New Opportunity for Public Health Students

The South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) Program of the University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio invites medical and public health students, PAs, MD/MPH students and health care professionals to participate in a memorable 4-week training experience at the US-Mexico Border. Curriculum includes environmental medicine, curanderismo, folk healing, environmental house calls, hiking with an herbalist, water sampling in the Rio Grande, and visits to colonias. The STEER Program may satisfy the practicum requirements for the Loyola MPH Program. Be sure to discuss with the Program Director before enrolling. Housing for visiting students is $600 for the month. Students are responsible for their own travel to/from Laredo or Harlingen, meals, personal daily expenses and after-hours transportation and activities. STEER offers training in two locations along the U.S.-Mexico Border, Laredo and Harlingen, Texas. See the website http://steer.uthscsa.edu for information and application, or contact them directly at steer@uthscsa.edu.