Orientation to International Health Electives

Ronald Blanton

Center for Global Health and Diseases

reb6@case.edu

368-4814

Health

ParasitologyTropical MedicineGeographic MedicineInternational Health

Health

Global Health

Ay, Ay, Carmen!!!

Verdadeiras Baianas

Where in the world?

Where in the world?

Kenya, TurkanaWinter

Kenya, TurkanaSpring

Kenya, Machakos

World Population: 1950-2050

Demographics

World Population Growth Rate 1950-2050

Elders

Nairobi

Urbanization2007 2025

50% 66%

•By 2025 over 5 billion of the earth’s estimated 8.3 billion inhabitants will live in urban areas

Options/Activities Global Health

• Summer• 1st year “elective”• Courses• 4th year medical elective• Research• Policy programs• Missions• Credit

Options/Activities Global Health

• Summer• 1st year “elective”• Courses• 4th year medical elective• Research• Policy programs• Missions• Credit

Timing• Fall 2011• Spring 2012• Summer 2012• Ward Rotations Spring 2013• 4-month research block 2014 - 2015• M.D. thesis due January 2015• Application deadlines Jan, March and April• IRB (domestic and foreign) deadline – now

– IRB 101: An Introduction to Research with Human Participants

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 – online registration required

Biomedical Research Building, Room 105

The Steps(To be completed at least 10 days prior to travel)

1. Student Affairs Directory http://casemed.case.edu/student_affairs/directory.cfm- International Programs

http://casemed.case.edu/student_affairs/international/

2. Unlisted Elective Form- CGHD Sponsor signature (Ronald Blanton, reb6@case.edu)

3. Communication of your acceptance from evaluator

4. Statement of Responsibility Your signature

5. Study- Go! (http://www.case.edu/med/cfgh/)- CDC Advice to Travelers- Dept of State Advisories- Global Health Lecture Series

(http://casemed.case.edu/student_affairs/international/lectures.cfm)

6. Society dean/Kathy Doyle signature Your travel will be registered with the University Health Insurance

7. Turn these documents in to the registrar

Unlisted Elective Form

Statement of ResponsibilityCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY POLICY FOR CONDUCT

WHILE STUDYING ABROAD

Plus 4 more pages

Go! (http://www.case.edu/med/cfgh/)

CDC Advice to Travelers(http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/)

Destinations Page

Health Information Page

Department of State

http://www.state.gov/

Students Abroad (State Dept)

http://studentsabroad.state.gov/

Dept of State Travel Information

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html

Dept of State Advisories

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

Dept of State Advisories

Department of State

Advisories• http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

Tips for travel abroad• http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html#safe_trip

Students abroad• http://studentsabroad.state.gov/• To Go

– http://studentsabroad.state.gov/togo/checklists.php– http://studentsabroad.state.gov/togo/walletcard.php– http://studentsabroad.state.gov/togo/goguides.php

Courses/Training

• Framework in Global Health (http://www.case.edu/med/cfgh/)

– *INTH 5001 – Orientation to International Health Service– *INTH 401 – Fundamental Concepts in Global Health– *INTH 4002 – Major Tropical Pathogens– INTH 551 - Global Health Seminar (WHIG)– DGMS 9015-9017: Medical Spanish

• Workshop in International Emergencies

*required for the Certificate in Global Health

Certificate in Global Health• Recognition not on the transcript• Discipline specific• No registration, discuss with me• Many of the requirements have to be in

year 1-2, unless in the MPH program or taking year 5 of medical school

• In year 4/5 send summary of qualifications (me or Dr. Daniel Tisch)

• Graduate

Center for Global Health and Diseases

• One of the nation’s oldest research groups in diseases of low/middle income countries

• Primarily focused on research • Primarily focused on infectious diseases

not found in the US• Combines “fieldwork” with “bench work”• Touches on all disciplines• “Sponsors” all international electives

http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/cghd/Home.htm

Humanitarian Emergencies Short Course

• 1 week long, in Cleveland• Provides preparation needed

to work effectively on behalf of vulnerable populations in a disaster setting

• A solid mix of didactic lectures and problem-based learning exercises targeted at a variety of skill levels

Funding opportunities for research in Global Health & Disease

• The Rottman Family award supports research on international infectious diseases (especially HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria) in a resource-limited site. Medical students from all years are eligible.   Awards up to $6,000.00 to a maximum of 6 awards will be made annually. Submission deadline in early summer. Contact Dean Ornt’s office for information (dbo@case.edu)

• Hearst Family award of $2,500 supports students in conducting public health-related research during the summer

• Other CWRU summer research fellowships may be used to support global health research (Crile, Dean’s award, training grant awards), including Peru trip activity and Zhejiang University exchange program – see here for application details: http://casemed.case.edu/msrpublic/

• Outside CWRU: Arnold P. Gold Foundation student summer fellowship program - http://www.humanism-in-medicine.org/index.php/programs_grants/gold_foundation_programs/student_summer_fellowships

• AMSA international opportunities database: http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/EducationCareerDevelopment/IntlHealthOpps.aspx

Funding opportunities for research in Global Health & Disease

Framework in Global Health (http://www.case.edu/med/cfgh/)• Daniel and Robbins Awards – 4th year Students Annual• Rottman Family Award – All med students Bi annual• The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Student Summer Fellowships• UPR Exchange (airfare)• Ben Keane – ASTMH (airfare & $1000, 20 awarded last year)• NIH/Fogarty Clinical Research Training Scholars Program• NIH Clinical Research Training Program• Medical Research Scholars Program for Medical and Dental Students (NIH &

Howard Hughes)• CDC Fellowship in Applied Epidemiology• Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship• Infectious Disease Society of America• USAID Internships – paid and volunteer internships• Religious missions – Mennonite missions very well done• Your own initiative/your own cash

Funding opportunities for research in Global Health & Disease

• Luck

• Your own initiative/your own cash

•Tip: Make yourself useful/indispensable

Global Health Information Resources

• Framework in Global Health– University-wide

• Center for Global Health and Diseases– Basic and clinical science in global health

• CGHD Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Center-for-Global-Health-Diseases-CWRU/167303906620198?v=wall– CGHD student experiences (find under links)

• Dept. Pediatrics – Marsia Herran, Karen Olness• Dept. OB/GYN - Margaret D. Larkins-Pettigrew• Dept. Infectious Diseases – Robert Salata, Michael Lederman• Other students/family• CDC Website• USAID Website

Contacts

Contact Title Email Phone

Ronald Blanton Int. Elect. Sponsor CGHD reb6@case.edu 368-4814

Carmel Gambatese Academic Coordinator CGHD carmel.gambatese@case.edu 368-4818

Una Surace Office Academic Societies una.surace@case.edu 368-2831

Siu Yan Scott Med School Registrar sns12@case.edu 368-6137

Todd Fennimore Dir. Medical Student Research

todd.fennimore@case.edu 368-3442

Joseph Williams Off. Multicultural Programs joseph.williams@case.edu 368-0529

Daniel Ornt Vice Dean Ed & Acad. Affairs daniel.ornt@case.edu 368-1948

Regular ProgramsContact Site Email Phone

Robert Salata Uganda robert.salata@case.edu 844-6279

Satoko Kanahas Lamay Peru Elective

kanahas@ccf.org (has changed)

Douglas Van Aukin Dominican Republic Elective

dvanauken@metrohealth.org 957-4848

Barb Gripshover Honduras Elective gripshover.barb@clevelandactu.org 844-1632

Karen Olness Khan Kaen, Thailand

karen.olness@case.edu 368-4368

Ronald Blanton & Marisa Herran

University of Puerto Rico

reb6@case.edumherran2000@yahoo.com

358-4814330-327-5411