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Tulane public health faculty among first to receive federal funding for gun violence research after decades-long ban

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The National Institutes of Health awarded a $146,000 research grant to Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine to study how state gun laws may reduce homicide among women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. The school is among the first to receive federal funding for gun violence research after a nearly 24-year ban by Congress. Maeve…

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Combined MD/MPH degree program looks ahead to 50th anniversary

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Tulane University’s prestigious MD/MPH combined degree program will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021, and the program has only grown in popularity and renown throughout the years. The program is open to students who have been accepted to Tulane School of Medicine and wish to pursue both an MD from Tulane and an MPH from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.…

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Challenges posed by COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean

K. Lane November 20, 2020Gallery

The COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly transformed the access and the organization of health services for an indeterminate time, circumventing the efforts made in recent years to improve women, children, and adolescent health indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean. Arachu Castro, the Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America at Tulane University, has authored a report that…

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New dean seeks to create a culture of inclusion

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In September, the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine welcomed Dr. Erica Whitiker as the assistant dean for student experience. Whitiker has a long history as a passionate advocate for students from a wide array of backgrounds, and she intends to dramatically shift the culture at the school to be more focused on student needs and to support them throughout…

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MD/MPH alumnus stands out from the crowd thanks to joint degree

November 20, 2020Gallery

Initially, Cliff Gevirtz, MD (M *81, PHTM *81) chose his field of study at Tulane because he just wanted to stand out from the crowd a little bit. Instead, he found a dual-degree program that kicked-started his career and taught him skills he continues to use to this day. “I had a very smart professor at the University of Rochester…

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