Phi Pham

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  Phi signed the petition | 4 days ago

  UCSF: Don't Let Jesus Navarro Die, Approve His Kidney Transplant
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  Phi signed the petition | 4 months ago

  President Obama's 2012 Campaign: Are You In?
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  Phi signed the petition | 4 months ago

  Tell Bank of America: No $5 Debit Card Fees
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  Phi commented on the article | almost 2 years ago

  On "Hatorade" and T-Shirts for the "People of Africa"

  Great summary to this issue. I think the whole thing was a great example on how people who don't spend most of their time in development related issues try to do something positive but get shot down by those who do. It's good to have more conversation between the two groups to try to get more "mainstream" ideas that are actually effective.

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  Phi commented on the article | almost 2 years ago

  Is African Poverty Falling? Does the Question Matter?

  Hi Ranil,

  
  

  Great point on the problem with treating Africa like it's one large project. The perception has to continuously be broken into smaller pieces so that every need is addressed instead of the "Africa needs help" view.

  
  

  -Phi (http://www.facebook.com/communitylab)

  
  

   

  
  

   

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  Phi commented on the article | almost 2 years ago

  100% Preventable Disease, "Podo," Takes a Toll

  With such a large market in athletic shoes in our society, I feel this disease just needs an well-known athlete/celebrity to help raise awareness for the disease. how we go about into finding the spokesman? Not sure...

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  Phi commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Global Health Jobs - Peace Corps

  Great post. I'm actually in the middle of my Peace Corps application process (that is supposed to take approx. 9 months long to complete) and am still unsure if the Peace Corps is the right choice for me to take. I have heard that joining the Peace Corps is the best way to gain international experience and public health experience if I wanted to get experience in the GPH field. Being a recent B.S. graduate, I find it kind of hard to get a start in the GPH field, since most of the places seem to want those with Master's degrees, but I've heard that the Peace Corps may be the best way to get experience before I fully make a decision on whether to pursue the GPH field.

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  Phi commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  When Not to Go to Grad School

  I recently heard from someone that you should try to line up to go to grad school directly after Peace Corps so that the Peace Corps non-competitive hiring eligibility freezes during the time you're in school so that it is eligible right when you get out of grad school. Is this a good idea?

  
  

  Thank you,

  
  

  Dedicated Reader