How to Best Prepare for a Career in Global Health Webinar on April 16

Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 4:00 PM until 5:05 PM

Global Health University offers free webinars with leading experts in global health and social entrepreneurship.

Learn from leading experts about how to best prepare for a successful career in global health. The webinar will include guidance and advice from six panelists, as well as ample opportunity to ask the speakers questions. Gain insight from the panelists' experience as global health professionals and educators. Learn about the diversity of skills and expertise needed within the broad field of global health, as well as suggested preparations in academics, fields experiences, internships, and jobs. For example, how should undergraduate and graduate students best prepare for a global health career? What is the best way to stand out in job applications and job interviews? What are pitfalls to avoid in cover letters and resumes?

Day and Time: Thursday, April 16, 4-5pm Eastern Time

Webinar Panelists:

Kirk C. Allison, Director, Program in Human Rights and Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Arachu Castro, Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Latin America, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Vanessa Kerry, CEO, Seed Global Health
Robert S. Lawrence, The Center for a Livable Future Professor in Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Marie H. Martin, Assistant Director of Education and Training, Vanderbilt University Institute for Global Health
Richard Skolnik, Lecturer, Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health; Author, "Essentials of Global Health/Global Health 101"
Moderated by Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight

Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.