Global Health at Georgetown
Explore how global challenges such as poverty, gender, and climate change affect health worldwide
Summer Springboard program located on the campus of Georgetown University
Program Highlights
Residential Tuition :
$5,398
Extended Commuter Tuition:
$3,698
Commuter Tuition:
$3,098
July 16-July 28, 2023
Georgetown Neighborhood
Washington, DC
Testimonials
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I loved this program. It fueled my passion for medicine and opened my mind to the world of public health.
Course 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.
Excursions in DC – Students will visit a Global Health Organization or public health center where they can learn first hand about careers in the field. Past students have visited a County Department of Public Health. Interesting and dynamic guest speakers from the global or public health sector share their career path. The purpose of the speaker is to make students aware of career options in the field.
Meet your instructor
Margie Ferris Morris M.S.
Global Health
Margie Ferris Morris, holds an advanced degree in Nutrition Sciences having over 35 years of international development and relief experience, spending seven years overseas. Her expertise is in performance monitoring and evaluation, global health and nutrition program design and management, training, emergency health operations and conflict mitigation.
Learn moreTopics you'll explore
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.
