Program Highlights

  • Take the learning experience beyond the classroom and leverage all that the Bay Area has to offer
  • Investigate and solve global health challenges through hands-on projects including outbreak investigations
  • Recognize historical and current major disease outbreak patterns and identify strategies for the prevention and control of disease
  • Learn from experts in the field to explore the variety of academic and career options within global health

Program Highlights

  • Take the learning experience beyond the classroom and leverage all that the Bay Area has to offer
  • Investigate and solve global health challenges through hands-on projects including outbreak investigations
  • Recognize historical and current major disease outbreak patterns and identify strategies for the prevention and control of disease
  • Learn from experts in the field to explore the variety of academic and career options within global health
  • W H E N
    • Late June: June 23-July 5, 2019
    • Early July: July 7-July 19, 2019
    • Late July: July 21-August 2, 2019
  • T U I T I O N

    Residential: $4,998 USD

    Extended Commuter: $3,398 USD

    Commuter: $2,498 USD

Overview

Health is central to who we are and how we function. Consider how poverty, gender, climate change, and corporate environments affect health worldwide and how justice can enhance global health. Learn from leaders in the field to explore the variety of career and academic options available in the field of global health. Think deeper about the broader implications of health as a human right.

Hands-On Learning

Consider health issues locally and globally and think critically about how to solve them using community resources and technology. Work to solve global health challenges by turning everyday materials into life-saving innovative devices. Then, put your skills to the test in a disease outbreak simulation where you will work against the clock to discover the cause of a rapidly spreading epidemic and stop it in its tracks.

Real World Insights

During this global health program you will learn from professionals in the field about current approaches to promoting health, preventing disease, and helping communities in need around the world. Gain an understanding of how unequal patterns of resource distribution affects the health of populations globally and learn important steps required for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

Career Exploration

Meet with successful professionals and experts in the field to learn more about careers and jobs, and have the opportunity to ask questions and learn firsthand what it’s like to work through global challenges to enhance access to healthcare for all humans, regardless of background. Students will get a clearer sense of their strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for personal growth. This insight helps students reflect on which areas within the field of global health is a good fit for them.

Faculty

Instructor - Courses are taught by accomplished and passionate faculty recruited from many area colleges, universities and professional forums. Each faculty member is selected for their subject area expertise and proven ability to both challenge and captivate students.

Curriculum Advisor - While instructors vary each year, the Curriculum Advisors ensure continuity in our curriculum. This course was designed by Dr. Enrique Valdespino. Most recently, Dr. Valdespino has been recruited by Doctors Without Borders to provide medical care where it is most needed, and is awaiting mission placement. Dr. Valdespino graduated from Harvard Medical School with a Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery. Prior to Harvard, Enrique worked as a physician with with Compañeros en Salud México (CES), a sister organization of Partners in Health, after he completed his medical training. In this role, he addressed challenges in regards to medical care delivery, clinic management, and community relations.

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