Global Health Headlines
Finding Work in Global Health by Osborn and Ohmans
Upcoming events
- GHRT Research Seminar(Calendar event)(10 days)
- Career Night(Calendar event)(24 days)
- GHRT Research Seminar(Calendar event)(73 days)
- GHRT Research Seminar(Calendar event)(164 days)
- GHRT Research Seminar(Calendar event)(205 days)
A Practical Guide to Global Health Service by Edward O'Neil
Global Health Resources
New York Global Health Educators
October 9, 2007 meeting
May 7, 2008 meeting
Career Planning: General Thoughts
There are many resources which help you decide whether global health is right for you. Look at the FAQ page of the GHEC website, which addresses questions of motivation, personality, finances, family, etc.
You can also come by the Global Health Office on 13-30 and look at the books pictured in the margins. O'Neil's book (right margin), A Practical Guide to Global Health Service, has a thoughtful discussion of values, ambition, and how global health might or might not fit into your career and lifestyle as a US-trained physician.
Come to the Global Health Career Series, and hear experts in the field tell their stories, and give advice about how to navigate training and find work.
In general, it is important to map out a 5 and 10 year plan if you are considering global health as a full time career. It is becoming more competitive to get positions in residency and fellowship programs, and it is essential to have experience when looking for a job. You should be thinking, as a student, what education and field experience will make you a competitive candidate in the future. (NB Field experience is essential, both for confirming that this is what you want to do with your life, and for building skills.)
Career Planning: MPH Programs
Most people pursuing a career in global health have an MPH or other additional academic training. It is probably easiest to do this during medical school, and if you are already a Sinai medical student, you should consider doing a Masters in Public Health with a concentration in global health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
The Association of Schools of Public Health provides a list of US-based global health progams
Career Planning: Scholarly Leave during Medical School
See section under on Scholarly Leave for options
Career Planning: Global Health Residency Programs
More and more medical centers are developing residency programs in global health. The term is occasionally applied loosely, with some traditional residency programs offering short international electives, but others offer comprehensive global health training with extensive field experience with or without an MPH.
There are several databases that have attempted to compile lists of programs which offer "global health residencies", such as AMSA or FAIMER, but these are incomplete and/or under development.
A google search using the terms "global health residency", "social medicine residency", among others, will probably yield as much information as the aforementioned databases.
Career Planning: Fellowships
Database of general global health fellowships managed by the Association of Schools of Public Health
Many specialty organizations have lists of fellowships, such as International Emergency Medicine Fellowships
The Pediatric AIDS International Training Initiative at Baylor College of Medicine also offers an AIDS Training and Research Program
Career Planning: Internships and Jobs
Even if you are nowhere near the stage where you are looking for a job in global health, it can be very informative to scan the offerings and see what they require of their applicants.
http://www.cdc.gov/employment
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov
www.who.int/employment/internship
Eldis aims to share the best in development policy, practice and research. This site allowas you to browse more than 22,000 summarised documents from over 4,500 development organisations - all available free to download. The site also provides information on upcoming GH events and breaking GH news.
The Global Health Educational Consortium is a consortium of faculty and health care educators dedicated to global health education in North American health professions schools and residency programs. Their website provides GH educaitonal and trianing materials, as well as resources for elective planning and career development.
The Global Health Supercourse is a database of educational materials and powerpoint presentations on a host of global ehalth topics hosted by University of Pittsburgh.
The USAID Global Health e-Learning Center provides internet-based courses designed to impart technical and public health knowledge about key global health and development issues.
Human Rights Education Associates is an international non-governmental organization that functions as a clearinghouse for educational and training materials on human rights and advocacy.
Choike provides access to reports, news items and information resources produced by nongovernmental organizations working in the "south".
The Global Health Council is a consortium of institutions and organizations dedicated to global health issues. Their website provides access to world health news and educational resources including downloads from their annual conference.