Greetings!
 Greetings again from CFHI! Its hard to believe it's November and the year will soon be drawing to a close! There are still many global health events coming up so read on for details. Please be sure to take a second and add info@cfhi.org to your address book or contact list so our newsletters arrive to your inbox, not your spam folder. Sincerely,
Child Family Health International-- CFHI
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 CFHI Scholarship Deadline EXTENDED!
December 12 New Deadline For Scholarship Applications
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CFHI SCHOLARSHIPS:
Deadline for CFHI scholarship applications has been EXTENDED to December 12th to allow more participants an opportunity for possible scholarship funding. See the CFHI scholarships page for more details and to download the scholarship application.
CFHI is thrilled to offer 10 partial scholarships for spring 2010 programs to provide
partial funding for qualified students towards our global education
programs. CFHI Spring 20010 Scholarships are used to help fund
January- May 2010 global health education programs. |
Upcoming Events: Learn, Interact, Participate
CFHI Happy Hour, Leadership Opps, GHEC Awards, etc.
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CFHI Happy Hour- San Francisco Bay Area
CFHI will be hosting a wine and cheese happy hour for students, advisors CFHI alumni, etc. at our downtown San
Francisco office on Friday December 18th from
4-7pm. All interested are invited to attend!
Meet our special guests
in town from South Africa-- Avril Whate and Marion Williams, CFHI Cape Town
Medical Director and Local Coordinator! See our Facebook event page for details and to RSVP.
IFMSA The Netherlands
Get published abroad! IFMSA's Netherlands chapter invites submissions for its Global Medicine magazine, written in English. Deadline Dec 31st for articles, Jan 31st for photos. Email Julia with questions.
AMSA/SNMA/APAMSA Health Equity Leadership Institute
The Health Equity Leadership Institute "consists of didactic lectures as well as hands-on experiential training
that focuses on understanding health equity and addressing them at the
policy and community level." Deadline to apply Nov. 29, 2009.
2010 GHEC Honors & Awards
Recognition
for Global Health Activities&
Scholarships Awarded for Leadership and Excellence. Applications and nominations for the 2010 GHEC Honors and Awards are
now being accepted through Dec. 31,2009 on the GHEC website awards page.
Student Diplomat Video Contest
NAFSA: Association of International Educators and Abroad View are hosting a YouTube video contest with a $300 prize. Students' videos should focus on their experiences abroad and how they have shaped them and/or local communities. Deadline Dec 15th, click link above for details.
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CFHI South Africa Alum In The News
OSU President's Report Speaks of Lessons Learned
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David Liskey (pictured right in a photo by Jan Sonnenmair), was a 2008 CFHI South Africa participant that came to us through our Oregon partner IE3. David was featured recently in
the Oregon State University President's report. Read about his experience and "how race, culture and poverty affect health care
in a country with the highest HIV infection rate in the world." |
