We caught up with some of our distance learning students to ask them what advice they would give to someone considering studying via distance learning at LSHTM and to share their experiences of the programmes. Here’s what they had to say…
Alex Zuckermann
Global Health Policy (distance learning)
“Have…
Alex Zuckermann is studying Global Health Policy by distance learning (GHP) with us. She told us what it’s like to study via distance learning, about her career plans and her favourite modules.
Please explain a bit about your academic/professional background
My academic trajectory has been characterised by a…
Kelsey Yaremko, Global Health Policy by distance learning student from Canada, talks to us about her programme, studies and career.
Hi Kelsey, can you start by letting us know a bit about your background?
I am from Calgary, Canada. I studied at the University of Alberta where I received a…
The first residential week of the Executive Programme for Global Health Leadership successfully launched last week with 14 Fellows joining us from around the world. This course, the first of its kind at LSHTM, was set up to address the lack of strategic leadership courses within health. Fellows spent 6…
In this blog, Dr Karl Blanchet, Director of the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, reflects on recent work in Greece and Lebanon exploring health issues among populations displaced by crises. He reflects on how humanitarian crises are evolving and how the…
The International AIDS Conference is held this year in Durban and will address the theme Access Equity Rights Now, where science, leadership and community meet for advancing all facets of the collective efforts to treat and prevent HIV.
This year the School is holding a number of events and will…
The interview was conducted by Erwan Berthou for Remarkable Magazine and features Joris van Hees, studying the MSc Global Health Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Joris has dedicated his career to helping others. (Photography by Catherine Thomason & Joris van Hees)
You’ve been working…
Doing a master course is a great learning process. The four core modules form a great theoretical basis which Moodle and all the readings turn into a practical discovery and global exploration. The subsequent elective modules are more demanding as academic writing comes in! If, like me, you have not…
In my last academic year of MSc Global Health Policy at LSHTM (as a Distance Learner) I have chosen three modules (Conflict & Health, TB and Health Care Evaluation) and a MSc Project Report. The topic of my master’s thesis deals with ‘Access to Opioids for Medical Purpose’ in…
Thanks to the recommendation of several LSHTM professors I spent the first part of my summer doing courses: one was a 6-week on-line course on ‘Understanding Research Methods’ (www.coursera.org) which I greatly recommend and which will help you do your academic writing. The other course was…
Studying epidemiology and medical statistics in The Gambia
July 13, 2020
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September 15, 2020
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July 2, 2020
COVID-19 Student Story: Sadaf Lynes
May 28, 2020
US Peace Corps Volunteers at LSHTM
May 19, 2020
