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PHIT4DC Class Recognition & Networking Event
PHIT4DC is excited to announce its Fall 2024 Class Recognition & Networking Event, set to offer a valuable opportunity for public health professionals in the District of Columbia to network and celebrate their accomplishments. This event is scheduled for November...
PHIT4DC Career Fair Fall 2024
Join us at the PHIT4DC Job Fair! Set for November 21, 2024, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the University of the District of Columbia's Congress Heights Campus, this event promises to be a cornerstone for community empowerment and career opportunities in healthcare and...
Application Now Available for the 2024 Danielle Carroll Memorial Scholarship Award
Zane Networks, a consortium member of the PHIT4DC program, is now accepting applications for the 2024 Danielle Carroll Memorial Scholarship Award. The 2024 application is now available for download! This scholarship fund has been established to honor the memory of...
Alumni Job Fair
Calling all PHIT4DC alumni! Don't miss this exciting opportunity to connect with top employers in the public health and technology fields. Whether you're seeking new career prospects or looking to expand your professional network, this job fair is the perfect chance...
VADSTI 4.0 Spring 2025 Training Series
The Howard University Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program in collaboration with the Public Health Informatics and Technology for DC (PHIT4DC) Program presents. VADSTI Spring 2025 Save The Date Flyer
Introduction to Revenue Cycle Management Registering for Fall 2024
Course Description Students will obtain an overall understanding of the revenue cycle process and its impact within clinical practice to assure payments for services rendered and to implement best practice(s) to support the organization's financial health and...
Zane Networks is Now Accepting Applications for the 2024 Danielle Carroll Memorial Scholarship Award
Zane Networks, a consortium member of the PHIT4DC program, is now accepting applications for the Danielle Carroll Memorial Scholarship Award. This scholarship fund has been established to honor the memory of Danielle Carroll, a young employee of Zane Networks and a...
2024 PHIT4DC Career Fair
Calling All Healthcare Organizations Are you looking to make a meaningful impact on your community while promoting your organization? Join us at the PHIT4DC Career Fair and be part of a transformative event! Why Should You Participate? Access Top Notch Candidates:...
Danielle Carroll Memorial Scholarship Testimonial
Receiving this scholarship holds profound significance for me on both a personal and academic level. Firstly, this scholarship serves as a beacon of opportunity. It has been incredibly helpful in easing the burden of tuition and expenses. It alleviates some of the...
Celebrating the Inaugural Recipient of the Danielle Carroll Scholarship Award: Graciela Celada
We are thrilled to announce...
Celebrating Achievement: The Triumph of PHIT4DC’s Fall 2023 Class
On November 30, 2023, the air buzzed with excitement and pride at the Fall 2023 Class Recognition and Networking Event, a milestone celebration for the PHIT4DC program. This event wasn't just a ceremony; it was a testament to the hard work, dedication, and...
Announcing the PHIT4DC Career Fair: A Prime Opportunity for Healthcare Professionals and Organizations in Washington, DC!
We are thrilled to invite you to the PHIT4DC Career Fair, an exclusive event designed to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals and organizations in the Washington, DC area. This career fair, set to take place at the University of District of Columbia's...
The Danielle Carroll Memorial Scholarship for PHIT4DC Students
This scholarship fund has been established to honor the memory of Danielle Carroll, a young employee of Zane Networks and a computer science major at the University of the District of Columbia. Danielle exemplified a person who was always willing to learn new things...
Howard University And UDC Partner To Produce Next Generation Of Healthcare Workers – HBCU Buzz
DC’s two HBCUs, The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and Howard University have partnered to create more homegrown healthcare workers, according to WTOP News. The HBCUs have created a new program called, PHIT4DC. It allows anyone from high schoolers to...
UDC & Howard University Partner to Train Modern Healthcare Workforce
The University of the District of Columbia and Howard University have partnered to train a healthcare workforce for the modern day, WTOP News reported. The joint program, PHIT4DC, will allow those interested – from high schoolers to working healthcare professionals –...
DC’s Two HBCUs Team Up To Create More Homegrown Healthcare Workers – Bulletin Reporter
There were many lessons learned during the pandemic. Two local universities say one of them is that the District doesn’t have enough healthcare workers who know how to use cutting-edge data and technology. There were many lessons learned during the pandemic. Two local...
Partnership Between Howard University & UDC to Produce More Healthcare Workers
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and Howard University — both located in Washington, DC — have formed a partnership to produce more homegrown healthcare workers by creating a new program called PHIT4DC. According to an article, the program allows...
WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.) PHIT4DC Discussion
The pandemic showed health officials in the DC region that public health data systems are not equipped to handle an outbreak of disease. Local universities are trying to improve that system, the University of the District of Columbia and Howard University have teamed...
WTOP-DC (Radio) Discussion On PHIT4DC
Professors at the District's historically black universities are joining up to fill a critical gap in the health care industry. The pandemic taught healthcare workers in DC many lessons, one in particular that they need more healthcare workers who know how to use data...
Application Update for PHIT4DC Programs
Hello PHIT4DC Community! We hope this post finds you in high spirits and, as always, inspired to push the boundaries of what's possible. We'd like to take a moment to update you on our application periods and what's coming up next at PHIT4DC. Fall Semester 2023 First...
Students train for careers in public health informatics technology
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com The University of the District of Columbia (UDC), in partnership with Howard University (Howard), was chosen alongside nine other universities across the country to boost the public health informatics workforce...
The Washington Informer – D.C. Universities Partner to Train Upcoming Public Health Leaders
Ever since the unprecedented era of COVID-19, the health care industry has been riddled with momentous challenges, from the pressures to effectively contain the virus, to frightening shortages of medical professionals across the nation. Similarly, the District faced...
dcist – UDC, Howard University Offer Free Courses To Train Next Generation Of Public Health Investigators
Some of us may remember incessantly refreshing D.C.’s various COVID data dashboards every afternoon, trying to make sense of the bar graphs jumping up (bad) or down (good), as charts moved from yellow, to red, to green, to yellow again, and so on. Or maybe we remember...