Improving Health at all Levels: Careers in a Local Health Department and Beyond
Please join us Wednesday, November 15th from 4-5:15 PM in the SHED 4300 to hear Dr. Marielena Velez de Brown, the Deputy Commissioner of the Monroe County Department of Public Health speak about opportunities to work in our region's largest public health department and beyond. This is a perfect chance for students preparing for careers in medicine (MD/DO/PA), environmental science, epidemiology, research, and much more!
Born into a Puerto Rican family in Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Vélez de Brown obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Swarthmore College prior to working in a laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. She pursued her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. After pursuing Family Medicine training in Wilmington, DE, she entered the University of Rochester Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency program. She graduated that residency with the Master's of Public Health degree in 2016. Since then she has served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Monroe County Department of Public Health. She also serves as the Medical Director of Starlight Pediatrics, a clinic dedicated to providing holistic, trauma-informed, primary care to children involved in the foster care system.
Snacks will be available for attendees!
Please request an interpreter if needed: myaccess.rit.edu
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Open to the Public
| Cost | FREE |
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