Past Events

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Public Health Career Development Workshop

Friday, November 21, 2014

9:30 AM-4:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, 1st Floor Computer Lab
- Graduate Students
SGO and Student Affairs have partnered you to bring you a day of mini-workshops to help you prepare for a career in public health! Learn where to search for public health jobs and internships as well as the skill sets that these positions will require. The event is free and open to the first 50 School of Public Health graduate students who register by November 15th.
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MCH Journal Club Meeting "Entertainment education for Maternal and Child Health"

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

2:15 PM-3:15 PM

Nesbitt Hall 7th Floor Seminar Room
- Current Students
- Graduate Students
Please note: students should contact Dr. Davis for a copy of the article to be discussed. Article should be read prior to the meeting.
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School of Public Health APHA Alumni & Friends Reception (New Orleans)

Monday, November 17, 2014

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

New Orleans Convention Center New Orleans, LA
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Staff
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 228
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School of Public Health Activities at APHA's Annual Meeting & Exposition (New Orleans, LA)

November 15, 2014 through November 19, 2014

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130
- Alumni
- Public
APHA's Annual Meeting & Exposition serves as the home for public health professionals to convene, learn, network and engage with peers.
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Childhood Injury During Mass Casualty Events: the Haitian Earthquake and the Boston Marathon Bombing

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium 3215 Market Street
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Prospective Students
- Graduate Students
Grand Rounds Speaker: Dr. David Mooney. Dr. Mooney is the Director of the Trauma Center, an attending in pediatric general surgery and an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. His research interests focus on evaluating and improving pediatric trauma care, in addition to exploring the causes and outcomes of injuries among children and adolescents. Dr. Mooney will be sharing lessons learned from his fieldwork, discussing the special needs of children who are injured during mass casualty events and what the public health systems could do to prepare for those needs.
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Drexel Health Law Society and Drexel Health Management & Policy: Jeffrey Benner of Camden Coalition

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

School of Law, Room 240
- Graduate Students
Health Management and Policy Club and the Health Law Society are hosting a talk by Jeffrey Brenner, founder and CEO of Camden Coalition, who received a MacArthur award in 2013.
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The Ebola Epidemic: Public Health, Human Rights and a Community Response

Thursday, October 30, 2014

5:00 PM-7:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Stein Auditorium 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Public
- Staff
- Graduate Students
Teach-In
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Postponed - "Health Equity in Emergency Preparedness and the Response to the Ebola Epidemic"

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall
- Alumni
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Prospective Students
- Public
- Graduate Students
Due to speaker's professional obligations, event has been postponed.
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EPI & BIOSTAT Research Seminar "Use and utility of natural experiments"

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719, 3215 Market Street Philadelphia, PA
- Current Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
Title: "The use and utility of natural experiments in population health research: insights from four studies on the built environment and health" featuring speaker: Steven Cummins, BSc MSc PhD
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Multidisciplinary Health Simulation Day

Saturday, October 25, 2014

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

DUCOM Simulation Lab
- Graduate Students
The Multidisciplinary Simulation Workshop hosted by the School of Public Health and DUCOM Simulation Lab has been planned for graduate students across the university involved in the health services. Students are invited to participate in a day of clinical and non-clinical scenarios to address key issues in the field of health care. Through collaboration, students will learn from each other about the different roles and perspectives in health care. The workshop will be on Saturday October 25th from 9 AM to 4 PM. Breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be provided. The event will be very engaging, a good learning opportunity, and a great experience overall. Sign up here:
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