DPHS Graduate Programs September 2021 Newsletter

View in Browser

Department of Public Health Sciences

September 29, 2021

STUDENT AND ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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

Miller School Student Wins Grant for Social Media Study on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Infertility

Morgan Levy, a second-year M.D./M.P.H. candidate at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been awarded a $500 grant by the Association for Healthcare Social Media and Cochrane. Levy will develop an educational, social media campaign to tackle misinformation in vaccines and infertility on social media during COVID-19 in collaboration with her mentor, Torie Comeaux Plowden, M.D., M.P.H.

Read More>

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

Miller School Students Launch Mobile Clinic to Aid Medically Underserved in Dade County Students in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have launched Miami Street Medicine (MSM), a mobile clinic offering wound care, health screenings, medications, and case management to homeless populations in Miami-Dade County.

Dan Bergholz, who is the founder of MSM and a third-year student at the Miller School, is working closely with the Dade County Street Response to build the clinic infrastructure.

Read More>

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

Students help address challenges created by the pandemic University of Miami Miller School of Medicine students have helped address challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic through a myriad of ways. Among the efforts include conducting research, engaging in public policy advocacy in Washington, D.C., printing 3D face shields, a non-profit vaccination initiative, and delivering smart devices to the elderly to enable face-to-face communication with their families.

Read More>

OFFICE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Course Evaluations The mid-semester course evaluations are scheduled on October 4-8, 2021. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the evaluations.

Graduation and Fall Commencement Ceremony The application for Graduation is now open. The deadline to apply for Fall 2021 Graduation is October 14, 2021. Students must apply for graduation to participate in the commencement ceremony.

The Fall Commencement Ceremony is scheduled to be held on Friday December 17, 2021 at 1:00 pm at the Watsco Center on the Coral Gables campus. Please see the Commencement Ceremony website for additional details: https://commencement.miami.edu/ceremonyinformation/december-commencement/index.html.

MD/MPH Program Update Medical school students have begun interviewing for the upcoming residency Match. Let’s wish our 4th year MD/MPH students luck with their interviews!

Danny Gomez, a third-year M.D./M.P.H. candidate, is a semi-finalist in the American Medical Associations (AMA) Research Challenge. Danny submitted an abstract on the topic of “Chronic pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain and its role in Emergency Room Utilization."

Morgan Levy, a second-year M.D./M.P.H. candidate, wrote an article on the unprecedented human experience of attending a Zoom funeral titled, "Do You Still Wear a Black Dress to a Zoom Funeral?" The article has been published in the July edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

MEET OUR DPHS AMBASSADORS

Master of Public Health

Eva Agasse

M.S. in Prevention Science and Community Health

Melissa Castillo

View Profile> View Profile>

Master of Science in Public Health

Master of Science in Public Health

Aliane Douyon

Kevin Espinoza

View Profile>

View Profile>

Ph.D. in Epidemiology

M.P.H./M.A.I.A. Joint Degree Program

Robert Mesa

Joba Odediran

View Profile>

View Profile>

Master of Public Health

Isabella Zamora View Profile>

DPHS CANE STUDENT AMBASSADORS PROGRAM

The Canes Student Ambassador Program is for current students who are interested in becoming leaders, not only in the Canes community, but specifically for the Department of Public Health Sciences. DPHS Canes Student Ambassadors will interact with prospective and incoming students through campus tours, recruitment events, student engagement events, and mentoring international students. Learn more about the DPHS Canes Student Ambassadors program here.

Learn More>

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND EDUCATION: WHERE SCIENCE MEETS SOUL

PHSA VIRTUAL SOCIAL HOUR

ADDITIONAL EVENTS Oct 04

11:45 am

Oct 07

7:00 pm

Oct 13

7:00 pm

Oct 19

12:00 pm

Nov 09

12:00 pm

MPH Student Capstone Info Session with Student Panel

Latinx Heritage Month 2021: Intro to Medical Español – Learn Basic Medical Spanish

Latinx Heritage Month 2021: Trivia Night – How Much Do You Know? Test your Latinx History Knowledge

Division Showcase: “Substance Use, Sexual Minority Stress, and Epigenetic Markers of Cellular Aging”

Division Showcase: Prevention Science and Community Health

PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Graduate Programs in Public Health

Delta Omega Honor Society

Public Health Student Organization

Public Health Journal Club

Connect with Us

SEEN AT DPHS

The Department of Public Health Sciences recently held the DPHS New Student Fall 2021 Orientation to welcome new and returning students to the 2021-2022 academic year. Photo by: Orlando Garcia/University of Miami

Department of Public Health Sciences

Related Links

1120 NW 14th Street CRB 919 Miami FL 33136

About Divisions Faculty Research Graduate Studies

305-243-8331

For media inquiries regarding the Graduate Programs in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, please contact Orlando Garcia at ogarcia0427@miami.edu, Begoña Rovira, MBA, MA, at brovira@miami.edu, and Veronica Bustabad at vbb10@miami.edu.

Terms

Privacy

Unsubscribe

Access the DPHSNEWSLETTER Home Page and Archives Unsubscribe from the DPHSNEWSLETTER List