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Intermediate Term Training—Current Trainees

Fall 2004

Borbala Daroczi, MD

Borbála is from Debrecen , Hungary. She has a medical degree from the University of Debrecen, and is currently in a residency program in the School of Public Health in Debrecen, specializing in public health and preventive medicine. She has been researching the topic of regional differences in mortality of the population of North-Eastern Hungary, with a special emphasis on settlements with gypsy colonies. She is also finishing up a degree in law and is therefore very interested in the legal and social aspects of health care for specific populations. Her mentor is Dr. Marcia Ward from the Department of Health Management and Policy.

Alexandru Coman, MD

Alex is from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He earned his medical degree in 2001 and is currently in a resident program in epidemiology at The Infectious Disease Hospital in Cluj. His interests are mathematics, computer technology and infectious disease epidemiology. He plans to use his time here to expand his knowledge of research methods, biostatistics and environmental health. Alex's mentor is Dr. Greg Gray

Joanna Jurewicz, MS

Joanna is from Lódz, Poland. She has a master's degree in public health. She is currently working in the Department of Environmental Epidemiology in the Environmental Reproductive Hazards Unit. She is co-author on several papers having to do with reproductive issues and exposure to pesticides, and plans to continue this area of study for her doctorate degree. Joanna is working with Dr. Wayne Sanderson.

Marek Majdan, MS

Marek is from Trnava , Slovakia . He has a master's degree in public health from Trnava University . His master's thesis concerned the impact of waste sites on the health of populations, with particular attention to women's reproductive health and the health of newborns living near a landfill-site in the town of Pezinok . He is currently working on his PhD thesis, which continues this line of study, using the tool of geographic information systems. Marek ise working with Dr. Bill Field