Welcome to 2012 ERHD Students!

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It’s a very exciting time with the ERHD program in 2012 because we are on the verge of graduating our first set of ERHD students. By the end of the Spring 2012 semester, we are anticipating that four ERHD students will graduate!

We are also adding new ERHD students to the program each semester and we want to welcome all the new ERHD students to our innovative Certificate program. We look forward to your input through each ERHD course and welcome your suggestions!

For those of you who are visiting this ERHD Blog for the first time, the ERHD Graduate Certificate Online program consists of only 4 online courses. They are:

(1) MPH 6005 African American Health
(2) MPH 6007 Global Public Health
(3) MPH 6008 Ethnic Health & Health Disparities
(4) MPH 6009 Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparities

There is also a possiblity to receive an ERHD scholarhip to help support your tuition costs!

One of the new developments associated with the ERHD program is our NEW ERHD Facebook page. To find our facebook page, simply search for the Ethnic & Rural Health Disparities Graduate Certificate Online Program Facebook page. On our ERHD facebook page, I have posted many of the activities and pictures of past events.

This is the latest about the ERHD program. Stay tuned for more new developments coming in 2012!

Enrolling for Spring 2012 and Offering ERHD Scholarships

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The ERHD Graduate Certificate Online Program is accepting applications from qualified graduate students for Spring 2012. Individuals can either enroll at full-time or part-time status. Please review the requirements for acceptance into the program listed in an earlier ERHD blog posting.

The ERHD program is also offering ERHD scholarships. Scholarships vary in the amount depending on whether a student is in-state or out-of-state. Scholarships are designed to assist students with the tuition of taking ERHD courses.

The spring ERHD course is “Ethnic Health & Health Disparities: MPH 6008”. We look forward to all new students in 2012 and we are expecting our first ERHD graduates in 2012.

ERHD Program: Results from the National Medical Association Meetings

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The National Medical Association Convention: NMA
Dr. Eric Bailey in front of the Welcoming area of the NMA

As promised, I am reporting on the results from our participation as Exhibitors at the National Medical Association meetings held in Washington, DC. from July 23-27th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

This was the first time that the ERHD program displayed our Exhibit at a national conference. We had a table top exhibit highlighting our program along with our ERHD brochures. Our booth was located in the very front portion of the exhibit area so that everyone who entered, saw our display and materials.

The description of our booth in the National Medical Association program was as follows:

“A new graduate certificate program in ethnic and rural health disparities at East Carolina University uses the latest online technology to assist medical health professionals and public health administrators in not only obtaining additional expertise in ethnic and rural health disparities but also in developing culturally competent solutions for specific health disparity populations.”

Overall, I received alot questions and interests from medical and health professionals who wanted another way to get additional expertise in all types of health disparity issues. Additionally, professionals representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were also interested. The ERHD program greatly benefited from participating in this national conference because it showed that our new, innovative program is still one-of-a-kind in the midst of all the other higher educational programs in the United States.

Check out a few photos of the event.

ERHD Program attending 2011 National Medical Association Conference

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It gives me great pleasure to inform everyone that the ERHD program will be attending and exhibiting our promotional display at the National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly in Washington, DC from July 23 – 27th, 2011. We are excited about this opportunity to take part in the exhibit portion of the conference and showcase our program to all the participants of the conference.

The ERHD program will be recruiting interested medical and health professionals who want to improve their expertise in ethnic and rural health disparities as well as working on their particular institutions’ programs in developing culturally competent solutions for specific disparity populations. The five-day conference brings together thousands of professionals across the country who are interested in all areas of medical, clinical and public health activities. We therefore see this as a chance to share our program to those who may want to extend their skills in another area of medical care and public health intervention.

We also look forward in developing collaborative relationships with other higher education institutions that may need to develop a specific online program for graduate students in the area of ethnic health and health disparities. Our ERHD program provides an excellent opportunity for partnership with all types of institutions that are looking for innovative higher educational strategies to increase the expertise of their workforce, graduate students or medical/public health professionals.

After attending the conference, I will return to provide you an update of the event.

ERHD Summer 2011 Courses

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The academic year is moving rapidly and it is already time for many students to enroll into our two summer courses. The two summer courses are:

1. MPH 6005: African American Health
2. MPH 6009: Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health and Health Disparities

During the Summer I session, students can take our MPH 6005 African American Health course. This course is a comprehensive, holistic and sociocultural perspective focusing on national, regional, state, county and local African American health and health disparity issues leading toward developing public health interventions. This is a fast-paced course which last approximately 5 1/2 weeks and students are usually surprised how much material we cover in such a condensed period of time.

During the regular Summer session (10 weeks), students can take our MPH 6009 Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health and Health Disparities course. This course integrates the critical thinking concepts, research strategies, public health skill sets, and culturally competent training culminating in a final research project/proposal. Final research project/proposal will be evaluated by the Ethnic Health and Health Disparities Capstone Faculty Committee.

Once students complete and pass their MPH 6009 Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health and Health Disparities course (the last course in our program), they are completed with the ERHD Certificate and become an ERHD Graduate!

Enrolling for Fall 2011

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The ERHD Graduate Certificate Online Program is accepting applications from qualified graduate students for Fall 2011. To obtain a graduate certificate in ethnic and rural health disparities, completion of 12 credit hours is required. The ERHD program consists of four online courses:

ERHD Courses

1. MPH 6005 African American Health
2. MPH 6007 Global Public Health
3. MPH 6008 Ethnic Health & Health Disparities
4. MPH 6009 Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparites

ERHD Requirements for Enrollment
1. Transcript
2. GRE or MCAT Score
3. Letter of Interest
4. Writing Sample
5. Recommendation Letter

ECU MPH Students Only
1. Letter of Interest
2. Writing Sample
3. Recommendation Letter

Students can complete the ERHD certificate in fifty weeks. Students can be either full-time or part-time. All qualified graduate students must meet the graduate school requirements and our ERHD program requirements.

For further information, send me an email at: baileye@ecu.edu

ERHD Program Adds New Students for Spring 2011 Semester

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The Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) had a successful start in the fall with the first set of exceptional student professionals beginning our program. Now, we are beginning the Spring 2011 semester and we are fortunate to have three more students to join our innovative graduate online program.

The new students will join our other ERHD students in taking the next course in our program which is “Ethnic Health and Health Disparities: MPH 6008.”. The Ethnic and Health Disparities course major objectives are:
1. Identify and assess the major health issues associated with specific ethnic and health disparity populations in the United States;
2. Describe ethnic health and health disparity issues, including its unique and important features; and
3. Apply principles and strategies derived from public health and medical anthropology toward planning, implementing and evaluating specific ethnic health and health disparities intervention programs.

This course is the cornerstone of our ERHD program and it allows all the student professionals to investigate, discuss, analyze and implement the type of programs that will REALLY work in ethnic and health disparity communities throughout our United States and globally. By the end of this course, therefore, student professionals will be empowered with a new set of professional skill sets that will separate themselves from ALL the OTHERS in the public health and medical fields who are attempting to do health disparities research and programming.

In my opinion, this type of intense, continual and higher educational training is DESPERATELY needed in public health and medical schools across the country. If you would like to receive this type of training, then the ERHD program is for you.

ERHD Scholarships for Spring 2011

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The ERHD Scholarship committee announces the availability of ERHD Spring Scholarships. The ERHD Scholarships are available to full-time or part-time graduate students with an interest in health disparities who will enroll and complete the East Carolina University ERHD graduate certificate online program. Candidates for the $1,000 scholarships will be asked to write a 500 – 1000 word essay describing their interests in ethnic and rural health disparities. Academic performance, work experience and leadership skills will also be evaluated. A limited number of scholarships are available.

Contact: Director Eric Bailey or Co-Director Justin Moore
baileye@ecu.edu

Of course, we want to thank again the federal agency, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) for sponsoring our scholarships.

Welcome All ERHD Students – The ERHD Program begins August 24, 2010

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It is my distinct pleasure to welcome all Ethnic & Rural Health Disparities (ERHD) students to our brand new graduate certificate online program! It has been somewhat of a long-time coming yet now we are here together to start this new public health and medical training initiaitive.

The first course in the ERHD program is: GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH: MPH 6007.

Global Public Health explores the issues related to the fields of medical anthropology and public health leading toward developing global health interventions. The three major course objectives are:
1. Identify and assess the major components of medical anthropology and public health as they relate to global public health issues.
2. Identify and discuss the major global public health concerns of specific populations from one country to another.
3. Apply principles and strategies derived from medical anthropology and public health toward planning, implementing and evaluating global public health intervention programs.

Our unique approach in using podcast/webcast lectures along with specific assignments through the discussion board and chatroom sessions will enable you to complete an outstanding culturally competent global public health fieldwork project/proposal by the end of the course.

Co-Director Dr. Justin Moore and I are delighted that you have been the first to be selected to be apart of our program and we look forward to many more interested public health and medical professionals to participate in our program whether as full-time or part-time students. By the end of the entire set of courses (12 credit hours), every student will have a new set of public health skill sets that will separate you from the rest in your fields of expertise.

Again, WELCOME TO OUR ERHD GRADUATE CERTIFICATE ONLINE PROGRAM AND NOW IT’S TIME TO GET STARTED!

ERHD PROGRAM accepting Applications for Fall 2010 and Spring 2011

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Greetings Everyone,

With the official approval of the ERHD program last month and now the evaluation of applicants for the ERHD program, we are very excited about the start of the Ethnic and Rural Health Disparities Graduate Certificate Online Program this coming Fall 2010! Fortunately, our ERHD program was granted extra time this spring to continue to allow interested students to apply for the fall 2010 start. We have already received outstanding applications from interested professionals and we hope to receive more in the weeks to come.

All professionals who are still interested in applying to our program whether it’s for the Fall 2010 or Spring 2011, the following materials are required:

1. Transcript
2. GRE or MCAT Scores
3. Writing Sample
4. Letter of Interest
5. Recommendation Letter

In addition, we also have limited scholarships available to assist students with the partial cost of a class in the ERHD certificate online program.

Reminder: The ERHD Graduate Certificate Online Program consist of the following courses:
1. MPH 6007 – Global Public Health – Fall semester
2. MPH 6008 – Ethnic Health & Health Disparities – Spring Semester
3. MPH 6005 – African American Health – Summer 1
4. MPH 6009 – Capstone Experience in Ethnic Health & Health Disparities – Summer 1 & 2

Don’t forget that you can complete this program in 50 weeks as a full time student or take your time as a part-time student. We are flexible and we are more than willing to work with your very busy schedule and individual educational budget priorities.

I look forward to comments and please feel free to contact me with any additional questions at: baileye@ecu.edu