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1. Public Health Outreach Award Application due date: February 10, 2014 Applications should be emailed to Ginny Ingels, ggi@uga.edu, as email attachments by 5:00 pm on February 10, 2014. Please name the application file with your last name_PHO (eg: ingels_PHO.docx) read more ...
2. Visionary CEO Continues to Lead Athens Regional into the Future When John A. Drew, FACHE, became president and CEO of Athens Regional Health Services in 1982 (then known as Athens General Hospital), he faced a number of challenges. As a struggling community hospital without a very good reputation, it was made up of antiquated facilities and the yearly budget didn’t provide the funds necessary to make major improvements. read more ...
3. ATTENTION STUDENTS– Student Feature Opportunity!  NewPublicHealth.org is looking to interview students to feature in a new series. read more ...
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5. ACHE Fellowship Program- 9/18/2013 in Chicago The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is sponsoring its annual fellowship program in Chicago on September 18, 2013 from 5:30 p to 8:00 p.  Over 30 fellowship programs will be interviewing students.   read more ...