{"id":33010,"date":"2013-10-21T18:46:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=33010"},"modified":"2023-10-26T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:44:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/maccp\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About MACCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2017\/12\/MACCP_BUSM_entrance-636x270.jpg\" alt=\"BU School of Medicine entrance sign\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-56574\" width=\"912\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2017\/12\/MACCP_BUSM_entrance-636x270.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2017\/12\/MACCP_BUSM_entrance.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Medical Anthropology master\u2019s program at Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine admitted its first cohort in the Fall of 2009. It is our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/maccp\/about\/our-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mission <\/a>to educate and support students to develop their strengths as reflective, resourceful medical anthropologists and individuals, through in-depth training in the theories and methods of medical anthropology and cross-cultural practice, as well as through faculty investment in students\u2019 own research commitments and career goals.<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V31Gtf4Jr3U\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V31Gtf4Jr3U\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>We pride ourselves in providing the following features. Together, they make our program unique.<\/h5>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Highly personalized mentoring and support<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our program provides students with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Focused, personalized advising tailored to students\u2019 individual career goals;<\/li>\n<li>High faculty-to-student ratio with easy access to advisers and other faculty;<\/li>\n<li>Core faculty who teach required seminars and many of the program\u2019s electives;<\/li>\n<li>Close-knit program community, with periodic whole-program gatherings organized by faculty and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I think the biggest reason this program is so great is how small and personalized it is. I\u2019m already amazed by how much I\u2019ve been in personal contact with the various faculty members and how willing everyone is to be helpful and ensure that each student is extracting and growing from the program in the way they want<\/em>. \u2013 Program Alumnus<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Dedication to student career and professional development<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our program is geared toward professional-development and career planning, beginning at the point of admission, during the program and after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Over the summer before you start your coursework, your advisor will work with you to identify potential sites for your service-learning internship. We will draw on our contacts and connections throughout the Medical Center and the city to help you develop your placement and design a learning agreement.<\/p>\n<p>We will help you identify and select elective courses that will support your specific objectives. Additionally, in the required courses, you will focus your projects in ways that enrich your expertise in your chosen area. We will think together with you about the role each choice might play in your career development and the building of your professional portfolio. You will be expected to meet with your advisor once a month.<\/p>\n<p>The program faculty meet weekly. We review the needs of each individual student, so that we can work effectively as a teaching team to address the different facets of students&#8217; needs.<\/p>\n<p>We make the development of a professional portfolio and network a program requirement, and we run a closed Facebook group for all faculty, current students, and alumnae\/i as a rich resource for networking and the ongoing sharing of knowledge, experience, and opportunities across cohorts.<\/p>\n<p>We remain committed to ongoing mentoring and career support for program alumnae\/i throughout their careers.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Anthropologists have a wide range of career options. The versatility of our program allows you to prepare for the one you choose<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americananthro.org\/AdvanceYourCareer\/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The American Anthropological Association<\/a> points to four broad career areas for anthropologists: Academic, Corporate and Business, Government, and Non-profit and Community-based.<\/p>\n<p>Our graduates have successfully entered and advanced their careers in every one of these fields. For specifics, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/maccp\/graduate-outcomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Outcomes<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/life-physical-and-social-science\/anthropologists-and-archeologists.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a> provides employment data that you may want to review to assess the job market.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Program-Outcomes.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-71607 aligncenter\" width=\"592\" height=\"918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Program-Outcomes.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Program-Outcomes-410x636.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Program-Outcomes-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Program-Outcomes-661x1024.jpg 661w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Emphasis on Applied Anthropology, Community-Based Participatory Research, and advocacy work<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We prioritize Applied Anthropology, along with Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and advocacy work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applied Anthropology<\/strong>\u00a0involves using your training to address practical problems. You can do this in the context of local communities, advocacy agencies, consulting groups, government services, NGOs, and businesses, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Training in Applied Anthropology will prepare you to do research and project management, program evaluation and needs assessment, community advocacy, cultural brokering, consulting, or policy analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community-Based Participatory Research<\/strong>\u00a0is a \u201c<em>collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings. CBPR begins with a research topic of importance to the community, has the aim of combining knowledge with action and achieving social change to improve health outcomes and eliminate health disparities<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 WK Kellogg Foundation Community Health Scholars Program<\/p>\n<p>The Applied Anthropologist is a change agent. We train you to take your commitments and build the skills necessary to working with others to bring about these kinds of change.<\/p>\n<p>The two leading professional organizations for Applied Anthropology are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfaa.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Society for Applied Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicinganthropology.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Association for the Practice of Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Study at a leading research university with opportunities for interdisciplinary training and research<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Times Higher Education<\/em> World University Rankings for 2023 ranks Boston University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/world-university-rankings\/2023\/world-ranking#!\/length\/-1\/sort_by\/rank\/sort_order\/asc\/cols\/stats\">71st out of 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/rankings\/united-states\/2022#!\/length\/-1\/sort_by\/rank\/sort_order\/asc\/cols\/stats\">42nd out of almost 800 U.S. universities<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span>The 2020\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-medical-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><i>U.S. News &amp; World Repor<\/i>t<\/em><\/a> <span>rankings of the nation\u2019s best graduate schools place <\/span><span>Boston University School of Medicine at No. 38 in primary care and No. 32 in research<\/span><span>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>As a world-class research university, Boston University has graduate schools and programs in Communication, Engineering, Global Studies, Medical Sciences, Arts &amp; Sciences, Business, Law, Public Health, Social Work, and Education. Our program lets you take advantage of these academic resources: You can take up to 12 elective credits anywhere at the university. That\u2019s one-fifth of your whole program!<\/li>\n<li>In addition to working closely with program faculty on your thesis research, you can engage faculty from anywhere in the university as mentors and thesis advisers.<\/li>\n<li>You can customize your interdisciplinary track to prepare you for a career in academia, or in fields like non-profit and community-based organizations, healthcare consulting, business, and\/or government.<\/li>\n<li>The program also provides the option of interdisciplinary training in the cross-cultural study of religions, medicines, and healing, with faculty (Barnes and Laird) who are leaders in the field.<\/li>\n<li>The wide range of our students&#8217; thesis titles illustrates the customized and interdisciplinary nature of their training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Thesis-Titles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\" wp-image-71610 aligncenter\" width=\"570\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Thesis-Titles.jpg 1628w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Thesis-Titles-508x636.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Thesis-Titles-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2020\/02\/MACCP-Thesis-Titles-817x1024.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">The prioritizing of experiential training through a service-learning internship, fieldwork, and original research<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Service Learning Internship:\u00a0<\/strong>Our campus is at a juncture between the neighborhoods of\u00a0Roxbury and\u00a0Dorchester, home to many of Boston\u2019s historic minority and more recent\u00a0New American immigrant communities. The cultural richness of our location is illustrated by the number of languages spoken in the surrounding neighborhoods\u2014Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese and Vietnamese, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Our long-term relationships with local neighborhood health centers, agencies, and advocacy groups support identifying site prospects directly related to your research and career commitments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will do a volunteer service-learning internship with a local community, organization, or clinical setting related to your own research commitments and career goals during your first year. You will spend at least 250 hours at this site.<\/li>\n<li>Your internship provides an opportunity to learn how to conduct Community-Based Participatory Research.<\/li>\n<li>We prioritize research that promotes engagement and activism, and that empowers individuals, families, and communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Intensive Summer Fieldwork:\u00a0<\/strong>The internship program is followed by a mentored intensive three-month summer fieldwork experience at your field site.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Together, the internship and fieldwork can let you spend at close to a year engaged in your field site.<\/li>\n<li>If you conduct your internship and fieldwork with local group or community\u2014including refugee and immigrant groups\u2014you will learn the local dimensions of global health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Original Research:<\/strong>\u00a0You will study research methods, develop an original research question, write an Institutional Review Board research protocol, interpret your data and apply theoretical analysis, write up your findings as a master\u2019s thesis, and as a manuscript that you can submit for publication.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStudents emerge from the program having designed an original study, passed an IRB review, gained immersive experience in a community or clinical site, and communicated their findings to community, anthropologi\u00adcal, and clinical audiences. Throughout this process, the Service Learning Internship Program experience has played a pivotal role in grounding of the degree both within and outside the classroom&#8230;\u201d \u00a0(<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sfaajournals.net\/doi\/abs\/10.17730\/0888-4552.42.1.36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barnes LL, Laird LD, Ostrach B. 2020. From Medical Anthropology at a Medical School to Careers in Community-Based Applied Anthropology. <em>Practicing Anthropology<\/em> 42[1]: 42<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Medical Anthropology master\u2019s program at Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine admitted its first cohort in the Fall of 2009. 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