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The Council's Career Connections program at the Annual Conference seeks to serve as a source of information for both students and young professionals who are exploring career options in global health, and to showcase the global health sector as a viable and rewarding career path.
All student and young professional attendees are encouraged to take part in our Career Connections series at Conference. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis to registered conference attendees.
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| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 |
Panel Session: Careers in Global Health: How We Got Started
9:30–11 am
Blue Room Pre-Function (map)
Learn more about careers in global health from senior-level professionals. Prominent global health figures will describe the unique characteristics of their field and how and why they got started in global health.
2008 Speakers:
Dr. William Foege, MD, MPH, Chair, Global Health Council's Board of Directors; Fellow, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ms. Renuka Gadde, BS, MBA, Director, Global Immunization & Injection Safety, Becton Dickinson & Co.
Mr. Kenneth Gustavsen, Director, Global Health Partnerships, Merck & Co., Inc.
Ms. Susan Purdin, RN, MPH, Senior Technical Advisor, Reproductive Health, International Rescue Committee
Ms. Suzanne Rainey, Director of Business Development, Forum One Communications
Moderator:
Mr. Donald Beddie, Vice President of Operations, Global Health Council
Past speakers have included:
Evaleen Jones, MD, President and Founder, Child Family Health International;
Therese McGinn, DrPH, Associate Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Director,
RAISE Initiative;
Thomas Merrick, PhD, Program Advisor, World Bank;
Melinda Moore, MD, MPH, Senior Health Researcher, RAND;
Jeff Richardson, Vice President, Global AIDS Care, Abbott Fund;
and Carl Taylor, MD, DrPH, Emeritus Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health.
Global Health Career Fair
2:30 – 5 pm
Blue Room Pre-Function (map)
This event provides a convenient location for students and job seekers to connect with recruiters from non-profit organizations, government agencies, corporations and academic institutions to discuss organizational functions, desired skill sets, current and future employment and internship opportunities, career paths in the field, and other career information. Each recruiter will have entry-level positions available.
 Author Patricia Ohmans will be available and selling copies of her and Garth Osborn’s hit book, Finding Work in Global Health, a practical guide for job-seekers or anyone who wants to make the world a healthier place.
2008 Recruiters:
Academy for Educational Development
American Refugee Committee
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Chemonics
Forum One Communications
Global Health Council
Global Health Fellows Program
Global Service Corps
Macro International
Management Sciences for Health
Population Services International
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
WESTAT
Student and Young Professional Networking Reception
7:30–9 pm
Blue Room Pre-Function (map)
Hosted by: GlobeMed | website and the University Coalitions for Global Health | website
Connect with your peers at the Student and Young Professional Networking Reception, hosted by GlobeMed and the University Coalitions for Global Health, and get involved with some of the leading global health student organizations. Representatives from the Student Global AIDS Campaign, Americans for Informed Democracy, The American Medical Student Association and many more will be present.
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| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
Brown-Bag Session: Getting a Job in Global Health
12:15-1:15 pm
Palladian Ballroom (map)
Hosted by: The Global Health Fellow Program/Public Health Institute | visit website
 This event will focus on gaining international experience, possible career paths, the value of professional development and mentoring, and networking at the conference. There will also be real-life examples of GHFP Fellows currently working in global health and a question-and-answer session with senior program staff.
The Global Health Fellows Program presently has 75 fellows in a broad range of positions working with USAID and partner organizations in developing countries and Washington, D.C. Focus areas include HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, avian influenza, maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health.
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| Thursday, May 29, 2008 |
Brown-Bag Session, Film Series at Career Connections: Mountains of Hope: Film and Global Health
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12:30–2:00 pm
Ambassador Ballroom (map)
Join us for a special screening of the student-produced documentary Mountains of Hope, and learn about careers in film and global health from an independent documentary filmmaker whose background is in international development work.
 Mountains of Hope is a Boston University School of Medicine student-produced documentary that highlights the massive departure of Lesotho's health care professionals to the Republic of South Africa. It tells the harrowing story of the courageous doctors and nurses who stayed, what they go through on a day-to-day basis, and what is being done to lure more of them back to a place in a dire state of need.
A fourth-year medical student at Boston University, Kara-Lee Pool, inspired by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation-supported work of the Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance, produced this film to educate her fellow students about the health-care challenges faced in resource-constrained settings, to raise general awareness about the situation in Lesotho, and to present a message that will help draw Basotho physicians and nurses back to Lesotho. Director Patrick Christell presents a compelling portrait of Lesotho's human resource crisis and the people involved in turning it around.
Lisa Russell, MPH, Director and Producer with Governess Films, will discuss career paths in film and global health. Ms. Russell is an independent documentary filmmaker whose background in humanitarian relief and development work gives her inspiration for films about our global society. She has traveled extensively, shooting films for UN and international agencies in diverse countries such as Brazil, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Niger, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In September of 2005, Lisa collaborated with Grammy-nominated artist, Zap Mama, on The Woman Tour - a three-week nationwide tour of film screenings and musical performances to increase awareness of global women's health. Currently residing in Brooklyn, NY, Lisa is also a teaching artist for Urban Word NYC, where she leads workshops that blend film screenings with spoken word poetry/open mics on issues affecting today's youth.
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| Friday, May 30, 2008 |
Brown-Bag Session: Finding Work in Global Health
12:45-1:45 pm
Capitol Room (map)
 Considering a global health career, a part-time internship, or simply a volunteer stint overseas? You won't want to miss this brown-bag workshop. Patricia Ohmans, MPH, co-author of the book Finding Work in Global Health, will offer an insider’s guide to entering the field. Her lively, interactive presentation will cover the 10 top myths about global health; seven ways to work in the field; a dozen questions to ask yourself BEFORE you go, and more. This session is designed especially for entry-level professionals, but NGO recruiters are cordially invited to participate.
Advocacy Training Workshop: Youth Strategies for Creating Change
2:15-4:15 pm
Capitol Room (map)
Hosted by the University Coalitions for Global Health | website
Want to make a difference on your campus? Come learn from grassroots activists about empowering youth in support of global health advocacy issues. Topics covered include coalition building, designing campaign strategies, mobilizing youth-based communities, and effective campus organizing.
Contact Melissa Goduti at mgoduti@globalhealth.org for additional information.
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