The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program has announced its 2014-15 scholarship recipients.  They include:

• Jessica Gipson, MPH student
• Amelia Phillips, MPH student
• Laketa Entzminger, MPH student
• Ariana Bentz, MPH student
• Mahmooda Pasha, doctoral student

Through the traineeship, each student receives a stipend, a tuition waiver, and a specialized curriculum involving intensive mentoring and leadership training in maternal and child health.

The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program is funded by a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, located in the Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services.  The program holds seminars throughout the year on cultural competence, family-centered care and interdisciplinary practice.

The University of South Florida College of Public Health is the parent organization for the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program. Its academic home is the Department of Community and Family Health.

Submitted by Ankita Patel, USF College of Public Health