Delaware Day 2022

Background In 2019, Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) launched Delaware Day, a recruiting event targeted to senior residents interested in securing employment in Delaware.  DHSA brought together for the first time Delaware’s health systems for a joint recruiting effort. Delaware Day For the Delaware Day event, DHSA will host a virtual recruiting event in an

2022 DHSA Research Competition

DHSA is seeking population health research proposals from students, faculty, or staff affiliated with any of DHSA’s member institutions. This is a ‘shark tank’ type event with real-time presentations, judging and awards! This year, proposals are requested to have a Population Health focus on health disparities. Proposals may address any area of population health including

2021 DHSA Research Competition

Call for Abstracts DHSA is seeking population health research proposals from students, faculty, or staff affiliated with any of DHSA’s member institutions. This is a ‘shark tank’ type of event with real-time presentations, judging, and awards! This year, proposals are requested to have a focus on health disparities. Proposals may address any area of population

2020 DHSA Research Competition

On Monday, October 5, 2020, a panel of “Sharks” listened to four research proposals competing for a $50,000 grant. The Proposal Topics Healthcare Workers and Mental Health Infants Born to COVID-Positive Mothers Models to Inform Policy and Decision Making Virtual Reality for Medical Education The Winners Using National Best Practices to Inform Mental Health Treatment

Recruiting and Workforce

In 2019, DHSA facilitated an inaugural joint recruiting effort by all Delaware health systems.  As part of DHSA’s goal of keeping Delaware doctors in Delaware, medical residents in their penultimate year of training were offered the chance to network with all six major health systems in the State for open job opportunities. Due to the

2018 DHSA/JeffX Global Health Symposium

2018 DHSA/JeffX Global Health Symposium The annual Global Health Symposium was held at Thomas Jefferson University in the Jefferson Alumni Hall and Hamilton Building on November 16, 2018 from 3:00-9:00p.m. (Address: 1025 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107) Check out the July 2018 Volume 4| Issue 4 Global Health edition of the Delaware Journal of Public Health: DJPH Global Health July 2018

2018 National Public Health Week

2018 National Public Health Week National Public Health 2018, Healthiest Nation 2030 – Changing Our Future Together Dr. Omar Khan, President & CEO, Delaware Health Science Alliance; Lolita Lopez, CEO, Westside Family Healthcare; Dr. Jack Geiger, co-Founder of the Community Health Center model. 2nd Photo: Rita Landgraf, Professor, Practice and Distinguished Health & Social Services, University of

2019 DHSA Shark Tank

2019 DHSA Shark Tank Tuesday, May 28, 20191:00 – 4:30 pmThe Audion, STAR Campus, University of Delaware Three research teams were chosen to have the chance to pitch their population health research proposal to a panel of DHSA representatives. The panel scored the proposals, and the highest scoring proposal received a check for $50,000 to

JeffX Global Health Conference

2020 JeffX Global Health Conference Join the Global Health Student Consortium for the second annual JEFFx Global Health Conference: Planetary Health! WHEN: January 24, 2020 from 3:00 – 8:30 pm WHERE: Hamilton Building, Thomas Jefferson University 1001 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA This year’s conference will center around the theme of planetary health, and will include