GLOBAL HEALTH INTEREST GROUPINTRODUCTORY MEETING

09/13/2011

OUTLINE Global Health at Pitt What is GHIG? Upcoming Events AOC Leadership Opportunities

GLOBAL HEALTH RESOURCES AT PITT

Center for Global Health: http://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/ Umbrella organization INCIGHT (Interdisciplinary Curriculum in Global

Health Training)

At the med school: GHIG Global Health AOC International summer research Scholarly Project Global Health Residency Series lectures

WHAT IS GHIG?

Umbrella organization that links students, faculty and other student groups interested in global health

Link to Global Health AOCFaculty mentors: Dr. Veldkamp, Dr. Harvey

UPCOMING EVENTS

International Summer Research Lunch Talk Series

Global Health Student SeriesGlobal Health Networking NightCommunity ServiceSpring Break Service TripGlobal Health Residency Series

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER RESEARCH LUNCH TALK SERIES

How to find a faculty mentorHow to find and apply for fundingHow to fill out the IRB application

GLOBAL HEALTH STUDENT SERIES

Talks from second years who went abroad last summer

Peru, China, Haiti, Italy, South Africa, the Netherlands, the Philippines, India

GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORKING NIGHT

Faculty representing different specialties/countries will be attending

Second year med students who went abroad

Opportunity to make contacts, find mentors and projects

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Refugee Health Literacy Project (CE3)Refugee health fair in JanuaryESL classes, Saturday morning boys club

More info at CE3 fairGlobal Links

Non-profit in Pittsburgh that donates medical supplies and textbooks to developing countries

Plan to visit the facility, help them sort materials

SPRING BREAK SERVICE TRIP

Have money in our budget to partially fund spring break trip abroad

Previous sites have included Mexico with Dr. Andrea Fox, Dominican Republic

Would require interested MS1s to organize and fundraise for itNeed to start planning early

GLOBAL HEALTH RESIDENCY SERIES

A lecture series sponsored by the Pitt Global Health Internal Medicine Residency

Global Health and Underserved Populations Series"China's Health Care System: The God, The Bad, and the Ugly"Presented by Hao Yu, PhD, Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation Monday, September 20, Noon-1 p.m.Scaife Hall, 4th floor

The series is co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Department of General Internal Medicine and Center for Global Health.

"Trends and Targets for Actions in Public Health: A Human Rights Law-based Approach in the Context of the Pan American Health Organization's Technical Collaboration"Thursday, September 16, 3-4:30 p.m.School of Law, room 107

Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Global Health, School of Law, Center for International Legal Education, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, and the Interdisciplinary Curriculum in Global Health Training (INCIGHT) Program. This event is an approved INCIGHT co-curricular and Public Health Grand Rounds activity.

GLOBAL HEALTH AOC

Attend a certain percentage of global health lectures

Complete a summer or scholarly project related to global health

Option to participate in INCIGHT Program (extracurricular courses, lecture attendance)

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Help us plan and execute the events we’re planning, email/talk to us if you’re interested

Even if you’re not planning to go abroad, it’s a great way to build leadership skills and participate in community service activities

Learn more about global health

FINAL REMINDERS

How to find a mentor talk – within next few weeks

Global Health Networking Reception – in October!

Sign up for GHIG mailing list using the SEC site on Navigator

SUMMER RESEARCH IN INDIA Worked on the LIFE Study in Medchal (rural

village outside Hyderabad) Cohort study that follows women through

their pregnancy, looking at factors that might impact low birth weight

Helped develop a 6 month post-delivery visit

SUMMER RESEARCH IN PHILIPPINES Public health study with the NIH Philippines Mass Drug Admin of STH treatments to

pregnant women Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group

Discussions, KAP Surveys

ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL ROTATION SITES