[June 7, 2023] USAID Award and Capitol Hill Visit

Public Health Microbiology Foundation co-sponsored the second Yale Day of the Service event of Tennessee this year where kind-hearted volunteers packaged more than 3,300 pounds of food supplies for low-income Tennesseans. Our program director, Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah, who is also serving as regional director of (TN, KY, VW) of Yale Alumni Association expressed his sincere and wholehearted appreciation for amazing volunteers who patiently and meticulously sorted and packaged the products for several hours on 5-20-2023. 

As the regional director of (TN, KY, VW) of Yale Alumni Association, Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah organized a Yale Day of Service in Project C.U.R.E. company in Nashville, TN where attendees sorted and packaged medical supplies for sending to Ukraine and African countries. We would like to thank the kind-hearted volunteers for the great and meticulous work in this event. The day of service was co-sponsored by the Public Health Microbiology Foundation. 

Director of our program, Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah, hold a 2-hour teaching session for Washington DC Department of Health employees and staff as part of their initiative to encourage their employee to receive certification from National Board of Public Health Examiners. Dr. Aliyar domain was Public Health Biology and Human Disease Risk for preparation of Certified in Public Health national examination. In the past, he had also served as exam item writer and reviewer for both Certified in Food Science and Certified in Public Health national examinations. You can access slides of his presentation below. The DC Health (Government of District of Colombia) expressed appreciation to Dr. Aliyar for “informative lesson,” that were “interactive and engaging.”

For USAID food safety workshop and consultation completed in country of Georgia

Dr. Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah was recognized among the top 6 volunteers of Yale Alumni Service Corp (YASC) and Yale Day of Service (TDS) members for contribution he had made to Yale Alumni Association in 2022. In the Below Newsletter letter of YASC, you can find more information about this recognition and great activities of YASC and YDS.