Curriculum
The Global Health Program Curriculum (talks, journal club, course work, monthly dinners, etc.) are open to
all
residents. The opportunity for a global health elective is also open to
all residents, but requires an application and adequate preparation.
Course Work
Global Health Course
- Three-week course in the summer at Harvard School of Public Health held by experts in the field (co-directed by Parl Farmer, MD, PhD, and Joseph J. Ratigan, Jr., MD)
- Focus on epidemiology, health systems, global health delivery
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Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Course
- One-week course held by experts in the field
- Intended to prepare physicians in humanitarian relief operations and international medicine
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Journal Club
- Held once a month
- Discussion of current publications in global health
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Talks
- Held once a month by experts on topics relating to tropical medicine and global health
- Case-based sessions, skills-based sessions and didactics
- Intended to prepare residents for their time abroad and make them effective clinicians in resource poor settings
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