Vangent forges alliance with MSM in Atlanta to provide job opportunities for MPH degree students

Sep 9 2009

Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process outsourcing solutions, announced it has partnered with the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, GA to provide job opportunities for some of Morehouse's second year graduate students pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.

At present, up to six students have part-time jobs supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) while completing their graduate degrees. In their role, the students will respond directly to emails and postal mail submitted by the public and health care professionals to CDC-INFO, CDC's National Contact Center staffed and operated by Vangent for CDC. CDC-INFO provides up-to-date health information round-the-clock via multiple channels.

"These students will have an excellent opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job Public Health training to prepare them for their professional careers," said Mac Curtis, President and CEO of Vangent. "They will interact with the public on a wide-range of health information topics through one of the world's most recognized sources of credible information."

According to Dr. Patricia Rodney, Associate Dean for Public Health Education and Director of the MPH Program at Morehouse School of Medicine, "The MPH Program is excited about this new partnership. This on the job training experience will provide our students with unique opportunities to put theory into practice in a real world setting early in their academic career."