A panel of USF Health experts, along with the Honorable Jane Castor, mayor of Tampa, will participate in a COVID-19 roundtable discussion followed by a 30-minute virtual audience Q&A session. This virtual event will be broadcast from Busch Gardens Tampa on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 7-8:30 p.m. The COVID-19 Town […]
It was her mother who suggested a career in public health to Gabrielle Moore, a 2013 USF College of Public Health (COPH) graduate who received an MPH in epidemiology. “In my last semester of senior year of college, I thought I would pursue medical school—but I didn’t feel quite ready […]
Jonathan Lange-Chen holds three degrees (and one certificate) from USF. He graduated with a BS in biology in 2013, an MS in medical sciences in 2014 and an MHA from the USF College of Public Health in 2017. In 2020, he became a certified professional in healthcare quality. “I see […]
Graduate Whitney Van Arsdale earned her MPH in epidemiology this semester after being deployed by the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County to help with the COVID-19 response from March 19 through June 25. On July 26, she was hired as a permanent employee as the lead investigator into […]
Michael Klingshirn was on the verge of graduating the University of Toledo with an undergraduate degree in pharmacy sciences when he realized he still didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. “There was an Air Force recruiting office down the road from where I lived and one […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Activist Lab serves as a “hub of excellence in providing interdisciplinary advocacy, education, research and service opportunities for students…,” reports the group’s website. An important component of the Activist Lab is its MOULA program. MOULA, which stands for More Opportunities to Use Learned […]
From designing 3D printed test swabs, to researching antibody responses and engaging in leading clinical trials, USF Health scientists rapidly team up to help fight COVID-19 While the world waits for therapies to reduce death rates and a widely available vaccine to prevent COVID 19, team science at USF Health and other […]
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission for health care workers and those living in areas of intense transmission, public health practitioners have developed educational flyers outlining COVID-19 biosafety-at-home protocols to reduce the threat of contamination at home. “Communication is an important aspect of our work in public health,” said […]