Dr. Belle-Jarvis heads to Harvard
The head of the Pediatric Department at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center Dr. Shivon Belle-Jarvis has been accepted into Harvard University.
Dr. Belle-Jarvis will pursue a Masters’s Degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
She will join the class entering the 2023-2024 academic year as a candidate for the Part-Time Master of Public Health Generalist program and is expected to graduate on May 29, 2025.
Dr. Belle-Jarvis will be joining a group of students who bring with them not only impressive professional experience and excellent academic training but also dedication to the profession of public health.
“You are to be commended on the fine record of achievement by which you earned your place in this year’s cohort. You will benefit from your association with each other as well as from the challenges of the public health program,” the Admissions office wrote in its letter to f admission Dr. Belle-Jarvis.
Meanwhile, Dr. Belle-Jarvis said she is passionate about children, families, and the community.
“This leads me to continue to seek a path of learning to further strengthen my insight into how to responsibly advocate for them, as this is indispensable when searching for solutions to modern challenges in healthcare.
She said the opportunity will bring to life a statement that she lives by -” Leaving no one behind”.
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Comments (6)
Anonymous April 14, 2023, 10:17 AM
Wishing you all the best in this journey.
Temika Christian April 16, 2023, 10:18 AM
Mae April 14, 2023, 11:16 AM
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Claudel Noel April 15, 2023, 2:53 AM
Delta Bholo April 17, 2023, 3:58 AM
I recommend the online programme at GeorgeWashington University.