Dr. Mihoko Tanabe

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mihoko Tanabe, MPH, MIA, is an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, specializing in Family Medicine. She has a diverse background in international and domestic refugee health, having worked for a decade with humanitarian research organizations focused on enhancing health access for refugees and internally displaced persons. Her research includes reproductive health-related issues in various countries including Haiti, Kenya, Nepal, the Thai-Burma border, South Sudan, and Uganda. She has pioneered community-based approaches to provide sexual reproductive health services in conflict settings and has developed global policy and technical guidance for quality SRH services in emergencies. A family medicine physician in Boston, she attends to newly arriving refugees at a local refugee clinic. Additionally, she is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in health care, having established an immigrant refugee health concentration for BMC family medicine residents. Dr. Tanabe has been recognized with numerous awards for her contributions to the field, including the Brian Jack Award and the Simmy Ginsburg Humanitarian Award.

Research Interests

Requirements for Boston University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.88
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Application Checklist
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  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • LSAT or GRE scores
  • Transcripts through LSAC
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers JD, LLM, and Master's in Study of Tax Law.