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International Practice Programs

The Office of Public Health Practice is expanding its activities to international settings.

CHINA SCHOLAR EXCHANGE PROGRAM (CSEP)

In September 2007, the Regents of the University of Michigan and the Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China formally agreed to a scholar exchange program coordinated by the Office of Public Health Practice. The agreement provides opportunities for SPH faculty to conduct research with the Tianjin CDC and students to participate in field experiences in China through CSEP.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

CSEP Internship Program

The Office of Public Health Practice will again co-sponsor internships with the Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Summer of 2009 as part of CSEP.

Students will be placed with TJCDC for a 12-week field experience. Past projects have included:

Outbreak investigations
Monitoring and evaluation
Health education and promotion
Investigate emerging environmental health science topics

To be eligible for the internship, you must be a full-time continuing a Master's level student at UMSPH.

PLEASE NOTE: PRIOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCY IN MANDARIN AT ANY LEVEL IS NOT REQUIRED.

Applications for 2010 internships will be available in Fall 2009.

Questions can be directed to csep-si@umich.edu.

Office of Public Health Practice Opens Satellite Office at Tianjin CDC

In May 2008, the Tianjin CDC officially dedicated office space to the UM SPH Office of Public Health Practice. Read the news release. UM SPH will dedicate space within the Practice Office for the Tianjin CDC in summer 2008.

Physician Scholar Exchange

Julie Vaishampayan, MD, MPH became the first Preventive Medicine Resident to complete a three month rotation at the Tianjin CDC. Dr. Vaishampayan participated in disease outbreak investigations. Read her blog.
The Office of Public Health Practice welcomed two physicians from the Tianjin CDC on January 9, 2008. Dr. Guohong Jiang, Director of the Institute for Non-Communicable Disease Control and Dr. Wenti Xu, Medical Epidemiologist in the Department on Infectious Disease spent three months studying and completing research in the Practice Office.
Pamela Hackert, MD, MPH completed a health policy rotation at Tianjin CDC
Four scholars from the Tianjin CDC, Dr. Fengshan Wang, Dr. Tong Xie, Dr. Weishen Wu, and Dr. Jieying Yin, participated in academic courses and research at the School of Public Health January-April, 2009.
Parvathy Pillai, MD, MPH completed a three-month rotation at Tianjin CDC in 2009. Her research focused on infectious diseases, including measles.

Student Field Experiences

Five Practice Office advisors led a group of thirty SPH students to the Tianjin CDC over spring break 2008 as part of a Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST) deployment. PHAST participated in projects related to health education, maternal and child health, environmental health, and outbreak investigation.
Three SPH students were selected for summer internships at the Tianjin CDC sponsored by the Office of Public Health Practice.
Twelve PHAST students visited the Tianjin CDC over spring break 2009.
Two SPH students will complete summer internships at the Tianjin CDC in 2009.

Faculty Research Collaborations

The Practice Office is developing a mechanism for UM SPH faculty to work with Tianjin CDC officials on various research projects of public health importance.

Faculty and Staff

Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
Director, International Practice Programs

Angela Beck, MPH, CHES
Program Manager

For more information contact sph.ipp@umich.edu

Matthew Boulton (center) signing an international scholar exchange agreement in 2007 with (right) Dr. Xiexiu Wang, Director General of the Tianjin CDC-China and also a Senior Advisor on Tuberculosis to the WHO and (left) Dr. Jianli Kan, Director of Epidemiology for the National China CDC in Beijing.

Read about PHAST deployments to the Tianjin CDC in SPH's Findings.

Julie