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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