MONDAY: Lunch with Dr. Daniel Webster

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Monday, 10/12: Daniel Webster, Hampton House 297

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, 11/3: Beth Resnick, Hampton House 188
Tuesday, 11/17: Ann-Michele Gundlach, Hampton House 297
Tuesday, 11/24: Jonathan Weiner (speaking on population based health informatics), Hampton House 297
Thursday, 12/3: Sue Baker, Hampton House TBD
Thursday, 12/17: Holly Taylor, Hampton House 188

FRIDAY: Lunch with Brad Herring

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This Friday, 10/2, have lunch with Dr. Brad Herring from 12:15-1:15 pm in Hampton House 250


Upcoming events:
Monday 10/5: Kevin Frick, Hampton House 208
Monday, 10/12: Daniel Webster
Tuesday, 11/3: Beth Resnick
Tuesday, 11/17: Ann-Michele Gundlach
Tuesday, 11/24: Jonathan Weiner (speaking on population based health informatics)
Thursday, 12/3: Sue Baker
Thursday, 12/17: Holly Taylor

TODAY: SCC forum

Reminder: the first SCC forum will be held TODAY, Monday, September 28th from 12:15-1:15 in Hampton House 297.

The forum is open to all HPM students and provides an opportunity to hear updates and give feeback about the department in a conversation with our department chair, Dr. Ellen MacKenzie.

Lunch will be provided for all who attend!

Save the Date: First Term SCC Forum

Reminder: the first SCC forum will be held on Monday, September 28th from 12:15-1:15 in Hampton House 297.

The forum is open to all HPM students and provides an opportunity to hear updates and give feeback about the department in a conversation with our department chair, Dr. Ellen MacKenzie.

Lunch will be provided for all who attend!

Brown Bag Informal Lunches with Faculty

We've gotten a great response from faculty thus far. If you'd like to take advantage of (one or more of) these informal lunch conversations, please RSVP to hpmscc@jhsph.edu. Meeting locations will be announced soon. All lunches are BYO and will take place from 12:15-1:15 pm in Hampton House.

Friday, 10/2: Brad Herring, Hampton House 250
Monday 10/5: Kevin Frick, Hampton House 208
Monday, 10/12: Daniel Webster
Tuesday, 11/3: Beth Resnick
Tuesday, 11/17: Ann-Michele Gundlach
Tuesday, 11/24: Jonathan Weiner (speaking on population based health informatics)
Thursday, 12/3: Sue Baker
Thursday, 12/17: Holly Taylor

Also:
Ellen MacKenzie, TBD

Available SCC Position

Just a reminder, we're looking for reps from the MHS, MHA, and DrPH program to represent student opinions on SCC. In addition, we're looking for a Student Assembly representative from SCC. Email hpmscc@jhsph.edu if you're interested.

Separately, SCC is helping the Department find and choose a Student Assembly representative for the whole department. Any student is eligible; please contact hpmscc@jhsph.edu if you're interested.

Welcome!

WELCOME to the new HPM students, and welcome back to those returning.

Please add comments, ask questions, or contribute to the blog throughout the upcoming year.

Notable dates to mark on your calendar:

• Welcome Happy Hour: TODAY 4-6 pm in the Hampton House cafe.
• Mentor-mentee lunch: For first-year PhD students, Tuesday August 25th; for MHS students, Friday August 28th; 12:15-1:15 in HH 250.
• First Term SCC Forum: Monday, September 28th, 12:15-1:15 in HH 250.
• Second Term SCC Forum: Monday, November 9th, 12:15-1:15 in HH 250.

2009 "Spring" HPM Retreat

Save the Date: the Health Policy and Management 2009 Spring/Summer Retreat will be held from 8 am to 5 pm Monday July 27th, location TBD. At the moment, the Retreat is rumored to be open to all students. Official invitations from the Department are likely to arrive in your inbox soon.

TA Openings

Though its unclear how often its updated, I wanted to bring everyone's attention to the fact that TA opportunities are posted on the HPM intranet site: https://my.jhsph.edu/sites/hpm/students/default.aspx (AY0809_1st Term TA allocations, for example). Opportunities for fall classes have yet to be announced, but we will update you when that happens. We will also work with the department to start posting opportunities on this blog as well.

Welcome the HPM Students' Blog

This meeting space is being developed for current graduate students studying Health Policy and Management. Currently, first year PhD students have been invited to join, but feel free to invite others to become contributors as well. 

To make announcements, ask questions, post study meetings, share information, or just about anything else, feel free to contribute or comment on existing posts by clicking the link beneath the post.