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PennDemic 4 – Apply Today!

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What happens if an uncommon disease all of a sudden becomes much more common in the Philadelphia area?  How do we respond?  How do we communicate this to the public?  What happens when you lose the public’s trust?

PennDemic is an annual interprofessional education (IPE) simulation that invites students from across both UPenn and USciences who are interested in learning more about disaster and emergency preparedness to participate. PennDemic brings teams of students together to address issues that could arise during an emergency situation.

Details for this year’s event can be found below:

  • What: PennDemic
  • Where: Virtual Event via Zoom
  • When: Saturday, October 9th, 2021, 1-5 pm

Applications are due September 24th, and the application and more details can be found at the following website: www.vet.upenn.edu/penndemic. Contact Dr. Hillary Nelson (hnelson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) with any questions.

Save the Date: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

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Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, 12 – 2 PM
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Penn Libraries and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Patient and Family Education Committee are observing Health Literacy Month by participating in the National Library of Medicine’s #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon initiative to edit health-related pages on Wikipedia, an online open-source encyclopedia that has become one of the world’s most popular websites. Learn how to edit Wikipedia pages using information found on MedlinePlus, PubMed, and other credible health websites. No prior experience with Wikipedia is necessary for this volunteer activity.

Public Health Laboratory -Post-Doc Opportunity

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The New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratories has two fellowship opportunities beginning this spring at their Ewing, New Jersey campus.  See their description below:

“We have received funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity COVID supplemental fund to support two, two-year fellowships.

Our 160,000 square foot facility is located on the NJ State Police campus, and houses public health laboratories dedicated to support newborn screening for genetic abnormalities, biothreat response, foodborne, waterborne and vectorborne surveillance and outbreak response, biomonitoring for environmental chemical contaminants, chemical terrorism response, medicinal marijuana testing, water testing in compliance with NJ Clean Water act, and to support clinical testing needs in vulnerable communities.  New Jersey Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection also have laboratories on campus.”

Fellow Responsibilities: https://bgscareerdevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DPF-44-Research-Scientist-3-FINAL-9.2.20.docx

Application information can be found here: https://nj.gov/health/hr/hlthnov/documents/novE446-20.pdf

2021 International Emory Global Health Case Competition

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The Center for Global Health is collecting applications to form a multidisciplinary team of 6 students to virtually compete in the 2021 International Emory Global Health Case Competition!

See the full call for applications or view flyer below for details.

If you are interested in applying to be a member of the Penn team, please send your CV & Statement of Interest (500 words max) to Andie Yost at ayost@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by January 15, 2021. 

Reminder: 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition

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Penn’s Center for Global Health is looking for 5-6 graduate students who will travel to and participate in the 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition!

This is a unique opportunity to develop and recommend innovative solutions for a 21st century global health problem in a competitive and collaborative environment. The competition will take place Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15, 2020 and it is fully funded – food and housing are provided by Emory, and flights are reimbursed by the Center for Global Health. Winning teams will receive generous prize packages: 1st Place $6000, 2nd Place $3000, 3rd Place $1500, 4th Place $900, Honorable Mention $600, Participants’ Choice Award $600.

If you are interested in applying to be a member of the Penn team, please send your CV & Statement of Interest (500 words max) to Andie Yost at ayost@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by December 13, 2019.

CPHI Seminar Series 2018-2019

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As part of the 2018-2019 CPHI Seminar Series, Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center at CHOP will present, “How to Communicate Science to the Public or Die Trying.”

Description

“We live in a society where scientific illiteracy has devolved to scientific denialism. People simply declare their own truths: vaccines cause autism, climate change is a hoax, or creationism and evolution are equally valid hypotheses. As a consequence, science is losing its place as a source of truth. Now, more than ever before, it is important for scientists, clinicians, academics, and public health officials to stand up for science. We will discuss the challenges to communicating science to the media and to the public.” – Dr. Offit

When: Thu, Jan. 17, 2019, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Where: Houston Hall Bodek Lounge

Lunch provided

RSVP here.