Curriculum
Harvard Global Health Academic Courses
The Harvard Global Health Academic Courses are also open to all residents, but they require an application and adequate preparation.
Global Health Course
- Three-week course in the summer at Harvard School of Public Health held by experts in the field (co-directed by Parl Farmer, MD, PhD, and Joseph J. Ratigan, Jr., MD)
- Focus on epidemiology, health systems, global health delivery
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Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Course
- One-week course held by experts in the field
- Intended to prepare physicians in humanitarian relief operations and international medicine
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Global Health Curriculum Sessions
Global Health Curriculum Sessions are open to all residents. Twenty-four sessions are held throughout the year and alternate between resident-led and faculty-led sessions. These sessions are intended to provide residents with a broad knowledge base in global health and social medicine, prepare residents for their time abroad and train them to be effective clinicians in resource poor settings.
Resident-led Sessions
- These sessions are coordinated by our resident and include journal clubs, case-presentations, group discussions and practical skill sessions.
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Faculty-led Sessions
- Sessions are led by faculty from Harvard and other national and international institutions who are experts on topics relating to tropical medicine, global health and social medicine.
- Case-based sessions, discussions and didactic talks.
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