center Rufus Jones Room 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Alumni
- Faculty
- Public
- Staff
What does a public health professional or a health clinician need to know about faith traditions to plan effective programs, be religiously competent, and interact successfully with clients of diverse faith backgrounds?
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Public Health EPI/BIO Research Seminar

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

The Bellet Building, Room 103, 1505 Race. St., Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Prospective Students
- Staff
Alisa Stephens, PhD, Instructor of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania will give the talk "Flexible covariate-adjusted exact tests of randomized treatment effects with application to a trial of HIV education."
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An Evening on Civic Engagement and Community Advocacy with Sam Daley-Harris

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Mitchell Auditorium Bossone Reasearch Center 3140 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Prospective Students
- Public
- Staff
An Evening on Civic Engagement and Community Advocacy with Sam Daley-Harris
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Maternal and Child Health Journal Club

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Bellet Building 6th Floor Conference Room 1505 Race St. Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Current Students
- Faculty
Alison Ventura, PhD, Department of Nutrition, CNHP will discuss "Effects of prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding on specific child health measures"

The Maternal and Child Health Working Group (MCHWG) is excited to offer students interested in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) an opportunity to interact with MCH faculty through discussions of relevant MCH publications. Journal club facilitators will present highlights of a chosen article and comment on why the topic is important for MCH at this time. An open discussion of the article will follow.

All participants will be expected to read the article before the meeting to ensure meaningful discussion.

*Please contact Dr. Renee Davis (Renee.Davis@DrexelMed.edu) prior to the meeting for a copy of the article.
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Faculty Forum Series: International Opportunities in the Health Sciences

Monday, November 18, 2013

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Bellet Building, Rm. 604 1505 Race St. Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Faculty
The Office of International Programs is pleased to announce its next event in the Faculty Forum series: International Opportunities in the Health Sciences on November 18, 2013 from 3:30-5pm in Bellet 604. This event will allow faculty across the spectrum of the Health Sciences to learn more about the Office of International Programs and the resources we offer for faculty interested in international research and connecting with our international partners. Refreshments will be provided.
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Grand Rounds: Dr. Harvey Rubin, UPenn -- Global Governance for Infectious Diseases

Thursday, November 14, 2013

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

New College Building, Geary A Auditorium, 245 N. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Parents & Families
- Prospective Students
- Public
- Staff
Public Health Grand Rounds Lecture Series Presents Dr. Harvey Rubin, Director, UPenn Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response, giving the lecture "Towards a Global Governance Structure for Infectious Diseases: Theory into Practice."
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Yuval Shahar, MD, PhD: The Computer is the Patient's Best Friend

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

MLK Room, Friends Center 1501 Cherry Street, 3rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Staff
“The Computer is the Patient’s Best Friend: The Role of Medical Informatics in Alleviating some of the Challenges Facing 21st Century Medicine”
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CHP Education Forum

Monday, November 11, 2013

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Room 103-104 Bellet Building 1505 Race St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Staff
National Center for Cultural Competence
Georgetown University
Center for Child & Human Development
will be presenting...
"Cultural and Linguistic Competence: Implications for Public Health Practice"
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"LGBTQI Bioethics: Past, Present, and Future"

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

4:00 PM-12:00 AM

Friends Center 1501 Cherry Street MLK Room, 3rd Floor
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Prospective Students
- Staff
The Initiative for the Study of Public Health Ethics and History & The Program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health invite you to a Guest Lecture on "LGBTQI Bioethics: Past, Present, and Future"
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