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A Two-Year Program for Maternal and Child Health Professionals in the US Virgin Islands |

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Leadership Education and Developmental Disabilities (LEADD)

A Two-Year Program for Maternal and Child Health Professionals in the US Virgin Islands

Presented by The Westchester Institute for Human Development and the School of Public Health, New York Medical College in partnership with the Virgin Islands University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of the Virgin Islands. Funded by a grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 

If you answered 'yes' to these questions, this program is intended for you.

LEADD broadens the opportunities for continuing education and leadership development available to maternal and child health professionals in the US Virgin Islands. The program uses blended learning distance education methods, together with an understanding of the distinct health care needs of children with disabilities and their families residing in the Caribbean.

Features of the Program

• A focus on major topics in maternal and child health, with a strong focus on children with disabilities and their families needed for serving in a leadership role
• Academic credits offered by the School of Public Health, New York Medical College
• Four-semester, two-year program
• Combines live classes, computerized virtual classroom instruction, online discussion, and self study
• Meetings with a personal mentor by web-conferencing or teleconferencing twice a month
• Interdisciplinary
• Available to residents of St. Croix, St. Thomas & St. John

Requirements

• During each semester, attend one to two hours per week of virtual classroom instruction online
• Attend one extended weekend workshop per semester (3 hours Thursday evening, 3 hours Friday evening and 6 hours Saturday)
• During each semester, devote a minimum of one hour per week to online discussion (at any time convenient to you)
• During each semester,  devote a minimum of four hours per week to self study (such as reading, viewing web sites, and completing course work – at any time convenient to you)
• Complete one major assignment before the end of the program on a topic directly relevant to your work with the guidance and supervision of your mentor

Note:  There will no tuition charge for participating in the program – but there will be a charge for being awarded formal academic credits. Funding allows us to subsidize part but not all the cost of credits.

What You Will Learn

• Introduction to the public health perspective
• Understanding and addressing health disparities and cultural competence
• Family-centered care
• Distinctive concerns of the Caribbean and the Virgin Islands
• Genetics and other relevant topics
• Leadership

Faculty

Karen Edwards, M.D. M.P.H.
Ingrid Allard M.D. M.Ed.
Barbara Levitz M.S.
Caroline Lieber M.S., CGC

For further information, contact Dr. Laurence Miller, Director of Distance Learning, Westchester Institute for Human Development.

How to Apply

You will be able to submit the form electronically by email using the "Submit by Email" button on the form or you can print it and then mail or fax.

If you do not have a current version of Acrobat Reader (7.0 or 8.0) you can download a non-fillable application form (PDF, 30KB) (suitable for earlier Adobe Reader versions from 4.0 to 6.0)

Mailing address:

Dr. Laurence Miller
Director of Distance Learning
Westchester Institute for Human Development
330 Cedarwood Hall, 20 Plaza West
Valhalla, NY 10595-1681

Fax:

914.493.1973

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