Transcript Global Health Interest Group Introductory Meeting

Global Health Interest Group
Introductory 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
Talk
 Global
Health Student Lecture Series
 Culture
 Global
week
Health Networking Night
 Community
 Spring
Summer Research Lunch
Service
Break Service Trip
 Global
Health Residency Series
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER RESEARCH LUNCH TALK
How
to find a faculty mentor
How to find and apply for funding
How 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 January
 ESL
classes, Saturday morning boys
club
 More
 Global
info at CE3 fair
Links
 Non-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.ed
u/emailsignup.php)
Established International Rotation
Sites