Global Medicine

Describe current global causes of mortality and morbidity for various age groups and genders as well as the metrics for measuring health outcomes; compare and contrast the burden of these outcomes between major regions of the world and describe the major determinants that influence health outcomes of individuals and populations in low- and middle-income countries, including regional and global social, political, environmental, and economic determinants.

Describe the basic models for health systems in low- and middle-income countries, including payer systems and contributions from both the public and private sectors, and discuss how global health systems and governance structure impact health systems from the perspectives of individual nations, intergovernmental organizations (e.g., World Health Organization, World Bank), governmental organizations (e.g., USAID), non-governmental organizations (e.g., Save the Children), public-private partnerships (e.g., Global Fund to Fight AIDs, TB & Malaria) and non-state actors (e.g., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Doctors Without Borders).

Identify and describe the risk factors, signs and symptoms for common causes of mortality or morbidity that facilitate diagnosis and therapy in low-resource settings and discuss how resource limitations impact care quality and health outcomes as well as interventions and integrated strategies that have been demonstrated to substantially improve individual and/or special populations (e.g., refugees) health in lowresource settings, especially in regards malnutrition, trauma, diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

Prepare for and complete a safe, secure and ethically-sound global health education experience in an international setting, demonstrate aptitude in locating and applying information related to travel health, personal safety and security and apply ethical concepts to address common conundrums that occur during international education activities and cross cultural encounters, including clinical and research activities.

Clinical Track: Identify and integrate contextually-appropriate resources (e.g., manuals, guidelines and other resources) with ones existing knowledge and skills to demonstrate high standards of competency and professionalism while participating in clinical care during a global health elective in a low-resource setting and describe the impact of the experience on ones personal and professional development.

Scholarship Track: Engage in mentored global health scholarship by participating in research in a global setting, define their intellectual contribution to the research activity, including their contribution to the study background/literature review, methods, analysis and the interpretation/conclusion(s) gleaned from the research and present their findings in a formal setting, including either an abstract or poster presented at a scientific conference or a scientific article submitted for publication.

Demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills by working with a multi-disciplinary group of peers to accomplish a goal-directed activity over a sustained period of time.