No Two Patients Are Alike
Part of my training during St. George’s University’s Master of Public Health Program (MPH) was to spend almost a year in Ontario, Canada educating parents about the then new human papillomavirus (HPV)...
View ArticleA Classroom Within the Community
My favorite part of the MPH program was the involvement with the community, the people, and exposure to their culture. It was the program’s international hands-on experience that fostered my desire to...
View ArticleOne Health, One Medicine
The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPHPM) at St. George’s University (SGU) promotes the One Health, One Medicine Concept. The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree offered by the...
View ArticleA Shared Journey
I get asked more often than not why I’m choosing to attain a Masters of Public Health. I never really knew the perfect answer. I could talk about promoting health, prolonging life, and preventing...
View ArticleWhere Does Your Loyalty Lie?
As an undergrad at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I was fortunate to work in James Thomson’s regenerative biology lab. Jamie (as he was fondly known) was the first cellular biologist in the world...
View ArticlePioneer Dalai Lama Fellow Introducing Population, Health and Environment...
In June 2012, Joseph Byonanebye, a 2009 MPH graduate from St. George’s University, completed a Dalai Lama Fellowship (DLF) in California (US). He is among the pioneer DLF fellows who have been trained...
View ArticleCase Study: How Online Education Can Keep Students Enrolled and Engaged
This time of year, college students are flocking to register for classes. Enrollment in online courses is surging. But few of these students see the courses through to completion. Universities need to...
View ArticleBack to School, Back to the Doctor
It’s that time of year again. Students are shopping for school supplies and fall wardrobes, while parents are breathing sighs of relief as their children board the bus to school. But back-to-school...
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