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Schulich Medicine & Dentistry: Office of Global Health
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Global Health Electives Program Global Health Non-credit Pre-clinical Summer Clinical Elective (GH NPSCE) High quality clinical global health learning experiences Local, National and International options 4 weeks duration
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Local and National Global Health Electives Selected sites in Southwestern Ontario and throughout Canada Global health experience in Canadian communities Currently available to medical students and family medicine residents Schulich Medicine & Dentistry: Office of Global Health
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Local, Regional and National Electives Local sites in London on website Regional electives through DME National electives through Canadian partners with comprehensive directory on website
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Africa Kenya African Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi Kenyatta University, Nairobi Egerton University, Nairobi and Nakuru Tanzania Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza
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Africa University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia University of Cape Town, South Africa
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China West China Hospital, Chengdu Nanjing University, Nanjing Second Military Medical University, Shanghai
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India Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Northern India
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North America Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
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South America University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Europe North Eastern Federal University Institute of Medicine, Yakutia, Russia Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Procedure Overview NOW: meet with OGH January/April: Pre-Departure Training Apply for funding March/Sept March 15: confirm placement with OGH April-May: Registration paperwork and appointments May: meet with OGH After arriving home: Debrief meeting, elective evaluation and a poster presentation
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Global Health Research Opportunities "Determinants of Blood Pressure Control in African Hypertension Clinics" in Cape Town (South Africa); Kigali (Rwanda); or Nakuru (Kenya), 3 students
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Funding Global Health Electives Grant, Office of Global Health Up to $1875, Deadlines: March + September Global Research Opportunities in Health (GROH) $5000/18mo, Deadline: January 30, 2015!! Global Health Related Conferences LEW “Academic Enrichment Travel Fund” $500, Deadlines: June + November Global Opportunities Award, Western International $1000, some $2000, Deadlines: March + November Students Opportunities in Global Health
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Global Health Awards for Pre-clerks Dr. Carol Hindmarsh Award Medical student participating in a summer student project working with under-serviced or disadvantaged patient populations in Canada or abroad Nominations February $1600
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Pre-Departure Training Student Opportunities in Global Health
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Students Opportunities in Global Health Schulich PDT Student-run initiative in partnership with OGH Topics: Language, ethics and medical safety 2.5 hour session offered twice a year January (London only) April (London with VC to Windsor) Western International PDT Two sessions offered twice a year in March and October Completed in the year of travel Health and Safety Cultural Adaption
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Who is PDT Mandatory for ANY out of country initiative which require medical abilities/expertise or any students identifying themselves as Western medical students –Summer experiences –4 th year electives
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Contact Faculty Director Dr. Melanie Katsivo: Melanie.Katsivo@schulich.uwo.caMelanie.Katsivo@schulich.uwo.ca Academic Director Curriculum & Local/National Electives Dr. Javeed Sukhera: Javeed.Sukhera@schulich.uwo.caJaveed.Sukhera@schulich.uwo.ca Academic Director Global Health International Leanring: Dr Leah Mawhinney: Leah.Mawhinney@schulich.uwo.caLeah.Mawhinney@schulich.uwo.ca Location: Office of Global Health Health Sciences Addition, Room H041E 519-661-2111 ext: 89135 Students Opportunities in Global Health
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