December 19, 2008

COM Global Health Student Travel Bursary - Application Deadline January 30th

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Applications for the COM Student Global Health Travel Bursaries (there are 6 in total for up to $1500 each). All undergrad medicine student, physical therapy students, CH & E students may apply. The deadline is January 30th, 2009. Click here for the application.

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Global Health Bursary - Faculty & Graduate Recipients

Congratulations to the recipients of the Graduate and Faculty Global Health Bursaries!

Faculty:
Hyun Lim (Community Health & Epidemiology) for his collaborate work with Jilin University School of Public Health in China.
José Téllez-Zenteno (Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Royal University Hospital/Assistant Professor of Medicine) for his work with High-Specialty Hospital in Oaxaca Mexico.
Vivian Ramsden (Department of Family Medicine) for her collaborative work the Omayal Achi Health Centre in Chennai, India.
Carl D’Arcy (Department of Psychiatry/College of Medicine and School of Public Health) for his collaborative work with Jilin University School of Public Health in China.

Graduate Students:
Ryan Wright, a graduate student in the College of Kinesiology.
Vincent Terstappen, a Masters of Science candidate in the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology.

Social Accountability Art Competition Winners!

DSC_0045.jpgCongratulations to medicine student Kieran Conway and nursing student Brenda Jackson for theirwinning submission Community Wishes. The award was presented on December 2nd, 2008 at the Social Accountability special event From Paper to Practice. Both Kieran and Brenda are dedicated SWITCH volunteers and graciously donated the $1000 prize to SWITCH.