Liberty University graduate students attend hearing for FDA commissioner nominee
Three Liberty University Master of Public Health (MPH) students who are part of a research training program in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine attended the confirmation hearing on March 6 in Washington, D.C., for Dr. Marty Makary,…
Public health team treats underserved communities in Guatemala
A team from Liberty University’s Department of Public & Community Health recently completed its sixth annual trip to Guatemala, aiming to make a positive impact on rural communities that often go untreated for conditions like hypertension, anemia, diabetes, high cholesterol,…
Graduate students tackle healthcare policy reform during new fellowship at Johns Hopkins
Three students from Liberty University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program have spent nearly a year in an exciting new fellowship thanks to a partnership between the School of Health Sciences (SHS) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The…
Johns Hopkins professor speaks on pervasive blind spots in healthcare
Liberty University School of Health Sciences welcomed Johns Hopkins University Professor of Surgery Dr. Marty Makary on April 22 to speak on prevalent issues in the healthcare field, such as the extreme costs of health care and insurance and the…
Public health team serves remote and poor communities on trip to Central America
Two professors and two students from Liberty University’s Department of Public & Community Health spent nine days in the Central American countries of Guatemala and Honduras last month as part of a continuous effort to screen and treat those in…
Department of Public & Community Health welcomes area health professionals for inaugural conference
Liberty University’s Department of Public & Community Health, within the School of Health Sciences, hosted its inaugural Public Health Professional Conference on Thursday, creating a full day dedicated to bringing together stakeholders from the academic, professional, nonprofit, and government…
Public health professor shares his teaching philosophy based in faith, life experiences
In the latest installment of this semester’s Faith Learning Integration Workshop series, School of Health Sciences professor Dr. Emmanuel Clottey spoke with fellow Liberty University professors on Thursday morning about how he infuses his faith in the classroom each day and teaches…
Public & Community Health students travel to Guatemala to aid underserved region
Continuing a four-year effort to screen patients and treat medical issues in the underserved communities of Guatemala, a team of two Liberty University professors and four students from the Department of Public & Community Health spent June 11-22 in the…
Online global health student joins with Samaritan’s Purse to meet the needs of children in Liberia
In her career as an ICU nurse in Illinois, Liberty University Master of Public Health (Global Health) student Alicia (last name withheld) has worked a strenuous schedule. But she has always carved out time to volunteer over the years with…
Graduate students extend research, outreach efforts to Hispanic populations in Guatemala
As part of an ongoing project to test different Hispanic communities for diabetes, hypertension, and other health issues, a team from Liberty University’s Department of Public & Community Health spent the last week of May in Guatemala, conducting health screenings…