EPI Department Journal Club Meeting

We are excited to announce that the Epidemiology Journal Club will host its first meeting of the year on Monday, 2/5 from 12-1PM in GCR L35! The Epidemiology Journal Club fosters a safe space to discuss, analyze, and critique public health literature and is open to students in ALL departments. Bi-weekly meetings to discuss student led presentations on journal articles related to anything epidemiology Every other Monday from 12 – 1 pm. In GCR L35. Future meetings will take place on 2/19, 3/25, and 4/8.

Leveraging Emotional Intelligence and Diversity in Public Health Webinar, Region IV Public Health Training Center

Overview:

This is a live webinar on February 9, 2024, from 12-1:30 pm ET. Participants will use Zoom to join.

During this 90-minute webinar we will explore what it means to develop your emotional intelligence across lines of difference. In addition to reviewing the foundational EQ (Emotional Quotient) framework developed by Goleman (1995), we will explore the emotional intelligence and diversity model developed by Gardenswartz, Cherbosque, and Rowe (2010). Public health professionals attending this webinar will understand how EQ influences their own worldview, gain insights into others’ perceptions and the importance of managing emotions and building relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, intellects, and cultural perspectives. The webinar will conclude with strategies to create environments where public health efforts can succeed, and diversity can thrive.

Emily Saunders, EdD, has been supporting various leadership and professional development initiatives at the University of Georgia for over 17 years. As part of the Community Leadership Program team, she specializes in creating and delivering programs to support individual and group learning, with a particular interest in women’s leadership development, organization development, creativity, and innovation. Emily is a certified FourSight® mindset facilitator and holds a Foundations of Design Thinking certificate. She also coaches clients using the Hogan Assessment and Global Leadership Profile.

Before joining the Fanning Institute, she co-created and taught professional development and internship courses, worked with numerous student leadership groups, launched two mentoring programs and a university-wide onboarding series, managed multiple alumni boards, and oversaw a successful annual giving program. She is also a 2017 graduate of the inaugural class of the University of Georgia’s Women’s Staff Leadership Institute. ​ ​

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain how emotional intelligence influences their worldview
• Discuss the importance of managing emotions and building relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, intellects, and cultural perspectives
• Identify at least 2 strategies to create environments in which public health efforts can succeed and diversity can thrive

CERTIFICATE: The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing both modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion.

For more information and to register, please click here. 

Public Health Communication Workshop Series

This Spring, Holly Patrick will be conducting weekly Communication Workshops as part of the Public Health Communication Workshop Series, sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs, scheduled Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30 pm.  Students are asked to register in advance though students may attend without pre-registration if space is available. For more information and to register, please click here.

Information Session, Epi Scholars and NYC Health Department

Since 2007, the Epi Scholars Program has provided rigorous training in applied epidemiology to stellar graduate and professional epidemiology and biostatistics students at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).  

On behalf of the HRTP and Epi Scholars team, We would like to cordially your students to learn about internship opportunities at the NYC Health Department through the Epi Scholars Program.
Graduate epidemiology and biostatistics students, career service and development representatives, advisors, professors, and all who wish to learn more about the program are welcome to attend. 

About the Epi Scholars Program: 

The Epi Scholars program is a full-time, paid, 10 – 12 week summer internship program for top graduate epidemiology and biostatistics students at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Scholars receive supplemental training from senior researchers including training in theory, methods, and public health practice to enhance their understanding of the root causes of disease.  

The Epi Scholars program is accepting applications for the Summer 2024 session from January 15 – February 15, 2024.  

Learn about the Epi Scholars Program at either 1 of 2 information sessions: 

• Monday, January 22nd, 2024
  • 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) 
  • Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcOuqrTIvHtRlu8ZbumQRK7neLK6TYfUo#/registration  

• Thursday, January 25nd, 2024 
  • 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EST) 
  • Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdOmorj0pGdbA802iZS8NF0yzA2ca6WrX  

During the information sessions, representatives of the Epi Scholars Program will provide an overview of the program, program requirements and eligibility, how to apply, the application review and selection process, what students can expect as an Epi Scholar, and more. 

Thank you for your support. For questions, please email epischolars [at] health [dot] nyc [dot] gov.