Global Heath Education Project

Interested in Medsin? If so, Global Health is for you!

Contact: Gemma & Paul on globalhealth@medsin.org

What is Global Health?

Global Health looks at the wider influences of health, such as poverty, debt, globalisation, healthcare financing, human rights, famine, environment, conflict and the movement of populations

What is the Global Health Education Project?

We want every medical student to be given the opportunity to learn about Global Health issues, so that ultimately all healthcare professionals will be equipped with the knowledge, skills and values to work effectively in our global society.

We work with other members of the Medsin Network to promote opportunities for students to learn about global health issues within and outside of their curriculum.

This can occur through:

  • Intercalated BScs (or indeed MScs)
  • SSCs
  • Core Curriculum of Medicine
  • E-learning
  • IFMSA Exchanges
  • Medsin Projects
  • Medsin Campaigns

For further information on our goals and aims, please refer to our strategic plan available here.

Summary of recent activities?

Facilitating Global Health Education in the UK

  • Extending the ‘Rough Guide to Global Health in the Curriculum’ – a more comprehensive overview of how to get global health into the curriculum with examples in the form of case studies.
  • Workshop entitled ‘Thinking Globally, Studying Locally’ at the GHC09
  • Feeding into discussions regarding the IFMSA Think Global Survey on the Status of Global Health in Medical Education (SOS-GloHME). This international survey will collect information and student opinions on global health education, and subsequently be used as a lobbying tool for the inclusion of global health teaching in the core curriculum.
  • Supporting local branches re. getting global health into the curriculum.
  • Updating the speakers’ database & gaining permission to make this available to branch, project and campaign representatives.
  • Updating the information regarding intercalated BScs & MScs on the Medsin website.
  • Establishing a team of students to help to expand GHEP.

Global Health Education Projects

In addition the above, we have also been working on setting up a number of 'global health education projects' within the UK. In particular, there have been two projects that we have been focusing on:

  • EuWHO – Establishing a team of students who would be interested in organizing a World Health Organization Simulation in the UK in 2010, and starting to plan the event.
  • Global Health Mentorship Project – Researching this project which is run by CFMS-Canada and involves pairing students up with mentors who work in the field of global health and help nourish the student’s interest in global health issues. We have been looking into how we could set up a similar scheme in the UK

How can I get involved though?

Want to find out more about Global Health Issues? Then here are ten ways to go about it:

  • Email Gemma & Paul to say that you are interested in global health issues or to join the GHEP team
  • Choose an SSC in global health related topic
  • Intercalate in International Health
  • Turn up for core lectures on global health issues
  • Set up your dream Global Health SSC - eg on refugees, HIV/AIDS, debt etc.
  • Set up an intercalated degree in International Health - it's really not as hard as it seems!
  • Get involved in a Medsin Campaign or Project!
  • Get involved in our new project - The European World Health Organisation Simulation, EuWHO click here for details
  • Download the 'Rough Guide to Getting More Global Health in Your Curriculum' here

How can I do it?

The Global Health Education Project is all about it making easier. For more information email Gemma & Paul, the Global Health Coordinators or download the 'Rough Guide to Getting More Global Health in Your Curriculum'

Global Health Resources

  • Click here for a list of good global health websites.

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Last updated on Tuesday 21 April 2009 at 13:37