Global Medicine Pathway Alumni
"I specifically came to UMN for the global health pathway, and I was not disappointed. Through my training I gained what I consider a top tier education in tropical medicine, refugee health, and global health. My experiences at the Center for International Health and during my rotations with the International Organization for Migration inspired me to make a career of refugee and global health. Honestly, I can say if it weren’t for the global health training I received at UMN, I wouldn’t be where I am today."
Get Involved
Volunteer:
- American Refugee Committee
- Center for Victims of Torture
- Global Health Ministries
- Health Volunteers Overseas
- Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders)
- Seed
- Welcoming Afghan Evacuees, MDH
- Global Medicine Pathway: Your gift supports multiple Global Medicine Pathway activities including program curriculum development, international clinical rotations and stipend assistance, local travel medicine rotations, community outreach, and other resident activities.
- Tufundishane Fund: Your gift helps fund one full-time, continuous faculty position to maintain a continuous service presence at Selian Lutheran Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania.
Resources
Career/Educational:
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH)
- Center for Global Health & Social Responsibility
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
- Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers, with annual North American Refugee Health Conference
- Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
- Global Medicine UMN online and in-person courses
Further reading:
Global Health:
- Afghan Clinical Guidance Workgroup, Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health
- CareRef (tool to guide clinicians through conducting a routine post-arrival medical screening of a newly arrived refugee to the US)
- CDC guidelines for screening asymptomatic refugees arriving in the US
- Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health (including link to MN Civil Surgeons)
- Ethnomed: Specific community cultural profiles and subjects related to ethnic Community cultural profiles and subjects related to ethnic groups
- Minnesota Department of Health refugee resources
- Health education materials for ELL and immigrant communities
- Global stats (including bubble charts)
Connect With Other Alumni
Upcoming Events
Global Medicine Lecture Series (3rd Wednesday of the month - sign up for the listserv to be notified!)
Alumni global health activities after residency include:
- Conducting research
- Attending Global Medicine Lecture Series
- Practicing travel medicine
- Serving refugees and immigrants in hospital/clinic setting in US
- Acting as volunteer and member of board of directors with local NGO doing global health development work
- Serving as UMN pathway site director
- Participating actively as a member of ASTMH
- Working at CDC's Centers for Global Health Emergency Response and Recovery Branch
Contact Us
Email: globalhealth@umn.edu
Phone: 612-626-3526