April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month The USF College of Public Health is teaming with the university’s School of Social Work and Department of Criminology, both part of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, to offer students a new graduate certificate in child advocacy studies. The certificate is […]
Barmak Kusha said he experienced a change of heart while in medical school. While he liked the “fighting disease part” of the field, he wasn’t sure that treating ill people was what he really wanted to do for a career. After leaving medical school, he immediately began taking courses in […]
The daughter of a family physician and physician assistant, Caitlin Crews-Stowe says she was always interested in health and science, and in particular, infectious diseases. “I used to read books on outbreaks when I was in elementary school,” says Crews-Stowe, who graduated the USF College of Public Health (COPH) in […]
The USF College of Public Health’s graduate certificate in health and wellness coaching provides an alternative career option for individuals looking to work in health care. Associate vice president of health and wellness, Dr. Rita DeBate, said a health and wellness coach is someone who serves as an ally for […]
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 […]
From founding social marketing as a focus area at USF to spearheading a seminal program promoting breastfeeding among the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clients, Dr. Carol Bryant has dedicated more than 30 years to a career focused on improving lives. Bryant, Distinguished University Health […]
“Being a student never stops,” said USF College of Public Health graduate student Montray Smith. “I was still doing homework in one of my classes while I was in the Netherlands. I was on vacation, and I had the class PowerPoints and the textbook spread all over the hotel room, […]
The Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health is a federally funded* state-of-the-art research education program that teaches the practical skills of translational and implementation science in the field of adolescent behavioral health. The institute and its outstanding institute scholars work with community partners, academic mentors and national mentors […]