PRICELESS (Priority Cost Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening) Alex Smith ‘13 Johannesburg, South Africa Slide 1: Your name, class year, name of organization/company and location.
1 2 Work Experience Health systems research Health economics Mental health situation in rural South Africa Role of traditional healers in health system Cervical cancer advocacy programs Health economics WHO/CHOICE model for cost-effectiveness Epidemiological data Costing data 1 2 Slide 2: Describe the type of work you did
Wits University – Faculty of Health Sciences Slide 3: Photo or collage (with title)
Most Rewarding Work Experience Learning from my co-workers’ different academic and life experiences Slide 4: Most rewarding aspect of your work experience
My Co-Workers Slide 5: Photo or collage (with title)
Impact of Work Literature research Cost-Effectiveness Article on mental health to be published R21 grant application for NIH background completed Op-Ed on healthy eating submitted to South African newspapers Cost-Effectiveness Found and estimated epidemiological information for diabetes Gathered much of costing data for diabetes interventions Slide 6: How your work impacted the organization
“Kota” (Popular Street Food) Slide 7: Photo or collage (with title)
Post-Internship Fall term class on disease economics Senior thesis – Iranian healthcare system Post-graduation plans, experience in: Economics Public Health Health Economics Slide 8: How your experience impacted your academic choices and career plans.
Houghton vs. Soweto Slide 9: Photo or collage (with title)
Personal Growth Slide 10: Concluding remarks/photo on how this experience affected your personal growth.