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Futures in Global Health Day

Date: 
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time: 11:30am - 3:00pm Career Fair, 5:30pm-7:00pm Interactive Lecture
Location: University of Washington, Mary Gates Commons - Career Fair, Foege Auditorium - Interactive Lecture
 

Are you an undergraduate, graduate, or professional student interested in learning how your skills and interests can be applicable to the field of global health? The Department of Global Health’s Global Health Resource Center presents the following events to help you get on the right track towards a career in global health:

Futures in Global Health Career Fair
Mary Gates Commons, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
This informational fair will feature over 25 participating organizations. Participants include PATH, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, CARE-USA, International Training and Education Center for Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Mama Maria Kenya, International Community Health Services, Village Reach, Health Alliance International, and more! Speak directly to representatives from leading global health organizations that work locally and abroad. Learn about the wide scope of global health careers that exist for almost any discipline.

Preparing a Future Generation of Global Health Professionals
Lecture and Interactive Panel Discussion
Foege Auditorium, 5:30-7 p.m.
What are the skills, attitudes, and behaviors that will land you a job after your global health certificate or degree? This program, presented in two parts, will try to provide answers to your burning questions.

Part I Sarah Hohl, MPHc, Global Health and Graduate Research Assistant, Health Alliance International, will present findings from interviews conducted with 25 major global health leaders on the skill sets they are looking for and the most important areas of study for global health students.

Part II: Audience members will have the unique opportunity to have an interactive question and answer session with four professionals involved in the hiring process of leading global health organizations.

For more information about this event, contact event coordinator Jana Shih by email.

 

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The Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) works to enhance and expand Washington’s global health impact and showcase our region’s role as a leading center for global health activities.

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