SPECIAL POINT OF INTEREST:
Global Health Council's Career Network
now offering free services!
The Global Health Council, the world’s largest international health membership alliance, recently launched its new and improved Career Network. This database of both international and US-based global health jobs, internships, and fellowships has been around for a while but now has made its listings free rather than by paid subscription. Check out the new Career Network to see jobs at the GHC and with GHC member agencies at http://www.globalhealth.or
g/jobs/. Additionally, the Global Health Council maintains a searchable directory of global health organizations - a great resource for public health students looking for potential international health employers. You can search organizations by type, country, target groups or service. All this and more can be found at http://www.globalhealth.or
g/directory/search.php. |
UPCOMING EVENTS
Job Search Strategies Workshop
Monday, February 9, 2009
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Room 1825
Undergraduate Info Session
Thursday, March 5th
10:00 - 11:00 AM
Fortier Hall |
| Global Health at the Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is well known around the nation for its US based programs for public health, but what many do not know is that the CDC also has a vibrant international health program which places health officers around the world in health promotion, protection and diplomacy. The agency’s central hub of all international operations can be found under the Coordinating Office for Global Health (COGH). The COGH’s website provides an overview of programs and employment opportunities covering everything from fellowships to internships to careers at http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/.
The mission of the COGH is to improve health worldwide. Through partnerships with a number of organizations including the UN and World Health Organization, the CDC presently has 224 CDC staff in 54 countries and over 1400 local staff to support its global programming. CDC global health programs typically hire overseas employees at a relatively senior level. If you are interested in global health opportunities but do net yet have that level of experience, the CDC recommends applying first for one of its domestic positions or fellowships (PHPS, Emerging Leaders or PMF) to gain qualifying experience. There is even a site just for students and recent graduates: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/employment/srg.htm.
CDC offers opportunities for both US citizens and non-citizens. For non-citizens, employment can be obtained through fellowship programs, as contract staff with companies with a viable contract with CDC, or as individual contractors. Learn more about these opportunities here: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/employment/nonus_citizens.htm. US citizens can look here: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/employment/us_citizens.htm. There is also a special benefit called non-competitive eligibility for returned Peace Corps volunteers lasting one year post-service – visit http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/employment/rpcv.htm for more information.
The CDC knows that the process is sometimes hard to understand, so if you are confused and need more information about applying for one of CDC’s overseas positions, check out this presentation: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/employment/ApplyingOverseas.pdf.
Alumni Profile: Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., M.P.H. Dr. Pebbles Fagan is a 1994 Tulane MPH graduate in Health Education and Health Communications. After leaving Tulane, Dr. Fagan attended Texas A&M for her PhD in Health Education in Community Health. Furthering her education, Dr. Fagan held several postdoctoral research fellow positions at the Harvard School of Public Health, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the National Cancer Institute. Her graduate studies and post doctoral work focused on work site promotion of smoking cessation programs and developing programs to reduce and eliminate tobacco exposure. Currently, Dr. Fagan is a Health Scientist in the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National Cancer Institute. She has continued her research and is participating in the Tobacco and Health Disparities Research Network, helping to stimulate research and advances in the understanding of tobacco health disparities science. Dr. Fagan stated that her favorite part of her job is having the “opportunity to move science at the national and international level.” There are numerous internship and job opportunities available through the National Cancer Institute. A health communications internship is offered to graduating MPHs who need practicum experience. There are also internship opportunities offered to both undergraduates and graduates that allows student to work under mentor of various staff to gain experience in multiple risk factors of cancer. Job opportunities can be found advertised at USAJobs.gov. |
WE LOVE TO KNOW WHERE OUR ALUMNI ARE IN THE WORLD!
The Tulane University Online Community is a new online alumni career networking tool that allows students to connect with SPHTM alumni who are willing to give first-hand information about careers, employers, and the cities/countries in which they work. Current students and alumni who would like to utilize the network should register at: www.tulanecommunity.com.
Note that your email will not be displayed publicly but may be utilized by searchers "blindly". Alumni who join may also use the database to connect and network throughout their careers.
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