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Professor Kelly Austin interviews local Ugandans on their perspectives on health challenges in the community and changes in the delivery of health services.
HMS students learn how to identify malaria parasites on a global health-oriented summer experience with Professors Kelly Austin and Mark Noble in Bududa, Uganda. In Bududa, malaria is the leading cause of death and affects many children and pregnant mothers.
After traveling to the rural village of Bubiita, Uganda as an Iacocca intern and completing an independent study, Priyokti Rana realized the scope of the effects that the malaria parasite has had on human history and our world.
HMS student Ashley Park (center) and a group of regular visitors to the Basilio Huertas Senior Center during her internship at Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley (HCLV). Ashley was involved in the HCLV's Chronic Disease Management Program.
Jennifer Chen and Talia Dunyak meeting with the chief of Yoff in Senegal. Jennifer and Talia shadowed several community change agents as they conducted home interviews about malaria prevention.
HMS students in Professor Sirry Alang’s “Aids and Society” course learn about the prevalence of HIV in women, both in the U.S. and globally. Worldwide, HIV represents the leading threat to death for women of reproductive age.
HMS student Cynthia Pando learns how to detect malaria parasites from Lab Technician Emma at a clinic on a summer experience in Bududa, Uganda. In Bududa, malaria is the leading cause of death, followed by pneumonia and diarrhea diseases."
HMS student Katelyn Latuska prepares samples for her study in vascular biology on the interaction of reactive oxygen effects and fluid shear stress on endothelial cell physiology.
Judith Lasker and students connected to the Health, Medicine, and Society program.
HMS faculty celebrate with the 2016 HMS Student Achievement Award winners! Congrats to Sarah Berman, Hannah Lahey, and Kristen McArthur!!!
Emily Becker telling a story with Gerry, a resident in the dementia ward at Kirkland Village as part of the course "TimeSlips: Storytelling with People with Alzheimer's" with Professor Beth Dolan.
HMS attend the 2016 Global Health and Innovation Conference at Yale University to learn about current global health challenges, responses, and interventions.
Joshua Tonkay telling a story with John, a resident in the dementia ward at Kirkland Village as part of the course "TimeSlips: Storytelling with People with Alzheimer's" with Professor Beth Dolan.
HMS students lead discussions and information sessions around campus on alcohol use, promoting a healthier campus!

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The Health, Medicine and Society (HMS) Program prepares students to meet the increasingly complex health needs of the growing global population. Our interdisciplinary faculty offer courses focusing on social scientific and humanistic approaches to health that aim to cultivate a broad understanding of the effects of health, illness, and medical care on individuals, families, and communities. The minor is intended to serve students who wish to contribute to any of the wide variety of health care professions, including administration, medicine, public health, care-giving, business, policy, and research. Our faculty are involved in both local and international health-related research, including a growing focus on community health.

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Friday, March 12, 2021

Join us this week as Jessica Hyland '21 and Ashley Paquin '21 discuss some of the mental and physical health consequences, and surprising benefits, extroverts are experiencing during extended periods of isolation associated with the pandemic, as well as figuring out what Miguel Cole is most looking forward to when extroverts are able to turn...

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U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 18-24, 2021
The Future of Antibiotics and Resistance
Dr. Brad Spellberg

Faculty Brown Bag - November 2021
End-of-Life Strategies for Avoiding Life with Dementia: Do They Work?
Professor Dena Davis

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