Evaluation Of The Global Pediatric Fellowship Program

The Journal of Global Health Perspectives is an online open-access research journal. In addition to publishing primary research they also publish articles that relate meaningful experiences, observations and reflections from members of the global health community. To publish an article in the journal the article had to be E mailed to them along with a signed copyright policy and indicate the category of the work. Current topics of interest are Child health inequality, Maternal health in India, Ebola eradication.

The Maternal and Child Health Bureau strategic plan during the years of 2003-2007 developed training for the preparation of national leadership for Maternal and Child Health field and develop ways to improve the overall health of the maternal and child health population. How the bureau planned to achieve that was by strengthen the Maternal and Child Health knowledge and support scholarship within the field by proving graduate education to develop interdisciplinary public health leaders nationwide. The Maternal and Child Health Bureau invested in innovative training and education programs to produce more qualified leaders according to a set of guidelines on the national level (Dodds, et al., 2010). To stay up to date in the field there must be an advancement of the methods of successful training programs in regards to key stakeholders. An example of this type of training would be the Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Consortium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which was developed to produce interdisciplinary Maternal and Child Health leaders nationwide.

A part of my graduation requirement as a human biology major included doing a community health services internship; I shadowed two pediatricians, Dr. Patrick Clyne and Dr. George Bunch, at the Pediatric Medical Group of Watsonville. The pediatrics clinic predominately serves the children from low-income local farming and agricultural communities. It was an amazing and inspiring experience. The only drawback I noticed was the ability to communicate and understand one another. Most of the families that came to the clinic were Spanish speakers and the physicians did not speak fluent Spanish. Luckily there were medical assistants and nurses that were able to translate. But I definitely saw a challenge and was worried that the parents may not be

There is no universal fix to the complexities of each country and what they face with regards to their health care needs. Health care is a fundamental need among all peoples. Each country will have to work on solving the disparities that exist in access of care, funding of care, and availability of care. Because we now find ourselves facing the dilemma of fighting many infectious diseases once thought to be under control, we must work with all countries around the world. Every country faces the potential of an outbreak of a disease like SARS or a terrorism strike involving biological or chemical agents. Global initiatives to improve the health of nations across the board regardless of resources in these nations will benefit all. We need to continue with consistent and comprehensive measures to ensure health equity to all (Williams & Torrens, 2010).

Rush Medical School's emphasis on community care and global health are very important characteristics that appeal to me because they will provide me with many opportunities to give care and service to underprivileged communities – something that my grandparents never had. Also, the Student Summer Research Fellowships at Rush Medical University will allow me to get involved with a community care and primary care project, the two fields I see myself pursuing in future. Another aspect that I look forward to is the Rush Initiative for Global Health Thinking. I feel that this is a brilliant platform because my faculty, peers, and I would be able to discuss the current state and role of medicine in the world, which is not only beneficial for the

The Atlantis Project was appealing to me because it not only offers preparation for medical school through clinical shadowing and MCAT prep, but also helps to train well-rounded future physicians. Community volunteering, for example, gives students the opportunity to experience life in other parts of the world, and to be more culturally competent and aware. In addition, this program was unique to me in the sense that fellows engage in cultural opportunities outside of the hospital, and conduct activities together that will foster a strong support system and social network.

“Global Health Training: Ethics and Best Practice Guidelines for Training Experiences in Global Health” provides guidelines for trainees, host/sending institutions, and sponsors with responsibilities, recommendations, and steps to be followed to minimize the problems during global health experiences. These guidelines are associated with different ethical issues that might arise in the different

Global health is defined as “health problems, issues, or concerns that transcend national borders” (Institute of Medicine, 1997, p. 2). Koplan (2009) proposed a new definition for global health which he described as an “area for study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide” (para, 7). Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions from an interdisciplinary perspective and blends population health and clinical care.

My placement in the Atlantis Fellowship would contribute significantly to my healthcare journey. My goal is to become a member of the Physician Healthcare field, while simultaneously contributing to the embodiment of a Physician. I seek to connect and foster change in the people, not just in curing illness, but the way that we interact as humans. In order to accomplish this, I have dedicated time on a community level with people; connecting at the true foundation of medicine. Through my journey I wish to build not only my interactions with individuals, but foster a new foundation of thinking and implementing medicine. Traveling abroad with Atlantis Project would give insight and allow a new perspective on medicine with a group of individuals

When reading Natalie’s post about the CDC’s work with UNICEF, it brought about thoughts of the importance of collaboration between various countries and health-based organizations. I believe that these collaborations are crucial if the human race is to maintain and/or improve overall global health. From this, I conducted further research on various inter-professional collaborations and discovered how beneficial global partnerships are towards global health. This is because these partnerships assist with the implementation of various global health policies and other health-based initiatives that enable this maintenance and improvement (CDC, 2015).

Global health education needs to prepare students, residents, and faculty, health workers of all types on how to work in disadvantage situations. To work across cultures, across language barriers, across social economic and cultural barriers. There is not enough interdisciplinary team within the health sciences and also with social sciences. That mindset needs to change. There needs to be more collaboration. Collaboration should be a integrated concept in Global health education, which would be taught in all the different

To further my knowledge and experience on pediatric practices I applied to study aboard in Ghana. I began working alongside local doctors, conducting basic health checks around local communities and observing the different approaches these doctors treated the patients with the limited resources they had. Studying as an intern in the outreach program, I took part in regular medical examinations which involved treating children and visiting orphanages for basic check ups. Working in the accident and emergency department, which served a large homeless and poor population, I worked with a lot of children and interacted with families. Treating patients with injuries and illnesses that wouldn’t be seen in more developed countries, it opened my eyes

By attending the Rosland Franklin University of Medicine and Science I hope to return to my community in order to provide care in an under-served area of the country and to act as a role model to all individuals. I look forward to working with all groups of people of differing race, culture, and religion, in order to show that education is the way out of poverty while building within your own community. I plan to do this by providing podiatric care, but perhaps the most significant impact will come from mentoring children on the importance of personal growth and giving back to the community. By working with local hospitals and within the community of healthcare professionals I hope to inspire others to go beyond the standard by continuing to work towards growing and improving the quality of care provided within under-served

Somalia is a small country located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Surrounded by Kenya, Ethiopia and The Indian Ocean. It has a population over 9 million with majority of its citizens living in a displaced situation. Diseases such as Measles, Tuberculosis and Diarrheal circulating, causing the life expectancy of Somalia as low as 51 years. (Image 1) A health workforce, below required standards doesn’t provide much help but makes the situation worse. Children are the most affected by the high increase rate of diseases among Somalis. “The Under-Five and Maternal Mortality rates in Somalia are amongst the highest in the world; one out of every seven Somali children dies before seeing their fifth birthday.” (Unknown, UNICEF, 2015)

You would never get bored listening to their experiences and new ideas. With them were the Children’s Ministries Directors from the five Divisions and two Unions around the world who helped in the plenary sessions and workshops. They were: Dinorah Rivera- American Division; Julie Westlake- South Pacific Division; Caroline Chola-Southern Africa Indian Ocean; Elsa Cozzi- Inter European Division; Omobonike Adeola Sessou- West central Africa Division; Sim Sew Moi, Southeast Asia Union Mission; and James Chang H Chang, J.D. and wife Shirley S. Chang PhD: and of course our very our Southern Asia Pacific Division ChM Director, Dr. Miriam L. Andres, who burned her midnight candle in preparing all the needed instruments for the success of the Convention..