MPH 2011 Spain practicum student co-authors scientific article

I am thrilled to inform you that an article for peer review that was co-authored by Sarah Pickett, one of our international practicum students. As a bio-epi MPH track student, Sarah went to Barcelona this summer in the large group practicum organized by the Global Health Track. In particularher practica was in the Epidemiology Division of the Barcelona Department of Public Health where she worked with 2 other of our MPH students (Farva and Souraya) on a project on the link between tobacco use and tuberculosis.
Please note that Farva and Souraya are also recognized in the acknowledgement section of the scientific article. As part of their work,the Epi Division connected them with a local clinic and one of the public hospitals where they learned about intervention programs for TB patients who want to quit smoking. I am so excited to see our MPH students continue to make a difference in the global arena; and to see outcomes such as thisresulting from our efforts in the international practicum in the MPH program. Thought you'd like to share in the excitement over some of thewonderful work our MPH students are doing abroad.

Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH,
Associate Professor in PreventiveMedicine and Sociology,
Director, Global Health Track, MPH Program