Left photo, from left:From Left: Event speakers, J. Sunil Rao, Ph.D., Interim Chair of Department of Public Health Sciences, Alex J. Mechaber, M.D., FACP, Bernard J. Fogel Chair in Medical Education and Senior Associate Dear for Undergraduate Medical Education, Viviana Horigian, M.D., Interim Director of Public Health Education, Roderick King, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Dean of Public Health Education, Director of M.D./M.P.H. Program, and Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, D.O., Ph.D., M.P.H., CPH, Deputy Director, M.D./M.P.H. Program.
Award Winners of the 2017 Annual Student Showcase
Global Health Scholar Award — Sarah Simko, M.D./M.P.H. Class of 2019
- Project: Community Analysis and Patient Education in Bocas del Toro, Panama
- Advisor: Nicolas L. Cuttriss, M.D., M.P.H.
MISH Award — Nadia Abouhana, M.P.H. Class of 2017
- Project: Raising Awareness About Women’s Heart Disease in Israel
- Advisor: Tatiana Perrino, Psy.D.
Public Health Travel Award — Xeniamaria Rodriguez, M.S.P.H. Class of 2017
- Project: Assessing Perceptions of Healthcare Professionals on the Warning Signs Associated with Dengue in Pediatric Hospitals in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Advisor: Viviana Horigian, M.D.
Springboard Award — Karyn Meshbane, M.D./M.P.H. Class of 2017
- Project: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Toward Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Women Experiencing Homelessness
- Advisor: Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Department of Public Health Sciences Special Recognition:
- Layla Bouzoubaa, M.S.P.H. Class of 2017
- Aliyah Gauri, M.S.P.H. Class of 2016
- Vivek Singh, M.S.P.H. Class of 2016
- Roxanne Williams, M.P.H. Class of 2016
Public Health Graduate Student Showcase Booklets
