One of Dean LaVeist’s goals is to increase the school’s interaction with the community by hosting more public events in the Tidewater Building. In May the school took the first big leap in doing this by premiering the Public Health Film Festival of New Orleans. Over the course of three days, the festival shared a collection of ten powerful feature-length…
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MS in Clinical Investigation fills need for gap year program
The Department of Epidemiology has revised its Master of Science program in Clinical Investigation (MSCI). The program now requires 36 credits and can be completed in one year. “We looked at the students who were attracted to the existing program and surveyed program offerings across the country,” said Amanda Anderson who co-directs the MSCI program with Epidemiology Department Chair Jiang…
Keep Reading MS in Clinical Investigation fills need for gap year programA big year for Tulane Fogarty Global Health Fellows
A record four Tulane affiliates have been named as Fogarty Global Health Fellows for 2019-2020. Fellows participate in collaborative, mentored, global health research training in low- and middle-income countries. The Global Health Fellows is the flagship program of the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The program is coordinated by six consortia, and Tulane is a…
Keep Reading A big year for Tulane Fogarty Global Health FellowsCRESCENT VIEW
Dear Friends, I’m closing in on my first full year here at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and, looking through the pages of this magazine, I’m pleased with the many things we have accomplished – so far. We’ve launched an online program, held our first Public Health Film Festival, rebranded the school, and gone through a thoughtful…
Keep Reading CRESCENT VIEWMollye Demosthenidy Named Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives at Tulane Public Health
EARLIER THIS SPRING, Dr. Thomas LaVeist, dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, announced that Mollye Demosthenidy would become the associate dean for strategic initiatives for the school. Demosthenidy, a clinical associate professor, has been on faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management for eight years. Her new role took effect on July…
Keep Reading Mollye Demosthenidy Named Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives at Tulane Public Health