The seminar series will provide all participants with an opportunity to study and engage with the fundamental topics in contemporary global health. It will explore critical issues affecting disease burden and health care delivery throughout the world.
The program consists of monthly, extracurricular seminars beginning in the Fall of 2022 through Spring 2023. The series is open to all medical students, residents and interprofessional health students.
Sessions will be held from 4:30pm-6:00 pm via Zoom with most sessions scheduled on the second Monday of the month unless otherwise indicated (see the schedule below).
Zoom Link | Meeting ID: 872 3442 8875
| Date/Time |
Speaker |
Topic |
Description |
| Monday, March 13 |
Dr. Zhiyong Han, HMSOM |
The COVID-19 Pandemic
|
Pandemic impact, local and global responses
|
| Monday, March 27 |
Dr. Ramon Solhkhah, HMSOM |
Global Issues in Mental Health
|
Global Distribution of Mental Disorders, esp. Depression, Care for the Chronic Mentally Ill in LMICs
|
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Monday, April 17
|
Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Seton Hall |
Global Health Governance and Security
|
What is global health governance? Redressing global health inequities
|
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Monday, May 8
|
Dr. Anjali Gupta, HMSOM
|
Gender Issues in Global Health
|
Female reproductive health, gender disparities in health/health care
|
| Monday, May 22 |
Dr. Zhiyong Han HMSOM |
Climate change: Planetary Health and One Health
|
Changes in earth’s ecosystems affecting health. Emerging zoonotic diseases
|
| Monday, June 12 |
Dr. Rachel Moresky Columbia University |
Health Systems and Health Care Delivery
|
Organization of health sectors, quality of care, human resources, primary and selective care
|
| Monday, June 19 |
Dr. Alfred Pach and Dr. Anjali Gupta, HMSOM |
Work in global health settings
|
Roundtable discussion of HMSOM faculty experiences of working in global health
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Download the Entire 2022-2023 Schedule Here.
