The Weekly SPHere Dec. 15, 2008

Editor’s note: The Weekly SPHere will be on hiatus during winter break beginning Monday, Dec. 15. It will resume publication on Monday, Jan. 12.

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SPHere Spotlight

Diana Yefanova, graduate advisor in the Learning Abroad Center, is available to discuss international opportunities for interested graduate students. She is available for walk-in appointments every Monday or Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in 230 Heller Hall. Appointments can be scheduled at other times Monday-Wednesday by e-mailing gradadv@umn.edu. During the appointments she will discuss international internship, study abroad, and research abroad opportunities, as well as funding sources.

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Student News

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists is sponsoring an applied epidemiology fellowship program to provide a high quality training experience and to secure long-term career placement for fellows at a state health department. The fellowship provides two years of paid on-the-job training at a state health agency under the guidance of an experienced doctoral-level mentor. The fellowship is open to any recent public health graduate (or soon to be graduate in 2009) with a master's or doctoral-level degree who has completed at least three graduate-level epidemiology courses and at least one graduate level biostatistics course. U.S. citizenship is required. More information can be found at . The application deadline is Feb. 3.
• More infiormation
• Online application

Seats are still available for PubH 6862: Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Health Care. The three-credit class, taught by John Nyman, will meet from 4 to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the spring semester. The course starts with a review of relevant theoretical concepts; distinguishes among return-on-investment analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis and cost-utility analysis; critically reviews the recommendations of the Washington Panel for how to conduct cost-utility analyses in the US; discusses the survivor cost and discounting controversies; teaches the DataPro software package; covers Markov analyses and the statistical issues in cost-effectiveness analysis; and, reviews a number of exemplary CEA studies. Questions? Contact the instructor: nyman001@umn.edu.

A resource for advice and information on careers in business and industry is just a mouse click away. It’s a website called WetFeet and it includes articles, videos, and 100-plus page “insider guides” that are downloadable and printable. Normally, these guides retail for around $30, but are available to students free through the University. For questions or concerns about accessing WetFeet, contact Van Houlson, Business Librarian, at houls001@umn.edu or 4-1140.
• Access WetFeet
• Read instructions about using WetFeet or visit Career Services

The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment and the Life Sciences has a funding opportunity for graduate and professional students. This funding initiative aims to encourage work on the broad societal implications of problems in health, environment, or the life sciences. The application deadline is March 23. Funding will provide support for the summer of 2009 or the 2009-10 academic year. Questions? Contact Audrey Boyle at Boyle032@umn.edu or 6-5624.
• Access the Requests for Proposals

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School News

The Office of Student Affairs is calling for students, faculty, and staff participation in decorating the Display of Diversity in Public Health. The glass display case will be a dynamic display designed to make the SPHere more meaningful to the SPH. Student Affairs is seeking items for display. If interested, please contact Dinah Dafeamekpor at dafea001@umn.edu or come to the Student Services Office (Mayo D305) with artifacts, personal memorabilia, artwork, etc. These items will be on loan until owners need or want them back. If your item is selected, you will receive a SPH logo USB drive. The unveiling of the Display of Diversity in Public Health is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17. Please have your items to Dinah by Dec. 17.

Suggested Items include:
Pottery
Glass wear
Traditional cloth
Relevant Pictures to public health or multiculturalism
Coin collections, stamp collections, and
General items collected through public health experiences

For those looking for a one-of-kind, unique and interesting gift with an international flair, the ISP Executive Healthcare Study is hosting a give-a-way from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 16. The ISP office is located at 2221 University Ave. The give-a-way will be held in suite 116. Items will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis. These objects are from all over the world.

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SPH Events

Save the Date for the next SPH Alumni and Friends Scholarship Gala. The event will be held on Saturday evening, May 16, in the Great Hall at Coffman Memorial Union. New York Times best-selling author, Dan Buettner, will deliver the keynote. There will be a discounted rate for students. And since the gala is two days before commencement friends and family of graduates are encouraged to attend. Last year the event raised $45,000 for SPH student scholarships. For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar
• More about Dan Buettner's book

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Other Events

Jan. 29 11:30 to 1 p.m.
2009 Deinard Memorial Lecture on Law & Medicine: "The Emergent Logic of Health Law"

For more events, go to the SPH Online Calendar

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