PHANYC's Student Committee is dedicated to getting public health students more informed and involved in the activities of PHANYC, as well as helping to plan PHANYC activities which reflect the interests and needs of students in public health related fields in New York City.
Who We Are
With a dramatically growing membership, the Student Committee is made up of PHANYC members who are undergraduate and graduate students from the public health related colleges and universities in the New York City area. From each represented school, a designated liaison disseminates information from and answers questions about PHANYC, and hosts meetings at their respective schools, as well as plans events.
Student Paper Competitions
2007 Student Paper Conference
On June 9th, PHANYC's Student Committee held its second annual conference where undergraduate and graduate students presented selected research papers in urban public health. As an effort to help its members develop into skilled public health professionals, the conference seeks to bring together students of public health in the New York City area to present their work and hear about the work of their colleagues, and engage them in PHANYC’s Agenda for a Healthy New York. Undergraduate and graduate students working on research papers in urban public health are invited to submit their abstracts and have them evaluated through a review process. Accepted papers were presented at the June 9th conference at the Hunter School of Health Professions. All participants are required to be members of PHANYC, or become members upon acceptance of their presentation. Click for details
Goldmann Student Paper Merit Awards
Each year, PHANYC is excited to hold its Goldmann Student Merit Award Competition of student papers dealing with public health in New York City. Awards are presented during the PHANYC Annual Dinner. Applicants do not need to be PHANYC members. Link to Awards
Mentor Program
PHANYC members are asked to participate in the Mentor Program. Once a school semester beings, the PHANYC Student Committee will match mentors who are interested in sharing their public health career experience with a student member who has indicated a desire to participate in the Mentor Program. Matches will will be made based on common areas of interest and mentoring objectives. This is a Members-only program.
PHANYC Members are asked to participate in the Mentor Program. The PHANYC Student Committee will match mentors with mentees at a specific given time once a school semester begins; matches will be made based on common areas of interest and mentoring objectives. Once a match is made you will receive relevant information about your student. However, students will contact you via email. You can choose how to proceed with the contact by either scheduling a phone call to discuss and meet some of the desired objectives or you could choose to meet the student at your place of business.
Forums
On October 27, 2005, the Student Committee and the Agenda for a Healthy New York sponsored "Public Health in Queens: Professions, Partnerships and Possibilities" at York College in Jamaica, Queens. This forum was an opportunity to hear from speakers who work in different areas of public health to learn about what what they do, how they got there, and how their work relates to the borough of Queens.
On April 21, 2005, the Student Committee sponsored On the Frontlines and Behind the Scenes: Public Health in New York City. This forum was an opportunity for students to come and hear a number of leaders in different areas of public health, learn about their backgrounds, education and why they went into public health. It was also a great chance to learn about the Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC), and why membership in its Student Committee is important to you and public health in NYC.
Communication
ALL PHANYC Student Committee members are united through a dedicated and private electronic discussion list, which provides updated information on PHANYC activities and events, notices and announcements of public health educational opportunities throughout the city.
Professional and Educational Development
Through its Mentoring Program, Forums and on-going information on programs and events, Student Committee members and all members of PHANYC are given great opportunities for professional development and growth.
New York City has a wealth of public health education, continuing education programs and related resources. For a listing of public health related colleges and universities in greater New York City and beyond, and related resources,
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