What Mailman School Students Do On Their Summer Break
In the United States and on every continent, Mailman School students are busy this summer working with governments, community groups, non-governmental organizations, and industry on a number of issues impacting public health.
Here are examples of how students are incorporating their personal interests, passions and training into their summer internships - gaining essential experience for their post-graduate careers.
A Place to Play
Jennifer So Godenzo, Harlem, NY
Working with the New York City Strategic Alliance for Health, this Sociomedical Sciences student is discovering how creating safe playgrounds for inner-city kids positively impacts their health and the health of their community.
Battling Child Mortality
Ayman Yassa, MD, Sierra Leone
An International Emergency Medical Fellow, Dr. Yassa is helping to assess a promising new program aimed at reducing the high death rate among children under age five in Sierra Leone.
Understanding Healthcare Reform, One Page at a Time
Miguel Brumant, New York, NY
Brumant is witnessing first-hand the political and operational complexities as New York State learns how to comply with the new healthcare legislation.
Rebuilding After the Tsunami
Thalia Sparling & Nafessa Kassim, Aceh, Indonesia
Five years after the devastating tsunami, second-year Forced Migration students Thalia Sparling and Nafessa Kassim survey the impact of micro-finance loans in the region.
How to Run a Hospital
Jane Chung, New York, NY
Health Policy and Management student Jane Chung gets to polish her marketing, operations management, finance, and accounting skills. It's all in a day's work for a hospital administrator.
Health Law in the Corporate World
Guillermo Cuevas, Plainsboro, New Jersey
From patient privacy rights to the regulation of drug development, a dual-degree student with Environmental Health Sciences and Columbia Law School is learning all about the laws that govern drug companies and public health.
