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Future Medical Professionals and the Medical Gaze

These essays, written by undergraduate medical anthropology students, are the first in a series that the MASA blog will publish. Medical anthropology professors who would like to showcase the best work of their students should contact Jonathan Stillo, the MASA … Continue reading

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COMING SOON! Undergraduate Essays in Medical Anthropology

Beginning later this week, the MASA blog will start featuring selections of thoughtful writing done by undergraduates taking classes in medical anthropology. We are looking for professors to submit some of their students best writing (essays less than 1000 words) … Continue reading

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A Message from a New Medical Anthropology Journal

Dear MASA member, This is a call for submitting a short essay about your dissertation process for a new journal we are launching this year, Medicine Anthropology Theory, which will be the first open-access, English-language journal focused on medical anthropology … Continue reading

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MASA Annual Graduate Student Mentor Award Deadline Aug. 1

MASA Annual Graduate Student Mentor Award Deadline August 1 Purpose: To recognize excellence in graduate student mentorship and acknowledge the important contributions of medical anthropologists who have provided exceptional guidance and outstanding support to graduate students in this field. For … Continue reading

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Viral Stories—Studying AIDS-Related Stigma in Kenya

By: Elizabeth J. Pfeiffer I was preparing to conduct the final interview of my dissertation research in Mahali (a pseudonym), Kenya, as Jane sat down across from me for the third time. We were sitting in a consultation office in … Continue reading

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Coming Soon: Student Dispatches from the Field

Beginning next week, the Medical Anthropology Students’ Association Blog will begin publishing short posts about your undergrad, Masters, and PhD Medical Anthropology fieldwork experiences. You are invited to send 500-1000 word submissions to Jonathan Stillo at jstillo@gmail.com. The first in … Continue reading

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2014 Science, Technology and Medicine Graduate Paper Prize

2014 STM Graduate Paper Prize by Betsey Brada The Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM) interest group of the Society for Medical Anthropology is pleased to welcome submissions for the 2014 STM Graduate Student Paper Prize. This prize is awarded annually for … Continue reading

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The MASA Blog Wants YOU! (to write a blog post)

The Medical Anthropology Students Association would like to invite graduate and undergraduate students from across the globe to submit 500-1000 word posts for for us to publish on the MASA blog. These posts should be related to medical anthropology and … Continue reading

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2014 Preventing Chronic Disease Student Paper Prize: Due January 23, 2014

Preventing Chronic Disease, a US Centers for Disease Control journal has opened their 2014 student paper competition. The winner will have their paper published in PCD! See below: PCD Student Research Paper Contest — Call for Participation Preventing Chronic Disease … Continue reading

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Three SMA Awards (Dissertation, Mentor, Travel)

SMA Dissertation Award Deadline: July 1 (Extended to July 15th) Purpose: In 2006, the Society for Medical Anthropology inaugurated the Medical Anthropology Students Association (MASA) to recognize and serve student members of the society. Students make up one-third of SMA’s … Continue reading

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