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BIOpsy: Educational opportunities @ Cyprus International Institute

Posted by nadeem on February 6, 2008

Cyprus International Institute

CII posterThe Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health, in association with the Harvard School of Public Health, is announcing the following educational programs and scholarships:

“We have a world class 1 year Masters Program in Environmental Health which is taught by faculty from Harvard and other prestigious scholars from around the globe. We are offering a number of scholarships for this program and are hoping you can help us by spreading the word to any interested students. The deadline to apply for Academic Year 08-09 is March 1st. There is no application fee and tuition for the year is 7500 Euros.

We also are offering the following two upcoming Continuing Professional Education Courses (you can locate the flyers of the events on our website under the Calendar section):

Treating Nicotine Addiction: What you can do to help your patients quit smoking. This 2 day training course will be taught by Drs. Greg Connolly, Dr Robert West, Dr Taru Kinnunen, and Dr Georges Saade. April 7 - 8, 2008 in Nicosia Cyprus. The course is modestly priced at 300 Euros and a number of scholarships will be offered. The registration deadline is March 20, 2008 and seats are limited.

Nutrition, Obesity & Diabetes. This 3-day training course will be taught by world renowned faculty to include Harvard University’s Dr. Ed Horton, Dr. Frank Hu, Dr. David Nathan, and Dr. Walter Willet and University of Athens Dr Dimitrios Linos. This 3-day training course will take place in Limassol Cyprus on May 12 - 14, 2008 and the course is modestly priced at 500 Euros. A number of scholarships will be offered and primary consideration will be given to physicians and health care workers working in public hospitals in the government sector of their respective countries. The registration deadline is April 15, 2008 and seats are limited.”

For more information please visit www.hsph.harvard.edu/cyprus

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