Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Our Website Has Moved!
Come check us out at our new website https://sites.google.com/site/undergraduateconferenceinph/ for the most up-to-date information on the conference!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Public Health Conference 2012: Making Public Health Contagious
Join us in the spring for our 3rd Annual Undergraduate Conference in Public Health! The conference will take place on April 27, 2012 in the Glass Pavillion. Mark your calendars for this exciting event, and stay tuned for more updates!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Conference Schedule
8:30 - 9:15 am- Registration, Poster Set-Up & Continental Breakfast
9:15 - 9:25 am- Welcoming Remarks
9:25 - 9:55 am- Alumni Speaker
9:55- 10:00 am- Passing Period
10:00 - 11:15 am- Breakout Session I
11:15 - 11:45 pm- Poster Session
11:45 - 12:15 pm- Lunch
12:15 - 1:30 pm- Breakout Session II
1:30 - 1:35- Passing Period
1:35 - 2:15 pm- KEYNOTE SPEAKER
2:20 - 3:00 pm- Career Panel
3:05 - 3:20 pm- Closing Remarks
3:30 - 5:00 pm- Film Screening
9:15 - 9:25 am- Welcoming Remarks
9:25 - 9:55 am- Alumni Speaker
9:55- 10:00 am- Passing Period
10:00 - 11:15 am- Breakout Session I
11:15 - 11:45 pm- Poster Session
11:45 - 12:15 pm- Lunch
12:15 - 1:30 pm- Breakout Session II
1:30 - 1:35- Passing Period
1:35 - 2:15 pm- KEYNOTE SPEAKER
2:20 - 3:00 pm- Career Panel
3:05 - 3:20 pm- Closing Remarks
3:30 - 5:00 pm- Film Screening
Friday, March 18, 2011
Conference Registration Extended
Conference registration has been extended to 11:59PM on Monday April 4.
You must be registered to attend the conference. Only those who were invited for ORAL presentations will have their registration fee waived.
You must be registered to attend the conference. Only those who were invited for ORAL presentations will have their registration fee waived.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Conference Registration
Conference registration opens on March 2 at 8 AM and closes on March 28 at 11:59 PM. Register today!
You can register at www.jhutickets.com
Registration costs $5 (plus an additional 50 cent service charge). This fee includes breakfast, lunch, and conference goodies. The fee will be waived for those chosen for oral presentations- however, you will be required to register separately (an e-mail will be sent shortly).
You can register at www.jhutickets.com
Registration costs $5 (plus an additional 50 cent service charge). This fee includes breakfast, lunch, and conference goodies. The fee will be waived for those chosen for oral presentations- however, you will be required to register separately (an e-mail will be sent shortly).
Friday, January 21, 2011
Keynote Speaker for 2011 Conference
Curious to learn more about this year's keynote speaker? Here's a brief biography of our speaker, Dr. Ruben del Prado:
Dr. del Prado graduated as a medical doctor from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Suriname in 1984. He obtained his Masters Degrees in Health Policy and Management, and in Behavioral Sciences, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland in 1987.
He has had extensive training in epidemiology (USA) and health systems governance (Norway), while he has worked extensively as a trainer himself and as consultant for PAHO/WHO, the European Union and Johns Hopkins University, throughout the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
Dr. del Prado is the former Director of the Suriname National AIDS Programme (1988to1996), after which he founded and became the Head of the Department of Public Health of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the “Universiteit van Suriname,” in addition to being Assistant Dean for Medical Education and lecturer in clinical preventive medicine.
In 1999 he joined the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as Inter-Country Programme Advisor for the Caribbean, covering 23 countries and territories in the French, Spanish, Dutch and English speaking Caribbean.
He was the UNAIDS Country Coordinator in Uganda from 2002 until 2005, after which he was charge of UNAIDS Planning and Programme Implementation in India until his re-assignment as UNAIDS Country Coordinator (UCC) in Guyana, in October 2006.
Dr. del Prado graduated as a medical doctor from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Suriname in 1984. He obtained his Masters Degrees in Health Policy and Management, and in Behavioral Sciences, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland in 1987.
He has had extensive training in epidemiology (USA) and health systems governance (Norway), while he has worked extensively as a trainer himself and as consultant for PAHO/WHO, the European Union and Johns Hopkins University, throughout the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.
Dr. del Prado is the former Director of the Suriname National AIDS Programme (1988to1996), after which he founded and became the Head of the Department of Public Health of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the “Universiteit van Suriname,” in addition to being Assistant Dean for Medical Education and lecturer in clinical preventive medicine.
In 1999 he joined the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) as Inter-Country Programme Advisor for the Caribbean, covering 23 countries and territories in the French, Spanish, Dutch and English speaking Caribbean.
He was the UNAIDS Country Coordinator in Uganda from 2002 until 2005, after which he was charge of UNAIDS Planning and Programme Implementation in India until his re-assignment as UNAIDS Country Coordinator (UCC) in Guyana, in October 2006.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Call for Abstracts
We are now accepting abstracts for the 2011 Conference! Please download the form found on the right side of this page. Abstracts should be submitted to phsfconference@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on Monday, February 7th. Please e-mail phsfconference@gmail.com with any questions!
Conference 2011 Announcement
Abstract submission is now open and registration information will be released in the near future!
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