MD/MPH Public Health Conference Award
(Deadline: Rolling)
MD/MPH students have the opportunity to receive up to $500 of funding to present at a public health conference. Students must have an abstract accepted at the conference they're attending and must be first author.
MD/MPH Population Health Scholar Award
(Deadline: March 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026)
The Population Health Scholar Award supports student health research and practices through a Capstone Practicum or Capstone Project that addresses population health challenges and serves as a catalyst to develop partnerships and linkages at the international, national, and/or community level. The goal of this award is to encourage MD/MPH students to conduct independent, mentored, academic research using the knowledge fostered through the MPH program, and coursework.
Students may be awarded up to $2,000 of funding to aid in the administration or continuation of their capstone work.
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Past Population Health Scholar Recipients & Projects
Country City Site/Program/Partner Project Title Australia Melbourne University of Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Exploring the implementation of a comprehensive breast cancer risk assessment Belize Independence Village Ministry of Health, Belize Evauating Child Malnutrition in Rural Belize Brazil Juiz de Fora Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Understanding the fundamental problems associated with tobacco use and multi-morbidity patients Brazil Juiz de Fora Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Adapting Community Health Education Across Cultures: Developing Interactive Workshops on Chronic Disease Prevention for Juiz de Fora, Brazil Brazil Barretos Barretos Cancer Hospital (Hospital Do Amor) Cancer control and prevention through a mobile lung cancer clinic in a low socioeconomic community in Brazil at the Barretos Cancer Hospital, which offers public healthcare Brazil Juiz De Fora Centro Estadual de Atenção Especializada CEAE – HAS, DM, e DRC Assessing the Availability and Access to Eye Care for Diabetic Retinopathy in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Colombia Bogota and Bucaramanga Pontifica Universidad Javeriana, Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga Population-Based Cancer Registry of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Area Colombia Cali The Cisalva Institute Surveillance of Mental Health, Attitudes, and Beliefs Surrounding Intimate Partner Violence and Evaluation of Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence in Cali, Colombia Colombia Cali Universidad de Valle Youth Without Borders - Providing integral support to youth involved in gangs. Cuba Matanzas University of Medical Sciences in Matanzas Multinational Comparison of Construction Worker Health and Safety between Cuba and the U.S. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopia Spine & Heart Project Pediatric Caregiver Burden at an Outpatient Spine and Heart Clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Guatemala Quetzaltenango Pop Wuj Assessing Best Practices of Nutritional Interventions in Xela, Guatemala Haiti Thomonde Project Medishare Providing specific guidelines that can be used to monitor child development and target therapy to reduce the mortality rate in children 0-5 years of age Haiti Thomonde Project Medishare Investigation of Community Health Worker Model of Community Engagement and Healthcare Delivery in a Rural Haitian Population Haiti Thomonde Project Medishare Effects of Malnutrition Initiative in Rural Haiti Haiti Borgne Hope for Haiti Assessing the challenges involved in delivering surgical care in a resource limited region of Haiti Haiti Fond des Blancs St.Boniface Hospital (St.Boniface Haiti Foundation) Strengthening Surgical Surveillance: Standardizing Surgical Registry Entry within a Paper Based Medical Record System at St.Boniface Hospital India Coimbatore K.G. Hospital N/A India Chennai Wabi Sabi Health Palliative Care in Chennai, India India Hyderabad Indian Institute of Public Health (Hyderabad) N/A India Bangalore Spandana Hospital Care N/A India Bangalore Noora Health Program Evaluation on Neonatal Caregiver Training Curriculum in District Indian Hospitals India Mumbai TATA Memorial Center 1) Efficacy of PET-CT in Guiding Treatment Decisions in Patients with Localized or Locoregionally Advanced Esophageal Cancer
2) Extent of Adherence to Evidence-Based Management Guidelines in Esophageal/Lung Cancer and Reasons for Deviation.India Udaipur, Rajasthan Udaipur District Health Vaccination Camps A study to determine the effectiveness of a novel, digital pendant and voice reminder platform on increasing maternal and infant immunization adherence in rural Udaipur, India Indonesia Makassar Global Environmental Health (GEH) LAB in Makassar, Indonesia Evaluation of social and environmental determinants of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Makassar, Indonesia Indonesia Makassar Global Environmental Health (GEH) LAB in Makassar, Indonesia Evaluation of tobacco control law implementation and community level barriers to decreasing environmental tobacco smoke in Makassar, Indonesia. Jordan Amman World Health Organization - Amman Utilizing a national public health surveillance system to identify risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Syrian refugees compared to host populations Lesotho Maseru Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Lesotho Understanding of the day-to-day operations and organizational structure of a NGO working in Lesotho New Zealand Auckland Taupua Waiora Centre for Maori Health Research Resisting Racism in Advanced Breast Cancer with STIR: Stop Institutional Racism New Zealand Nicaragua Limon Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children-Project Limon Evaluation of Educational Interventions to Improve Pediatric Health in Rural Nicaragua Panama Panama City Ministry of Health, Panama Using QGIS to Map Epidemiological Outbreaks in Panama Peru Pucallpa Scalpel at the Cross The Development of a Surgical Mission in The Peruvian Amazon: History, Implementation, Accomplishments, Challenges, and Vision: A 15-Year Expedition Peru Lima Socios en Saud Barriers to Successful Management of Schizophrenia in Carabayllo District of Lima, Peru Peru Lima Carabayllo Baseline Assessment of Tuberculosis Elimination in Children in Carabayllo, Peru Sierra Leone Kenema Kenema Government Hospital Epidemiology and Pathobiology of Lassa virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone Singapore Singapore Changi General Hospital Addressing Physical Inactivity for Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging in Singapore South Africa Johannesburg Chiawelo Community Practice Clinic Utilizing a Community Health Approach to Address the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases in Soweto Switzerland Geneva World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Internship-- Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Tanzania Arusha Child Family Health International Healthcare Systems and Community-Based Development Timor-Leste Dili Bairo Pite Clinic Utilization of Healthcare and Traditional Medicine in Timor-Leste Uganda Mbarara Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology Assessment of Accuracy, Precision, and Feasibility of a Handheld Near-Infrared Light Device (InfraScanner 2000) in Detecting Subdural and Epidural Hematomas in Patients Admitted to Mbarra Regional Referral Hospital Uganda Iganga SAFE district office Data for Decision-Making: Investing emergency referrals and outcomes of pregnant women experiencing complications in rural Uganda Uganda Soroti Soroti Regional Reserve Hospital A geospatial analysis of surgical diseases and access to surgical care in northeastern rural Uganda USA Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Conducting the Firefighter Cancer Initiative Annual Cancer Survey with the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department USA New York, NY Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service N/A USA Bethesda, MD NIH NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics PheWAS analysis of the UK BioBank reveals interesting associations between diabetes and mosaic chromosome Y loss USA Birmingham, AL Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship N/A USA Los Angeles, CA University of California, Los Angeles Investigate the relationship between sexual behavior related stigma and engagement in healthcare, with status in the HIV Care/Prevention Continuum as a primary endpoint USA Washington, DC The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation/HHS Office of Health Policy N/A USA San Diego UC San Diego Peer Empowerment Program for Physical Activity in Low Income and Minority Seniors USA New York City Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Addressing Environmental Health Disparities through Screening for Social Determinants of Health and Referring Families to Community Resources: An Interdisciplinary Intervention with the Pediatric Environmental Health Speciality Unit (PEHSU) USA Miami South Florida Behavioral Health Network TEAM-UP: a novel partnership model between South Florida Behavioral Health Network and Miami Beach Police Department USA Bethesda, MD National Center for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Determining Risk Factors for Vertigo and Balance Disorders using The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) cohort USA Ann Arbor, MI University of Michigan - Kellogg Eye Center & Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation Vision Impairment and Mental Health among Older Adults in Low and Middle-Income Countries USA Washington, DC American Academy of Pediatrics Federal Affairs Office Federal Policy Advocacy for Children’s Health USA Miami The Sickle Cell Foundation Barbershop Hypertension Screening: A Miami Based Intervention USA Miami Florida Institute for Health Information, Catalyst Miami Coastal Resilience, Resilience Miami Initiatives for Climate Change Research, Education and Policy Advocacy