Student activities - Internships/Social Contributions
Social Contribution Activities
Hiroshi Yoshiki, current student in PhD program
Report of workshop for Advance Care Planning (Tokyo)
We carried out Advance Care Planning (ACP)* workshop collaborating with public office and support center for residents’ welfare of Adachi wards targeting the elderly people living alone on July 10, 2024. The agenda of workshop contained 1) lecture for ACP presented by Dr. Shimizu, who is a classmate of graduate school of public health and Iwata-san, who is a medical social worker of Tsukuba Univ. hospital, 2) workshop which participants experienced the process of ACP using the guiding tool. In the workshop session, participants confirmed their loved values and preferences chatting each other. After the workshop, participants responded the improvement of understanding and intention for ACP and moreover, reported the ascension of intention towards social exchange via guiding tool of ACP. I deeply appreciate Prof. Sachiko Ohde and the staff in St. Luke’s, who kindly guided this workshop to valuable one and the staff of Adachi wards, who nicely supported this event.
*Advance Care Planning (ACP) is the process of discussing with a loved one about preferences for future medical care. ACP is defined as a process that supports adults at any age or stage of health in understanding and sharing their personal values, life goals, and preferences regarding future medical care.
Opening session of the workshop
Re-enactment play of ACP in clinical setting by Prof. Ohde and Dr. Shimizu
Internship Opportunities
Institutions for the Previous Internship Opportunities
St. Luke’s International Hospital
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
National Cancer Center
National Center for Child Health and Development
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Bangkok Regional Office
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Tokyo Office
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA
Institute for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health, Malaysia
UNICEF Lebanon Office
Internship Report
Miri Sato, Graduated in AY 2023 MPH Program
Place of Internship: UNICEF Lebanon Office
I had the privilege of doing an internship at UNICEF Lebanon office from August 21st to November 9th, 2023, as a Community Health Worker (CHW) Coordinator. My role was onsite inspection at healthcare facilities and comparative analysis of the CHW program in Lebanon and other countries, such as Malawi and Tanzania. Moreover, I had the opportunity to investigate utilization of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook in Lebanon, which was the theme of my Capstone Project. It was a fulfilling experience with many opportunities to learn from local health care workers and UNICEF staff. Overall, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my professors at St. Luke’s International University Graduate School of Public Health, supervisors and colleagues at UNICEF Lebanon for their support.
A mobile vaccination unit in collaboration with Lebanese Red Cross and UNICEF
With colleagues in the Lebanon office
Ms. Sato, third from left and supervisor Mr. Kyaw, first from left
Nami Watanabe, Graduated in AY 2019 MPH Program
Place of Internship: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (US)
From November 17th to November 26th 2019, I had the privilege of visiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee, the United States for my internship.
One of my main objectives in visiting St. Jude was to learn about late effects surveillance for long-term survivors of childhood cancer. St. Jude offers a multidisciplinary team of pediatric oncologists, nurse practitioners, neuropsychologists, and social workers who provide comprehensive follow-up to improve quality of life after childhood cancer. Throughout my ten-day internship, I got to meet and shadow members of the multidisciplinary team every day. For example, my first day consisted of observing a two-hour neuropsychological testing in addition to shadowing a pediatric oncologist. Although it was only a short ten days, by engaging in experiential learning, I was able to see the big picture of long-term follow up care for childhood cancer survivors. This internship enabled me to reflect what I am learning in more relevant and deeper ways. Overall, my internship experience was extremely enriching and rewarding and I am so thankful to have had such an incredible opportunity.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Risa Otsuka, Graduated in AY 2019 MPH Program
Place of Internship: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Bangkok Regional Office (Thailand)
In June 2019 I did an internship at UNAIDS Bangkok Regional Office. My capstone project theme was Barriers to achievement of UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets in Asia and I visited Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to interview key informants and gather data. In addition to the UNAIDS office in Bangkok, I visited the Thai Red Cross Center and Ministry of Public Health and met several people to ask their opinion on the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. In Cambodia, I went not only to the UNAIDS office in Phnom Penh but also to WHO and NGO offices. In Laos, I visited the UNAIDS office in Vientiane, the WHO office and an ART clinic where I met physicians and organization staff. By meeting people face to face, I could gather useful data for my Capstone project and could understand how targets had been achieved and the current challenges for each country.
United Nations Building in Bangkok
UNAIDS team at Bangkok Regional Office