Inaugural Meeting Agenda

University Consortium for Global Health
September 7-9, 2008
San Francisco, California

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Haile T Debas, MD, Jaime Sepulveda, MD, MPH, DrSc

What is Global Health?

Jeff Koplan, MD, MPH
Present current working definition and discuss issues

Presentation:

• Toward a common definition of Global Health

Panel and Discussion: Global Health Education: Core Competencies and Curricular Approaches

Moderator: Michael Merson, MD
Panelists: Robert Black, MD, MPH, Timothy Brewer, MD, MPH, Stephen McGarvey, PhD, MPH, Dyann Wirth, PhD
The Global Health Education panel will discuss core competencies and curricular approaches of Global Health programs as well as career paths for graduates of those programs. Discussion will be centered on different approaches to GH education and future paths to creating more comprehensive curricula to prepare our global health graduates for international employment.

Panel and Discussion: Interdisciplinary approaches to Global Health Education,
Research and Service

Moderator: Judith Wasserheit, MD, MPH
Panelists: Peggy Bently, PhD, Neal Nathanson, MD, Jonathan Simon, DSc, MPH, David Zakus, MES, MSc, PhD
This panel will primarily focus on: defining interdisciplinary in global health programs; approaches used to catalyze development of interdisciplinary global health programs; and, barriers in the development of interdisciplinary global health.

Panel and Discussion: University Enabling Systems for Global Health

Moderator: King Holmes, MD
Panelists: Ann Anderson, BA, Dick Dunning, MHS , Thomas LaSalvia, MPH, Roseanne Waters, BS
This panel will present examples of administrative, fiscal, legal, and other structural considerations and challenges in implementing academic Global Health Programs; and will review successful programs and approaches that universities have developed to support high quality academic global health programs.

Presentations:

• University Enabling Systems for Global Health
• Global Engagement:Challenges and Opportunities

Panel and Discussion: International Collaborations

Moderator: Tom Quinn, MD
Panelists: Mushtaque Chowdhury, MSc, PhD, Jean William Pape, MD, Mario Rodriguez-Lopez, MD, Nelson Sewankambo, MBChB, MMED
This panel will explore the benefits, challenges, cautions and opportunities that international collaborations can represent for students, faculty and the participating institutions.

Presentations:

• Perspectives from Haiti:1979-2008
• Views from the south

Panel and Discussion: Models of Academic Partnerships in Global Health

Moderators: Haile T Debas, MD, Gerald Keusch, MD
Panelists: Richard L Guerrant, MD, Warner Greene, MD, PhD, Jonathan Rosen, PhD, David Sack, MD
Academic partnership between academic institutions in developed countries (North America, for the purpose of the discussion) and those in low- and middle-income countries, have been suggested as an effective strategy for capacity building and collaboration, particularly when the partnership is structured in such a way as to benefit both parties. The panel will discuss the benefits and challenges of several partnership models.

Small Group Recommendations for Consortium’s Work
1. Core Competencies and Career Pathways
2. University Enabling Systems for Global Health
3. International Partnerships and Collaborations
4. Interdisciplinary Approaches Small Group Assignments

Small Group Reporting and Discussion

Haile T Debas, MD, King Holmes, MD
Reports to plenary session small group recommendations

Planning the Consortium’s Purpose and Structure

Discuss next steps in creating the consortium’s structure and work priorities for the coming year

Closing Remarks

King Holmes, MD
Summarize meeting high points and recommendations for next steps

Presentation:

• Summary and Closing Remarks