Global Health Interest GroupIntroductory Meeting

10/8/2013

Outline

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

How to do research after first year

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 AOC Faculty mentors: Dr. Veldkamp, Dr.

Harvey, Dr. Bui

Upcoming Events

International Summer Research Lunch Talk

Global Health Student Lecture SeriesCulture week

Global Health Networking Night Community Service Spring Break Service Trip Global Health Residency Series

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER RESEARCH LUNCH TALK

How to find a faculty mentorHow to find and apply for fundingHow to fill out the IRB application, IRB versus QI, etc.

GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORKING NIGHT

Faculty representing different specialties/countries will be attending

Second and third 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

clubMore info at CE3 fair

Global LinksNon-profit in Pittsburgh that donates

medical supplies and textbooks to developing countries

Plan to visit the facility, help them sort materials

GLOBAL HEALTH RESIDENCY SERIES Monday - October 21, 2013 Morning Location:  9:30AM-10:30AM Ethical

Challenges and Pitfalls of Aid Work – Charity vs. Solidarity  (Siamak Malek, Kathleen Hower, Mark Meyer, and Paul Larson). 

Monday – October 21,1:00PM – 3:00PM  Research Ethics Panel (Michelle Lemenager, Hadar Mansour, Judi Resick, Carla Sanchez)

·     3:30PM – 5:00PM  Ethical Issues in Overseas Rotations Panel  (Valerie Satkoske, Erika Fink, Bernie Good, Paul Larson, Thuy Bui, Manasa Manapragada, Samantha Vogt, and Sheila Ramgopal) – a facilitated discussion of short-term clinical rotations overseas and ethical dilemmas.  Faculty will share stories and lessons learned from their experiences working in resource-limited settings. 

Tuesday - October 22, 2013 Location for GH Debate 3:00PM – 4:30PM Global Health Debate (GH Participants) - Should low- and middle-income countries invest in physician assistants, nurses and community health workers rather than physician training to improve delivery of service and mortality measures?

Wednesday, October 23, 2013.  10:00AM-11:00AM  Global Governance and Transparency:  Potential and Limitations in Development  (Paul Nelson)

  Thursday - October 24, 2013 Morning Location:  9:00AM-

10:30AM Presentation of Health Policy Brief  - each seminar participant will present a 5-minute synopsis of a GH public policy topic that he/she has researched and packaged for the chosen audience!

Global Health AOC

Attend a certain percentage of global health lectures

Complete a summer or scholarly project related to global health

Option to get certificate in Global Health through CGH

Dinner October 25th, Dr. Veldkamp’s (S. Negley and Walnut)

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

Reminders

GH and Underserved Dinner – October 25

Global Health Networking Reception – in November!

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

Sign up for CGH on their website (http://www.globalhealth.pitt.edu/emailsignup.php)

Established International Rotation Sites