April 27th, 2010 by Camille C. Carino
Please note new summer internship opportunity related to pediatric nutrition and global health at Edesia, LLC in Providence, listed below.
Announcement: Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine renews membership in the Global Health Council—activate your free individual membership today!
Brown University just renewed its membership in the Global Health Council, which means that members of the Brown community can become individual members of this organization at no charge. For more information about the Global Health Council and how to sign up to be an individual member, please read the message attached below.
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Colleagues,
Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School is pleased to be an organizational member of the Global Health Council, the world’s largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. Our membership enables you to become an individual member of the Global Health Council at no charge. This free membership provides you with a number of benefits which are outlined here <http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=236719274&u=2500468> .
Add your voice to the fight for improved global health. Sign up is quick and easy, so join today.
To Enroll
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Important: Please be sure to select Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School in the company drop down menu to ensure you receive the complimentary membership.
You also are entitled to receive 50% off the subscription to our new magazine Global Health The Magazine. This can be found at: http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/subscribe/.
Questions? Contact the Global Health Council at membership@globalhealth.org
Kelly Gardner
Membership Assistant
Global Health Council
E-Mail: kgardner@globalhealth.org
Phone:802-649-1340 x2147
Fax:802-649-1396
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Notice of Brown Funding Opportunity Deadline: Foreign Studies Fellowship applications due May 1
The Foreign Studies Fellowship Program is intended to assist students enrolled in the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) program, medical school and MPH program to organize and plan international health experiences. Each year, the Foreign Studies Fellowship Program awards a small number of competitive travel grants to students with particularly meritorious foreign study plans. For more information please see:
http://med.brown.edu/GHI/fellowship
April 27, 2010: Symposium proposals due
The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the most important general science venue for a growing segment of scientists and engineers who are interested in the latest advances as well as multidisciplinary topics and the influence of science and technology on how we live today. Thousands of leading scientists, engineers, educators, and policy-makers interact with one another and with hundreds of members from national and international media. In fact, the growing number of international attendees attests to the growing international nature of this gathering. More than 150 sessions spread across about a dozen tracks are usually presented at the Annual Meeting.
The online submission site for symposium proposals is now open. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 11:59 p.m. PT. Decisions will be announced in July.
The 2011 meeting will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, and Grand Hyatt Washington.
2011 Theme
The increasing complexity of problems facing our nation as well as our planet offers immense challenges for coordinated, innovative problem-solving. So many important decisions on national security, education, health, sustainability of the planet, and the exploration of the universe depend on new-found knowledge gained by scientists and engineers. Expectations that science and technology will rise to these challenges are widely expected.
Many of these problems require an approach across several disciplines and areas of technical expertise. A diverse work force will also be necessary so that maximal talent and different approaches can be utilized. To train such a work force successfully presents the challenge of attracting talent from a range of backgrounds and transmitting content while maintaining relevance.
The theme – Science Without Borders - integrates the practice of science, both in research and teaching, that utilizes multidisciplinary approaches. It also takes into consideration the diversity of investigators and students. Science and teaching that cross conventional borders, or break out from silos, will be highlighted at the 2011 Annual Meeting. Sessions are encouraged that have strong scientific content, particularly at the interface of different disciplines, or exemplify a multidisciplinary approach to problem solving.
The AAAS Annual Meeting Scientific Program Committee is particularly interested in proposals that highlight the theme but also include ground-breaking areas of research, new and exciting developments, and cross-cutting activities in support of science, technology, and education. The following are a few examples of some of the topics that could be explored:
- National security policy and problems: how to approach and solve them
- Sociology of emerging science achievements in developing countries and their competitiveness
- Planetary science and what it tells us about our own planet
- The economics of health delivery and reform
- The science of learning and problem solving
- Strategies to produce sufficient numbers of scientists and engineers for a technological society
- Stem cell policies around the world and the latest in stem cell research
- The impact of climate change on human health and economies
- Adaptation or intervention to a changing climate
- Methods for effectively evaluating S&T policies and programs
- Colonization of planets by humans
- Engineering technologies that offer the best energy alternatives to fossil fuel
- Identification and promotion of established scientific truths
- Research that raises ethical concerns
- Quality teaching and effective curricula in the United States and other countries
Symposium proposal organizers are encouraged to be creative and to focus on the uniqueness and interdisciplinary nature of the Annual Meeting. Successful proposals are characterized by interesting, topical subjects that are thoughtfully developed and include capable and articulate presenters from a broad range of institutions who are representative of the diversity of science and society. Authors are also asked to carefully follow the instructions for submitting their proposals, which will be scored for completeness and clarity during the review process.
April 30, 2010: Abstract submission deadline for Symposium to be held November 16-19, 2010
The First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
http://www.hsr-symposium.org/
The First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research will be dedicated to improving the scientific evidence needed by health policy-makers and practitioners to inform their decisions related to accelerating universal health coverage. It will gather researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will convene in Montreux, Switzerland, 16-19 November 2010 to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda that reflects the needs of low- and middle-income countries.
http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/alliancehpsr_symposiumbrochure_2010.pdf
May 1, 2010: Conference
tb: here and now
annual new england clinicians conference
9:30 am – 4:15 pm
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Hyatt Regency
Newport
One Goat Island
Newport, Rhode Island
directions to hotel
http://newport.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections
Hotel telephone: 401.851.1234
cancellation policy
Cancellations/substitutions must be made in writing to the Brown CME Office by April 16th.
Brown University CME Office
97 Waterman Street, A310
Providence, RI 02912
Ph: 401.863.3337 Fax: 401.863.2202
Email: CME@Brown.edu
If you require an accommodation because of a disability, or if you have any additional questions or needs, please contact Nickolette Patrick at 617. 279-2240 x262 or email npatrick@hria.org.
program
8:45-9:30 am registration
9:30-9:40 am welcome
David Gifford, MD, MPH
Director, Rhode Island
Department of Health
9:40-10:20 am Can the global MDR/XDR epidemic be
controlled?
Edward Nardell, MD
Harvard Medical School
10:20-11:00 am healthcare reform
Kevin Cranston, MDiv
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
11:00-11:15 am break
11:15-12:00 pm Management of HIV/TB co-infectiion
Awe Kwara, MD
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
12:00-1:00 pm lunch
1:00-1:45 pm diagnosis of TB and drug resistance: where we are and where we’re heading
Alex Sloutsky, PhD
Massachusetts Supranational TB Reference Laboratory
1:45-2:30 pm IGRAs for diagnosis of tuberculosis: 2010 update
Nira Pollock, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2:30-2:45 pm break
2:45-3:30 pm CDC update on the 2007 TB technical instructions
Sharmilla Shetty, MD
Immigrant, Refugee and Migrant Health Branch, US CDC
3:30-4:15 pm case presentations
Adrian Gardner, MD, MPH
The Miriam Hospital,
Providence, RI
registration information
fee: $45.00
Includes conference materials and lunch
register at:
https://apps.biomed.brown.edu/cme_registration/
hotel rooms: To reserve a hotel room at the Hyatt Regency Newport, go to https://resweb.passkey.com/go/hria. The conference rate is $189 per night. Reservation deadline is April 1, 2010.
May 17, 2010: Application Deadline
Brown University Seed Funds for International Research Project on Global Health
As Brown moves forward with its international initiatives, the Vice President for International Affairs, the Vice President for Research, and the Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences have joined together to make available a total of $50,000 to fund a seed project that focuses on the field of global health research. In consultation with an ad hoc advisory committee, a one-time dispersal of funds will be made for a proposal to stimulate a major new global health initiative in collaboration with global peers and to foster a robust institutional partnership in the global health field.
Eligibility
Any professor at any rank or any senior lecturer active in research is eligible, though regular faculty may be given priority over research faculty. Emeritus, adjunct, visiting, and clinical faculty are not eligible to lead projects, but may be included on the research team.
Amount and Duration of Awards
The award will be up to $50,000 and will be for one year. A no‐cost extension may be granted with appropriate justification. Requests for an extension of the award given for the 2010-2011 academic year must be submitted to the Vice President for International Affairs no later than April 1, 2011.
Criteria for Selection
The overall merit of the research project will be considered and evaluated by the Vice President for International Affairs, the Vice President for Research, and a committee of faculty advisors. The final selection will be made based on the following criteria:
1) The proposed research deals with a significant global problem
2) The proposal involves collaboration with international partners
3) Proposers include Brown faculty from at least three units on campus
4) The proposed research will enhance Brown’s international visibility
5) The award has the potential to provide a basis for further research support from external sponsors
6) There is a likelihood that the proposed work will be completed during the award period.
Special consideration will be given to proposals for research focusing on China, India, Haiti, or Africa.
Award Conditions
Award funds may be used to support reasonable and necessary costs for the collection of pilot research data or for proposal development. Support for postdoctoral candidates, full or partial stipends and tuition for advanced graduate students who have completed their course work, and research stipends for undergraduate RAs may be covered by award funds. Expenditures for faculty salaries (either summer or academic year) are not permitted. Please refer to the Brown IP Policy (http://research.brown.edu/btp/) for questions regarding intellectual property.
Reporting requirements
Within 60 days of the end of the approved award period, the recipient must provide to the Vice President for International Affairs a final report. The report should outline the work that was accomplished and describe the proposal(s) submitted to external sponsor(s) as a result of this award. The report should also describe any significant deviations from or extensions to the project described in the original proposal.
Procedure for Submitting Proposals
Proposals for funding should be submitted electronically to Ana Karina Wildman in Office of International Affairs at Ana_Wildman@Brown.edu no later than May 17, 2010. Selection will be announced by June 15, 2010. Funds will become available to faculty on or after July 1, 2010. The funds would be available for use until the end of June 2011, unless an extension was requested and approved before that time.
The proposal should include items 1‐6 below, submitted as a single document in either Word or pdf format:
1. A cover sheet that contains:
a. PI and CO‐PI names (specifying contact information for the PI), titles, and departments
b. Proposal title
c. A 250 word abstract describing the proposed project and summarizing how the project will advance Brown’s position in the global health field internationally and promote Brown’s internationalization efforts in general
2. Proposal (text, including footnotes, should not exceed 2,500 words). The proposal should summarize the relevant background literature and research that puts the proposed project into the appropriate context and explains how it will significantly extend or contribute to global health research. The applicant should clearly describe the goals of the research, the activities to be carried out to achieve those goals, a timetable for completing these activities, and an assessment of the potential for subsequent external funding. The applicant should include a description of how the proposed activity will result in a collaborative team working synergistically on a project that is truly multidisciplinary; and, finally, a description of how the activity will enhance Brown’s international visibility. Please note that the 2,500 word limit will be enforced; proposals over the limit will not be accepted.
Items 3‐6 below are not included in the 2,500 word limit:
3. A short (no more than two pages) list of references/bibliography may be appended.
4. A budget that itemizes general categories of expenses for which award funds will be used, and a brief justification for these expenses.
5. A description of the strategy for seeking subsequent external support. The description should include a statement of intent to submit a proposal as one of the outcomes of the project. The sponsor(s) to which the proposal will be submitted should be identified along with the intended date(s) of submission and the amount(s) that will be requested.
6. A current curriculum vitae for each collaborator.
Please note:
Everything listed above (items 1‐6) is to be submitted electronically as one document.
To be sent under separate cover:
Endorsements from the applicants’ department chairs discussing the proposal’s importance in terms of the selection criteria. In the event of multiple proposals from the same department, the chair may be asked to rank the proposals. Electronic submission of this letter is preferable, to Ana Karina Wildman in the Office of International Affairs: Ana_Wildman@brown.edu, no later than May 17, 2010.
May 19, 2010: Application Deadline
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Grand Challenges Explorations Round 5
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting proposals for Round 5 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million initiative to encourage unconventional technologies for global health solutions. One-year research grants of $100,000 will be awarded, with the potential of additional funding up to $1 million if the project shows promise. Submission Deadline: May 19, 2010; 9:00 a.m. EST. Decisions will be announced in October 2010.
Grant proposals may be on the following topics:
- Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-based Applications for Priority Global Health Conditions
Funding innovative cell phone-based applications that support the foundation’s existing global health priorities: HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, diarrhea, family health, vaccine preventable diseases and other neglected diseases.
- Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns
Funding novel and innovative technological approaches to reducing maternal, fetal or neonatal mortality and morbidity in communities or primary clinics. New interventions must:
- Have a strong likelihood of achieving a substantial impact on one or more important adverse maternal, fetal, or neonatal outcomes described above
- Be designed to the requirements of minimally-trained health workers in homes and communities as well as in workers in primary clinics
- Create New Technologies for Contraception
Funding novel and innovative approaches to preventing unintended pregnancy. Technologies or approaches should enhance uptake, acceptability and provide for sustained use; enable or provide for low-cost solutions; promote effective delivery and administration of new solutions; and ensure or enhance safety.
- Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Diseases
Funding original and innovative ideas with the potential to be translated into safe, effective, affordable and widely utilized interventions (beyond traditional vaccine interventions) to protect against the acquisition, progression or transmission of infectious diseases in resource-limited settings.
They are NOT:
- Soliciting proposals that represent traditional approaches to vaccine discovery or development (such as those focused on antigens, adjuvants, vaccine vectors, or formulations);
- Ideas for variations on conventional small molecule and biologic therapeutic approaches, such as those focused on screening for new chemical entities, assays for validation, or tests of drug efficacy.
Proposal Requirements
Application consists of a research summary, of a maximum two pages in length, that answering two questions: What is your idea? How will you test it?
Additional Information
Application form: www.grandchallenges.org/GCGHDocs/GCEApplication_Form.doc
Program information, application guidelines, and proposal preparation instructions are available at: http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.aspx
For application assistance, or for more information about the program, contact Wendy Lawton in Brown’s Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations at 863-3701 or wendy_lawton@brown.edu or Elizabeth Francis in the Office of Biomedical Advancement at 863-2914 or Elizabeth_Francis@brown.edu .
NEW!! Ongoing: Internship with Edesia
Nutrition Research Internship
General Background-
Hunger manifests itself in many ways other than starvation and famine. Most people who battle hunger deal with chronic undernourishment and vitamin or mineral deficiencies. These deficiencies result in stunted growth, weakness and heightened susceptibility to illness. Children, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV/AIDS are among the most vulnerable groups for undernourishment. In fact, more than 20 million babies are born with low birth weight in developing countries every year.
However, these vulnerabilities will vary greatly according to regions, crisis situations, cultural norms, and even individual case severity. Addressing malnutrition then becomes an even more complicated problem to address.
Edesia-
Edesia is a non-profit dedicated to issues of global malnutrition. It is the first licensed producer of Plumpy’nut® and other Ready-to-Use Foods (RUFs) in the U.S. Edesia partners with stakeholders and facilitates collaborations worldwide to continue research and development to move towards prevention, address needs in Central and South America where these products have not yet been implemented to their full potential and support to local producers around the globe.
RUFs are energy-dense pastes made with peanuts, milk powder, sugar, vegetable oils and a fortified vitamin/mineral mixture. They are revolutionary because they do not need to be refrigerated or mixed with water – two things not readily available in the developing world. They are used in community-based treatment of malnutrition and nutritional supplementations.
Edesia has a factory in Providence, Rhode Island with the capacity to produce Plumpy’nut®, Supplementary’Plumpy®, Plumpy’doz®, and Nutributter® to address a wide scope of malnutrition problems. In the first year of production Edesia will have the ability to produce enough Plumpy’nut® to treat over 450,000 malnourished children in the developing world.
Research-
The scope of the malnutrition problem is very wide and the needs vary greatly. In order to address those needs we are looking for high quality interns to help develop comprehensive overviews of specific regions, vulnerable populations and their needs. We will be flexible with topics, taking into account personal passions and interests of individual students. A list of potential topics include-
- Central and South America
- Survey of the current nutritional status
- Market survey of nutritional supplements in use
- Overview of non-profit organizations working on nutritional programming
- Survey of Nutritional Needs for Vulnerable Populations
- People living with HIV/AIDS
- Pregnant and lactating women
- Children under two years
- Crisis situations
Requirements-
Edesia is looking for students with the following skills-
- Language skills- For any Central and South America research students will have to be able to read documents and contact organizations working in the field, so an intermediate to advanced level of Spanish will be required.
- Ability to work independently- Edesia will be there to support and provide leadership and guidance for research but an ability to conduct independent research and take initiative will be required.
- Strong writing and analytical skills- in order to produce a high quality document that can be used to create and further develop nutritional supplements the study must be thorough.
- Research experience- Student will need to be detail oriented but also have the ability to understand the bigger picture.
Preferred-
These skills and abilities will not be required but will be taken into consideration when deciding on a candidate to work with Edesia-
- Passion for nutrition, development, and non-profit and international issues
- Creativity and flexibility
- Ability to work within a team
Please note that this internship is located in Providence, RI.
For more information and to apply, please contact:
Maria Kasparian
Project Manager
88 Royal Little Drive
Providence, RI 02904
office: (401) 272-5521
fax: (401) 272-5526
cell: (401) 256-9344
www.edesiallc.org
Ongoing: Internship with Esperanza International
Esperanza International Summer Internship 2010
Work with the Secoya community in the Ecuadorian Amazon this summer!
Esperanza is offering a rare opportunity to engage in a variety of challenging initiatives regarding education, environmental justice, and community health and development in the Amazon. Email Josh at joshua_bernard@brown.edu for more information and an application.
(Approximate) Dates: June 15th – August 24th, 2010. (10 weeks).
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=374067571178
Esperanza International, Inc. is a non-profit organization that works to aid communities adversely affected by toxic contamination, both through the collaborative development of environmental policy and the education of students and professionals globally. www.esperanzainternationalinc.org.
Announcement: Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study Newsletter
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the SAMSS Newsletter.
The Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study (SAMSS) is a project focusing on medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is led by an Advisory Committee of experts in African medical education and a secretariat at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides funding for the project.
SAMSS is devoted to issues in medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. This Newsletter and the SAMSS website (http://samss.org) are designed to provide information about medical education on the continent with a focus on physician retention, capacity building, and educational innovation. The Newsletter will make available topical information on medical education from scholarly journals, policy reports, conference proceedings, and the general press. We believe that information is powerful and that the material highlighted in the Newsletter and found on the website will help to spread ideas that will be of use to faculty, students, and policymakers in education and health. We would hope that policy leaders, national governments, global health organizations, and international donors will find useful and actionable information in the Newsletter that will lead to strengthened health systems and better population health.
We hope you will find this Newsletter of use to you. Please encourage your colleagues to sign up to receive it regularly and please send us your comments and suggestions.
Ongoing: Job opening with American Medical Informatics Association
Executive Director for Global Programs
AMIA is seeking a results-oriented individual to oversee and manage an internationally focused
biomedical and health informatics program that is supported by grant funds and is initially
focused on increasing health workforce capacity and implementing a distance learning program
in low resource countries.
The successful candidate will have primary authority over the conduct of projects including
protocol development and adherence, personnel management, and budget oversight.
Functions as the primary programmatic liaison with the sponsors. Working with the Deputy
Director, plans, administers, and monitors program budgets. Develops short and long term
goals and objectives. Responsible for the integrity of the design, conduct, and reporting of the
project and work products and for managing, monitoring, and ensuring the integrity of any
collaborative relationships. Manages applications for grant funding from foundations and
government agencies, as well as solicitations from corporate and individual donors for project
work. Oversees policies and protocols to carry out research by providing technical guidance to
less senior staff.
May represent AMIA in various national and international settings. May publish project/study
results as first author or co-author. Collaborates with and seeks the support of representatives
from other organizations, both national and international. Establishes and administers policies
and procedures. Maintains an industry presence as a subject-matter expert by publishing
regularly in peer-reviewed journals and/or by presenting at annual conferences and meetings.
The position requires an individual with:
_ Graduate or professional degree or equivalent combination of education and
experience, preferably in biomedical informatics with an emphasis on clinical or public
health, international health, global development, or a related discipline
_ At least 10 years experience for those with an M.A./M.S. degree or 6 years experience
for those with a Ph.D. or health professional doctoral degree
_ Proven technical expertise with evidence that the individual has been sought as an
expert within and outside the candidate’s home organization.
_ Significant record of professional accomplishment; experience and expertise in areas
relevant to the anticipated projects; demonstrated sensitivity to national and
international informatics issues.
_ Ability to think creatively in seeking funding for and implementing new initiatives
_ Supervisory/staff development and writing skills (proposal development)
_ Demonstrated technical leadership, policy experience, and problem-solving skills
working on complex projects in a highly-sensitive, fast-paced environment
_ Excellent organizational, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills, along
with a high comfort level engaging with clients
_ Experience in business development and client relationship management.
Preferred but not required:
_ At least 3-5 years of work in international development, with a combination of relevant
technical operations and management experience with donors, NGOs and international
organizations.
The candidate must be innovative, flexible, detail-oriented, and have the ability to work on
multiple tasks and activities simultaneously, both independently and as part of a team. Will
interact with subject matter experts in the field of biomedical and health informatics. Some
travel may be required.
AMIA is dedicated to promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of
information in health care in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research,
administration, and related policy. AMIA’s 4,000 members advance the use of health
information technology in clinical care and clinical research, personal health management,
public health/population, and translational science with the ultimate objective of improving
health.
AMIA is pleased to offer benefits that include fully paid medical, dental, short-term/long-term
disability, and life insurance. We also offer employees a retirement program, funds for
professional development and education and an attractive paid leave plan.
Applicants should e-mail a cover letter indicating experience that matches these qualifications,
resume, and salary expectations to AMIA at kristin@amia.org
Ongoing: Conference registration now open
| Global Health Council 2010 Conference
Global Health: Goals and Metrics
June 14-18, 2010
Omni-Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
Registration Now Open |
Register
It’s the global health community’s annual meeting. You need to be here.
Online registration is now available.
For the best value, register by Feb. 26
A comprehensive registration package includes access to all main conference events and sessions.
Special Offer
The Council and Women Deliver are pleased to announce a joint registration discount. Save $100 when you attend both conferences. Two landmark events, one great price! | info.
Volunteer
Attention Students and New Professionals: Forge new friendships and have fun while contributing to the overall success of the conference program.
Limited hours (8-10) and flexible scheduling ensure that you are able to fully participate in sessions and events | info.
Organizational Opportunities
Partner with the Council and connect with the global health community at this premier annual event.
- Sponsorship | info
- Exhibition | info – Reminder: 2009 Exhibitors sign up
by Dec. 31 to guarantee your booth location
- Advertising | info
- Auxiliary Events | info
Venue
The historic Omni Shoreham Hotel will serve as official conference venue.
Discount rooms sell out in advance. Book now.
Special rate ends May 21 | info
Visit www.globalhealthconference.org to plan your participation.
September 20-21, 2010: CUGH Conference
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Please join us for the 2nd annual meeting of the
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
Interdisciplinary Science in Global Health:
Formation and Transformation
September 20-21, 2010
University of Washington, Seattle
Registration and logistics will follow.
Inquiries may be sent to info@cugh.org |
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Ongoing: Job opportunity available
Maternova Innovation Portal:
Part-time Consultant Position for Mexico Maternal Health Mapping
“Maternova is a comprehensive knowledge sharing platform that will help save millions of lives”
-Beyond Profit
Part-time position details
Maternova is working with the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals to create a web-based, interactive map of maternal health providers in one marginalized state in Mexico (state to be determined). A part-time consultant is being sought to help to manage the project and provide critical inputs in research, strategy and to interface with Mexican partners. The requirements for the position include:
- Fluent in Spanish; native speaker ideal**[1]
- Background and experience in global public health, preferably maternal or
reproductive health
- Background in GIS, mapping and IT
- 2 years relevant work experience at a minimum
- Ideally, some knowledge of public health and the health system in Mexico
- Located in or near Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Excellent research and writing skills; proven management skills
The position is a part-time position for 12 months. Compensation is approximately $18/hour
for one full day a week. Hours are flexible.
Maternova connects frontline providers & innovators
Maternova seeks to become the online media hub connecting millions of people who work on maternal/newborn health around the world. The innovation portal will facilitate user-generated exchanges on highly practical issues, saving lives by increasing efficiency, making connections and sharing innovations. The site is pioneering two unprecedented resources: live, user-generated maps of health clinics around the world and an interactive innovations index.
[1] This is non-negotiable as we must have a Spanish speaker on the team
Please send a CV to mwirth@maternova.net if you have most or all of the characteristics listed above and can commit to a full year of work on this project.
Ongoing: Global Health Volunteer Opportunity available
Global Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity
http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps is an immersive global health experience for students and for professionals. All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight’s international programs are Global Impact Fellows.
What do Global Impact Fellows do? They participate daily with local ophthalmic nurses, local optometrists, and local ophthalmologists to eliminate patient barriers to care and to facilitate comprehensive year-round eye care for patients living in extreme poverty. They assist with patient education, visual acuity screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, data compilation and analysis, and other important support tasks. Through hands-on, structured training, volunteers gain a comprehensive understanding about best practices in global health and social entrepreneurship. Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to become new leaders in global health, and they receive a Certificate in Global Health & Program Delivery. Additionally, Global Impact Fellows may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for those interested in pursuing global health research.
Who is eligible? Anyone from any country is eligible to apply. Unite For Sight Global Impact Fellows are 18 years and older, and there is no upper age limit. Global Impact Fellows range from undergraduate students to medical students, public health students and public health professionals, nurses, educators, opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists.
Locations of Year-Round Eye Care Delivery:
(volunteer for 7 days, 15 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)
- Accra and Kumasi Regions, Ghana
- Tamale, Ghana
- Varying Rural Villages, Ghana
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Bihar, India
- Chennai, India
- New Delhi, India
- Orissa, India
Complete details online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad
Announcement: 2010 University of Minnesota Global Health Course
Dear Global Health colleagues:
We would like to invite you to attend the 2010 Global Health Course at the University of Minnesota.
COURSE OVERVIEW:
Our Global Health Course has been designed for local, national, and international health care providers that serve globally mobile populations such as immigrants, refugees, and/or travelers.
Participants include University of Minnesota and non-University of Minnesota medical students, residents, and fellows as well as local, national, and international practicing and retired physicians, nursing students, registered nurses, licensed nurse practitioners, physician assistants, veterinarians, and active military personnel.
GOAL:
The goal of the Global Health Course is to provide medical education to local, national, and international health care providers so that they may become better able to confidently identify, correctly diagnose, and appropriately treat their patients within the Global Village.
OBJECTIVES:
*The Global Health Course strives to help reduce disparities in health care and outcomes for globally mobile populations.
*The Global Health course strives to provide the most current and relevant training and support for those who are committed to “Global Health”.
*The Global Health Course strives inspire students, residents, physicians, and practicing health care providers to provide services in communities that are underserved.
PROVEN OUTCOMES:
*Health care providers will acquire a basic knowledge of all major diseases throughout the world and how the diseases, proportionally or disproportionally, effect differing populations.
*Health care providers will increase their quality of care for globally mobile populations.
*Health care providers will improve their cultural competence.
*Health care providers will be able to help decrease health disparities.
*Health care providers will achieve core competencies in global health.
*Health care providers will develop leadership skills in global health education and clinical care.
*Health care providers will build connections to national and international health care experts.
*Health care providers will have the opportunity to connect with local, national, and international medical communities.
ASTMH CERTIFICATION:
Along with being an outstanding source for the most current and relevant Tropical and Travel Medicine information, our Global Health Course is a certificate preparation course that is one of 17 courses offered internationally, and the only course that is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Once participants complete our American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) accredited Global Health Course and complete an international rotation, they are qualified to sit for the biannually-offered exam that leads to a Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’
Health; CTropMed (r).
COURSE AGENDA:
*The Global Health Course will be in session starting July 6, 2010 through August 27, 2010.
*The classroom schedule runs Monday through Friday from approximately 8am until 4:30pm.
*The course agenda includes lectures, some of which will be interactive, case presentations, and several hands-on laboratory sessions that focus on Malaria and the use of Ultra Sound technology.
*Since participants may take the course modules in any order and over any amount of time, we strive to offer a similar course layout each year.
*The 2010 agenda will not be announced until shortly before the cou rse begins, however, you may view previous curriculum on our web site at:
http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/curriculum/home.html
COURSE REGISTRATION:
*We will send an announcement as soon as registration is open for the 2010 Global Health Course.
*Participants may register up until the course starts and/or prior to the start of individual module that is to be taken.
*All course participants will register through the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) office at:
www.cmecourses.umn.edu<http://www.cmecourses.umn.edu>
*Exception: University and non-University medical students will register through the University of Minnesota Medical School.
*Please see our web site for information regarding registration and fees at:
http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/eligibilityandfees/home.html
COURSE DEVELOPMENTS:
*We are in the process of developing an on-line version of the Global Health Course.
*The on-line course will mirror the regular in-person classes but will include enhancements for the distance learner/participant.
*Our mission is to offer Module 1 and Module 8 within 2010.
*We would like to note that for ASTMH accreditation purposes, the modules that contain laboratory components (Malaria and Ultra Sound) must be taken in person.
HOUSING:
*Please let us know if you will be in need of housing during your stay as we can reserve a room for you on campus at the University of Minnesota Comstock Hall dormitory.
*The cost for housing in the dormitory is approximately $47 per day.
*Additional logistical information is available on our web site at:
http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu/course/logistics/home.html
Please contact Debbie Luedtke for additional information at luedt047@umn.edu<mailto:luedt047@umn.edu>
We look forward to seeing you this summer.
Debbie Luedtke
University of Minnesota-Department of Medicine
Global Health Pathway and Global Health Course
“Medical Education in the Global Village”
PWB 14-124, MMC 284
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612.626.3526
luedt047@umn.edu
http://www.globalhealth.umn.edu
Ongoing: Haiti Medical Student Grant Opportunity
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Working to keep the care in healthcare
Help for Haiti
Student Fellowships
Request for Proposals
In response to the catastrophe in Haiti, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a non-profit organization, has established a Help for Haiti Fund to send medical students to provide assistance to the victims of the Haitian earthquake.
Haiti Assistance Fund Program
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is offering service grants of up to $3,000 to medical students who want to participate in the relief projects to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. Student projects may include direct medical aid or non-medical assistance to victims and those adversely affected by this disaster. (Examples might include: assisting in healthcare, providing healthcare information to displaced persons in shelters, assistance to overstressed relief workers, helping to rebuild structures, or instituting social and educational programs for small children.)
Award: The fellowships will provide funding of up to $300/week (not to exceed 10 weeks) to pay for travel and a living stipend. Funding from other sources may be used in conjunction with the Gold Foundation fellowship. Funds are limited and proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Proposal and Application Requirements
Eligibility: Any student of an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy in North America may apply for funding from the Help for Haiti Fund. Students must work through an on-site relief organization, or under the supervision of an on-site healthcare provider. The student’s medical school will be the official recipient of the grant and must be classified as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit institution. No grant funds may be used for institutional or administrative overhead.
All applications must include:
- Cover sheet with:
- Title of project
- Name of healthcare or relief organization
- Name and full contact information (including email) of student applicant
- Name and address of institutions:
- i. Medical school (include contact person, such as Dean of Students, Dean of Medical Education)
- ii. Healthcare/relief organization (include on-site supervisor’s contact information)
- Project timeline and total dollar amount requested
- Proposal (not to exceed 3 pages) with:
- Project description (including goal, target population, implementation plan and timeline)
- Short description of on-site healthcare or relief organization
- Letters of support from:
- Student’s medical school (e.g. from Dean of Students and/or Faculty Mentor)
- An authorized representative of the on-site healthcare or relief organization.
- Copy of medical school’s tax-exempt designation letter, including Federal Tax Identification Number.
Proposals should be emailed to: Proposals@gold-foundation.org
For inquires, please contact:
Ann Bruder Tel: 201-567-7999
Director of Programs Fax: 201-567-7880
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Email: abruder@gold-foundation.org
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The Gold Foundation is gathering personal stories from people in the medical community about Haitian Relief. We will publish these essays and narratives on our website. Please send any submissions to us at the address above.
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To promote humanistic patient care, the Gold Foundation supports a broad spectrum of diverse educational programs and projects at medical schools and teaching hospitals. Through its programs in physician education, the Foundation cultivates and extols humanistic characteristics, such as integrity, compassion, respect, empathy and service. To learn more about The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, visit our website, www.humanism-in-medicine.org.
