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First cohort of undergraduates takes off as Health Scholars
The USF College of Public Health is all about pushing boundaries and for the eleven students in the Health Scholars program, that’s exactly what they are doing. The program is offered to first-time-in-college students who want to earn a bachelor of science in public health (BSPH) degree, according to Dr. Kay Perrin, […]
New semester, new fellows and new structure of the COPH
This is the semester of all things new for the USF College of Public Health. The COPH welcomed 85 undergraduates, 213 masters and 29 doctoral students this fall semester representing more than 26 different states and 13 countries across each continent of the globe. “It is my honor and privilege […]
Doctoral student Linh Duong completes prestigious fellowship in Vietnam
USF College of Public Health doctoral student Linh Duong completed the prestigious National Cancer Institutes’ Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations (CEESP) Fellowship in Hanoi, Vietnam this summer. CEESP provides funding for MPH and doctoral students to conduct summer research. The summer program provides unique educational opportunities for students to […]
Collaboration with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
The SDDA is working with St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital on a new study involving pediatric injury in Tampa. St. Joseph’s, a part of the BayCare Health System, is currently certified as a Level II and Pediatric Trauma Center. Lead by Drs. Sandra Brooks and Tara Loux (St. Joseph’s) as well […]
It’s the year of the woman … again!
Last year three women from the USF College of Public of Health received awards at the Florida Public Health Association Annual Conference. This year two all-female student teams received research awards. The event was held in July 24-25 in Orlando. When Dr. Jaime Corvin planned her Global Health Assessment Strategies […]
USF COPH graduates 122 “catalysts of change” in summer 2018 graduation
The USF College of Public Health graduated 122 future public health professionals on Saturday, Aug. 4. Fifty-eight students received a bachelor’s degree, 60 a master’s degree and four were awarded doctorates. From the pinning ceremony for the undergraduates held Friday morning, Aug. 3, to the graduation celebration held for the graduate […]
The COPH and COP have teamed up for pharmacoepidemiology
The USF College of Public Health and the USF College of Pharmacy (COP) are teaming up to offer a new certificate in pharmacoepidemiology. Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the utilization and effects of drugs in a population. It provides a probability of the beneficial effects of a drug in a […]