Join us for a moderated discussion with Dr. Eran Bendavid, Associate Professor of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health), and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. In this event co-hosted by Stanford Health Policy, Dr. Bendavid will discuss his work and career path in a presentation titled, “What exactly is policy research? The work behind trying to make sense of a messy world.”

Come with questions!

This conversation is geared towards students interested in learning more about global health career paths.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Time: 5:30-7:00pm PT
Location: IN PERSON – LKSC 304/5

Dinner will be provided!

About Eran Bendavid

Eran Bendavid, MD MS, is an infectious diseases physician and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine.  He is a senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and the Freeman Spogli Institute, and a faculty fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health. His scholarship explores how environments — social, political, economic, and natural — influence the health of individuals and populations living in lower-income settings. His major areas of interest include (i) the health effects of foreign assistance, (ii) the lasting and indirect effects of armed conflict, and a growing scholarship on (iii) the health consequences of climate and environmental changes in lower- and middle-income countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.  He received a B.A. in chemistry and philosophy from Dartmouth College, and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. His residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases were completed at Stanford.

Questions

If you have questions, please email Yosefa, CIGH Senior Program Manager, Global Health Education – ygilon@stanford.edu