LUMEN - Introduction to the Practice of Medicine (IPM)

Global Health

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 AM

SSOM Atrium

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 AM

Seminar Rooms

Small Group Reflection

9:30 – 9:45 AM

Break

9:45 – 10:30 AM

Tobin Hall 190

An Introduction to Global Health
Amy Blair, MD

10:30 – 11:00 AM

Tobin Hall 190
Bolivia Elective
Ruben Frescas M4

11:00 - 11:15 AM Break

11:15 - 12:00 PM

Tobin Hall 190

One year in Africa--researching TB on Fogerty scholarship
Justin List M4

12:00 - 1:00 PM Tobin Hall 190
PANEL DISCUSSION: Globally-Minded Careers in Medicine

Aaron Michelfelder, M.D. - Moderator

Members of panel: Bridgid Steele, MD, James Judge, MD, Juan Angelats, MD., Shana Theobald, M4

OBJECTIVES - By the end of this session, students should be able to...

Define general precepts of global health
Identify historical global health successes and failures
Identify determinants of health, the population groups globally that are at increased risk of poor health and inequalities in major health indicators
Recognize the important relationship between research, policy and advocacy
Consider research opportunities in international health as part of career/vocation development
Learn about contemporary issues in tuberculosis research and advocacy in Uganda

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Last Updated: 01/11/10
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Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 AM	SSOM Atrium	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 AM	Seminar Rooms	Small Group Reflection
9:30 – 9:45 AM		Break
9:45 – 10:30 AM	Tobin Hall 190	An Introduction to Global Health Amy Blair, MD
10:30 – 11:00 AM	Tobin Hall 190	Bolivia Elective Ruben Frescas M4
11:00 - 11:15 AM		Break
11:15 - 12:00 PM	Tobin Hall 190	One year in Africa--researching TB on Fogerty scholarship Justin List M4
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Tobin Hall 190	PANEL DISCUSSION: Globally-Minded Careers in Medicine Aaron Michelfelder, M.D. - Moderator Members of panel: Bridgid Steele, MD, James Judge, MD, Juan Angelats, MD., Shana Theobald, M4