Orientation of MPH students 2006
Orientation day for the new incoming batch of MPH students was held at Savar on February 11, 2006. The students were shown around the campus, introduced to each other and the core faculty of the MPH program, and an overview of the program was given. Later that evening, a dinner was organised by SPH for the new MPH students and there were a large number of invited guests. The Chairperson and founder of BRAC, Mr. F H Abed was chief guest and spoke on this occasion.
Core Modules
The MPH students successfully began and completed the first module, 'Introduction to Public Health' a two-week course from 12th -23rd of February. The course was co-taught by Dr. Alayne Adams (Columbia University), Dr. Richard Cash (Harvard University) and Dr. Mushtaque Chowdhury, Dean of the School of Public Health. Students began the second core module 'Anthropological Approaches to Public Health and Qualitative Research Methods,' on February 27th, and the course will end on March 30th. The course is co-taught by Sjaak van der Geest (Amsterdam University), and Dr. Shahaduz Zaman and Dr. Sabina Faiz Rashid, School of Public Health.
Staff Development
Dr. Sabina Faiz Rashid attended a workshop on 'Bioethics', at ICDDR, B during February 26 - March 2, 2006, which is being taught by Dr. Richard Cash (Harvard University) and Dr. Amar Jasani, (CEHAT, India).