You can always count on SPHTM alumni to be active, involved, and taking the lead.
Alumnus demonstrates sustainability in action
One of the central tenets of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine’s global health work is capacity building. Rather than bring in professionals to “fix” a problem in a resource-limited country, it’s a much better practice to build capacity from within the country. Such is the case in Ethiopia. Starting in 2006, SPHTM worked with the University Technical Assistance Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop training curricula to expand Ethiopia’s growing health workforce. In particular, Dr. Carl Kendall, professor of social, behavioral, and population sciences, worked with Jimma University, one of the oldest public universities in Ethiopia, to establish the International Center for Monitoring and Evaluation.
Yibeltal K. Alemayehu was one of the first students to benefit from this partnership. He graduated from Jimma with a Master of Science in Health Monitoring and Evaluation in 2008. Alemayehu was not done with his connection to Tulane, however. Keep reading >>
SPHTM graduate credits persistence as key to his work in Ukraine
Alumnus Andrew Ryan (MPH IHD ’12) has wanted to work in international humanitarian aid since he was 22. While he wouldn’t have wished for the conflict, the war in Ukraine has served as his proving ground. Ryan has now spent over a year working as field site coordinator for International Medical Corps in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine, handling emergency response and program development. And his experience, to say the least, has been eye-opening. Keep reading >>
Public health grad promotes community, healthcare access
Raymell Green’s voice lights up when he talks about the Tulane Black Student Union cookout he organized. Green graduated May 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Green is especially proud of the work he’s done with the Black Queer Collective. He credits his best friend Jessica Brimage and his friend Domo Johnson, both Tulanians, for working together to make sure the BQC continues to thrive. Keep reading >>
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