Resources for Fieldwork
The following resources are intended for self-study and personal reading. Additional information on training opportunities as well as career planning within the field of Global Health is also provided.
Information and Education
A listing of informative and educational pages on topics such as guidelines for practicing medicine in resource limited settings, global health curriculums from a variety of schools and networks, articles on education, research and careers in international health, and training modules.
Online Resources
- Alma Mata Global Health Network: News, education, research and careers in international health.
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & Travelers' Health: Information on education and training, slides, videos, news on funding and fellowships.
- Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative: Baylor AIDS curriculum provides educational modules on HIV/AIDS in adults and children.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Health and safety topics such as traveler's health, diseases and conditions, and environmental health.
- Eldis: Provides more than 22,000 summarized documents from over 4,500 development organizations - all available free to download.
- Global Health Council: Consortium of institutions and organizations dedicated to global health issues. Their website provides access to global health news and educational resources including downloads form their annual conference.
- Global Health Education Consortium: Provides education and training modules and materials.
- Global Health eLearning Center: USAID Global Health e-Learning Center with internet-based courses about key global health and development issues
- Global Health Supercourse: Provides educational materials and powerpoint presentations on global health topics hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.
- Global Health TV: Provides good documentaries on various global health topic.
- The Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine: Contains live cases to work through online.
- Harvard School of Public Health: Many faculty with research in various aspects of global health.
- Johns Hopkins School of Public Health: Some of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health'st most popular courses are available at the OpenCourseWare (OCW) project.
- Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders): Reference books and guidelines for practicing medicine in resource limited settings.
- People in Aid: Guides to develop and manage teams in emergencies.
- Tufts - Open Course Ware: Course on epidemiology and biostatistics.
- University of North Carolina, "Nutrition in Medicine" series: This is an impressive high-end web-based teaching module with Flash macromedia and includes audio, streaming video, interactive quizzes and drop-down windows.
Medical Books
- Atlas of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Mosby - great pictures, both manifestations and diagnostics with strong emphasis on disease specific public health
- Clinical Problems in Tropical Medicine, W.B. Saunders - Case collection
- Lecture Notes in Tropical Medicine, WileyBlackwell - excellent overview of tropical medicine
- Manson's Tropical Diseases, Saunders Ltd - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, Oxford University Press - Short handbook
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Principles of Medicine in Africa, Cambridge, University Press - Standard book on Tropical Medicine
- Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals, Cambridge University Press
, Cambridge University Press
- Where there is no doctor, Macmillan Education - helps realize what can be taught to people without medical knowledge
Non-Medical Books
Please note: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center does not support or endorse the political views presented in these books.
- Louis Braile, We Shared the Peeled Orange
- Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
- T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Tortilla Curtain
- K.A. Culhane-Pera, Healing by Heart
- William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill, and So Little Good
- A. Fadiman, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
- Aminatta Forna, The Devil that Danced on the Water
- Donna Gehrke-White, The Face Behind the Veil: The Extraordinary Lives of Muslim Women in America
- Peter Godwin, Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa
- Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
- Philip Gourevitch, We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories From Rawanda
- Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
- Ryzard Kapuscinski, The Shadow of the Sun
- Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
- Ruth Levine; Molly Kinder, Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health
- Robert Olen Butler, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories
- Scott Peterson, Me Against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda
- Jeffery Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Further Training
Information on further training opportunities in global health in the United States and oversees.
Fellowships and Post Graduate Programs in Global Health
The links below have been provided for those that would like to know more about Global Health fellowships and post graduate programs. Click on the links to learn more.
Career Planning
Links to jobs and employment in Global Health.
Learn About Jobs Available in Global Health
Interested in pursuing a career in global health? Click on any of the links below to learn more about the types of jobs available and how to apply.
