DPHS March 2022 Graduate Programs Newsletter

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Department of Public Health Sciences

March 31, 2022

STUDENT AND ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Ph.D. in Epidemiology

New Statistical Analysis Evaluates Survival for Endometrial Cancer as a Second Primary Malignancy

Heidy Medina, a Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, is first author of a paper that evaluates the survival outcomes of patients with endometrial cancer as a second primary malignancy (ESCP).

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M.D./M.P.H. Joint Degree Program

Medical Student-Created Community Health Initiative Wraps Up Pilot Phase M.D./M.P.H. students, Lauren Hucko and Margaret Koester, have completed the pilot phase of the Healthier Together: A Group-Based Approach to Weight Management and Lifestyle Change intervention. The students now plan to scale the intervention at other medical schools across the country.

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M.D./M.P.H. Joint Degree Program

Match Day 2022 Highlights Miller School Students’ Success University of Miami Miller School of Medicine students gathered at the Schoninger Research Quadrangle on Friday, March 18th in celebration of Match Day with family members and friends. Students learned about the specialty they matched into, as well as the location they will be completing their medical residency. Watch the video recording of the Match Day Ceremony below.

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OFFICE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS

MD/MPH Match Day 2022 Congratulations to the M.D./M.P.H. students in the Class of 2022 on the Match Day Ceremony, which represents the culmination of four years of medical school training. View the photo gallery of the Match Day event here.

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STUDENT AND ALUMNI UPDATES

Ph.D. in Prevention Science and Community Health and Master of Public Health

Bre Anne Young Bre Anne Young, current Ph.D. in Prevention Science and Community Health candidate and alumna of the M.P.H. program, has co-authored a paper titled "Black doctors on white walls: Visual representation in

Ph.D. in Prevention Science and Community Health

Dr. Ji-Young Lee Dr. Ji-Young Lee has recently accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position at the University of South Florida in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy. Dr. Lee is a graduate of the Ph.D. in Prevention Science and Community Health

medicine." The paper has been published in the March edition of the Medical Education journal.

program in the Department of Public Health Sciences.

NEW MD/MPH GRADUATE PROGRAMS STAFF

Vallerie Felix is the new Senior Program Coordinator, MD/MPH in the Department of Public Health Sciences.

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VIDEO: MATCH DAY RECAP 2022

To watch the full video recording of the event, please click on the following link:

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EVENTS

Dr. Sara St. George presented her two family-based digital lifestyle interventions with Hispanic families: (1) “Healthy Juntos” (Healthy Together); and (2) “Con Cariño, Abuelita” (With Love, Grandma) during a recent DPHS Division Showcase presentation. Dr. St. George described the process of codesigning the interventions with Hispanic grandparents, parents, and youth, as well as some of the lessons she has learned as a junior investigator entering the health tech field.

Dr. Patricia Moreno presented her research examining health-related quality of life among individuals with cancer with a particular focus on Hispanics/Latinos in the United States during a recent DPHS Division Showcase presentation. Dr. Moreno also provided an overview of her recently-funded NCI Career Development Award (K01) that aims to improve early integration of palliative care among Hispanics/Latinos with metastatic cancer in order to ensure patients live as well as possible following a stage IV diagnosis.

PHSA WOMEN'S WELLNESS WEDNESDAY PANEL DISCUSSION

The Public Health Student Association (PHSA) hosted a panel discussion yesterday focused on women's wellness in celebration of Women's History Month.

Stay tuned for future PHSA events and activities.

INTHE NEWS 'It can be you.' How Miami medical students are hitting the streets to treat the homeless

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WayBack Wednesday: Public health graduate students presented their capstone, thesis, research and class projects during the Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum (ESRF) which took place in February 2020. ESRF is an annual international symposium held at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Photo: Department of Public Health Sciences Archives

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