“Measuring the Ethics of Global Health Education”
-Thinking of learning abroad? Do ethical dilemmas keep you up at night?
Come hear Dr. Linnea Capps, head of one of the P&S fourth year International Electives Programs, and Lauren Taggart Wasson, MPH, discuss and debate the ethics of international medical education and our current methods of evaluating these projects.
6:00 p.m. in Hammer 324 on January 20th.
Food will be served.
Click here to read an article written by Lauren Taggart Wasson.
Dr. Linnea Capps is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in addition to working as Assistant Clinical Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health and Associate Director of the Department of Medicine and director of the residency program at Harlem hospital. She spends a part of each year working in her community health project in Chiapas, Mexico with Doctors for Global health which is a private non-profit organization promoting health, education, art and other human rights throughout the world. Dr. Capps works with a small community hospital and health promoter training project in a Mayan indigenous population. Dr. Capps received her MD from the University of Missouri – Columbia and her MPH from Columbia University.
Lauren Taggart Wasson, MPH, is a medical student at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. Her graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and work for the USAID- funded POLICY Project focused on international HIV/AIDS.
The P&S Student Forum on Global Health and Human Rights is a partnership between the International Health Organization (IHO) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). This year, it is graciously co-sponsored by Clinical Practice, FMIG, AMSA and Lambda.
The P&S Forum on Global Health & Human Rights presents "Your International Elective: An Ethically Ambiguous Choose Your Own Adventure"
Wednesday January 14 at 12:30 pm, HSC 322
The Forum on Global Health & Human Rights kicks off a new module entitled "The Ethics of Global Health Education." As the summer approaches, many 1st year medical students will embark on international educational programs. What are the benefits to these organizations? Are they doing more harm than good? Who is truly benefiting from the experience? How could we measure the benefits and are we?
Do you remember Choose Your Own Adventures? Aren't they awesome?
Lunch will be provided!
Read a provocative article by Monsignor Ivan Illich titled "To Hell With Good Intentions"
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) is excited to offer international internships for Summer of 2009. These internships fulfill an important program goal: to help develop a diverse workforce of global health technical experts.
Ten interns will be selected to work at community-based organizations in Cambodia, India, and Senegal. In the past, interns have worked with organizations such as Bridges Across Borders, Cambodia Center for Human Rights, and Indias' Rural Development Center. All interns can expect a hands-on experience in the field of global health. For undergraduate and graduate students, and for those seeking a mid-career change, these compensated opportunities can be a crucial first step in gaining overseas experience. The internships are eight weeks long and include pre-departure training in Washington, DC.
Application deadline: March 15, 2009
Internships begin: June 1, 2009
GHFP is working with the One World Foundation to implement the international internship program. For additional information, visit the One World Foundation Website, or click on the application (http://www.
71 boys need uniforms for schools, uniforms that cost just $7.35 each. Many of these boys have HIV. Most of them are orphans. All of them live in Uganda.
The Sabina Primary School and Boarding House provides housing, education, and support services to about 300 children aged 5-13, many of whom are orphans and vulnerable (living with HIV, living with physical disabilities or mental illness). My aunt and cousin visited the Sabina School in August on a mission trip to support Children of Uganda, a non-profit organization that provides housing, food, primary education, and support services (HAART treatment, counseling, food supplements) to over 600 children, many living with HIV and many orphaned, in the Rukai and Mukono districts of Uganda.
My aunt has been fundraising for the Sabina School for 4 months. During a recent conversation with the principal, she was told that 71 of the boys have uniforms so old they have fallen apart. A new uniform, a new set of clothes, will make a difference in their lives as students and as boys.
If you are inspired to purchase a new uniform for one of the boys from Sabina School, please write a check to "Children of Uganda" for $7.35 and write "Boy's uniform-Sabina School" in the memo line. You can give the check to me in class our any other time before winter break. Or you can give me cash and I'll write a check for the bulk amount of cash I receive.
For more information about the Children of Uganda, visit: www.childrenofuganda.org and my aunt's blog http://cmafrica.wordpress.com/
Humbly,
Cristina Fernández
p.s. of course the girls need school uniforms too, and if you would like to buy a girl a uniform, each costs $9.15 (the higher cost is due to the fact the girl's uniform is a dress)
The P&S Student Forum on Global Health and Human Rights is excited to present a talk by Richard Plunz, director of the Urban Design Lab, on public health and urban design on New York City. This talk is co-sponsored with Mailman's Students for Environmental Action (SEA). The Urban Design Lab (UDL), at the Earth Institute, integrates social processes, education initiatives, technological solutions, and political empowerment to create long-lasting sustainable changes in communities. UDL also provides technical and consultation services to community-based organizations, with the goal of incorporating sustainable alternatives for meeting development needs. Please see below for details on the event, and the UDL website.
Urban Design Lab's Richard Plunz : "Re-Centering New York City"
A lunch time talk by Director of Columbia's Urban Design Lab, Richard Plunz, on some of the UDL's ongoing projects related to both public health and design, and the future of NYC. Also, learn some ideas about how to green up your room/apartment or home. Food and beverages will be served.
WHEN: Tuesday December 9th
WHERE: Hess Commons (722 West 168th St)
TIME: 1 - 2:30 PM
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