Alumna Johnson Named Program Vice President

Marguerite Johnson, HSPH alumna from the Department of Health Policy and Management, has been named program vice president at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, MI. The Foundation offers grants in areas such as health-related issues, food systems and rural development, youth and education, and philanthropy and volunteerism.

Johnson has previously worked as a community health planner/administrative intern at Framington Union Hospital in Massachusetts and program director at the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center in Boston.

Faculty Promotion

Winnie Chi-Man Yip has been promoted to the position of associate professor of international health policy and economics in the Department of Population and International Health.

Register for Poster Day

Register now for the annual Poster and Exhibit Day to be held on Thursday, February 28 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Kresge cafeteria. The event is an opportunity for the HSPH community to learn more about the exciting research and service activities being carried out at the school.

Posters and exhibits prepared by students or by a team on which a student is the first author and presenter will be eligible for a $500 prize, as judged by the Faculty Council.

For more information and to register, go to: www.hsph.harvard.edu/academicaffairs/posterday/pd2002.htm.

Students Evaluate Courses

The following courses received "perfect" ratings on recent student evaulations...

Student comments:

BIO208t Statistics for Medical Research, Advanced, John Orav, an associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics

"It is excellent. I highly recommend it. It doesn’t require a lot of reading outside of class because the material is explained very well in class."
"Truly excellent."

BIO214t Principles of Clinical Trials, Kenneth Stanley, lecturer on biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics

"Excellent course in every respect."
"It is a good class where you learn a lot of useful things."

EPI236s Analytical Clinical Epidemiology, Francis Cook, professor of epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology

"Superb."
"Be prepared to work very hard."

EPI200a Principles of Epidemiology, Julie Buring, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology

"Fabulously taught. Extremely useful information."
"Dr. Buring has created an excellent first course in EPI and teaches it with clarity and enthusiasm. The result is an outstanding learning experience."

HCM732s Operations Management of Service Delivery Organizations, Joseph Pliskin, adjunct professor of health policy and management, Department of Health Policy and Management

"Excellent instructor. Very practical application."
"Excellent mix of theory and practical application."

HPM277s Current Issues in Health Policy, Arnold Epstein, chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, and John H. Foster Professor of Health Policy and Management

"It is extremely interesting, and the speakers are scintillating."
"Very useful and informative for physicians."

HPM286s Decision Analysis in Clinical Research, Milton Weinstein, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Departments of Health Policy and Management and Biostatistics

"Well-organized course, excellently presented. Makes work seem effortless."
"Hard work but definitely worthwhile."

HPM510s Introduction to Management of Health Care Organizations, Marc Roberts, professor of political economy, Department of Health Policy and Management

"Great course."
"Great teacher. Great guy."
"Very thought-provoking."

PIH218a Health and Human Rights, Sofia Gruskin, assistant professor of health and human rights, Department of Population and International Health

"Great foundation course for anyone going into public health. Gives you a deeper understanding of underlying sectors of health."
"It’s amazing. Lots of reading, but it’s well worth it."