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CIREH Calendar
 January
 February
  • 21st - MHIRT orientation meeting
 March

Presentations by:

    • Mujkic A, Peek-Asa C, Young T, Rodin U.  Effects of War on Weapon-Related Deaths to Croatian Children and Youth. Ninth World Congress on Injury Control and Safety Promotion.  Merida, Mexico.  March, 2008.

    • Peek-Asa C.  Fogarty International Center International Collaborative Training in Trauma and Injury Research.  Special Session. Ninth World Congress on Injury Control and Safety Promotion.  Merida, Mexico.  March, 2008.

    • Mujkic A.  Training pediatricians in injury control.  Ninth World Congress on Injury Control and Safety Promotion.  Merida, Mexico.  March, 2008.

 April
 May
  • 12th-14th - 2008 South Eastern Europe Violence and Injury Prevention (SEEVIP) Conference  in Dubrovnik, Croatia

The event will bring together researchers from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Mecedonia, Romania, and the United States. It is meant to establish stronger professional ties among collaborators and trainees within countries and in other countries in order to positively develop policy in the respective countries through collaborative research.  The meeting is meant to develop collaborative research which would benefit everyone. For more information, click here.

  • 21st-22nd - Mandatory departure orientation for MHIRT students.
  • 23rd - MHIRT students leave for 10 to 12 weeks to their perdetermined research sites.
June

The goals of the Summer Institute are (1) to present and discuss current topics related to rural and environmental health for the Central European region, (2) to provide workshops on professional skills, and (3) to stimulate country and international collaborative relationships among participants.

July
  • 4th - Offices Closed - Fourth of July Holiday
  • 9th-11th- Visit of Dean Catalin Baba and Razvan Chereches of Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
August
September
  • 8th - Offices Closed - Labor Day
October
November
December
  • 5th - MHIRT application deadline -

for the Summer of 2009