Would you like to develop or enhance your skills in the area of global health? The UW-Madison Center for Global Health invites graduate and health professions students and mid-career professionals to consider applying for the Certificate in Global Health, a collaborative offering of UW faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, and the Division of International Studies. Through a 9-credit program that includes a global health field experience, the certificate prepares candidates to address health issues that transcend national boundaries, with an emphasis on health and disease in developing countries. The program is based in the Department of Population Health Sciences of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and is administered by the Center for Global Health. Applications are now being accepted.
Available as a Graduate Certificate to professional students in the health sciences and graduate students in health-related fields, and available as a Capstone Certificate to health care practitioners and persons who have a BA or BS in a health-related field, the Certificate in Global Health program meets the needs of both traditional and non-traditional students with an interest in global health. Recognizing that candidates may want to develop global health skills while continuing with full-time employment, the core courses are offered outside of the workday and are web-enhanced for easy access to course materials and increased opportunities to interact with faculty and students. To read about our current students and graduates from the Certificate program, go to http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/
A detailed description of the certificate and an application form are available on the Center for Global Health website, http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/
Questions? Contact Betsy Teigland, Network and Resource Coordinator, Center for Global Health, teigland@wisc.edu.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Center for Global Health
Certificate in Global Health
Core Competencies
Candidates who successfully complete the Certificate in Global Health will have achieved the following:
• Expansion and discussion of their knowledge of major themes and trends in global health;
• Enhancement of their communication skills for trans-cultural, interdisciplinary health practice;
• Demonstration of effective collaboration with colleagues abroad;
• Analysis of health system infrastructures at local and national levels;
• Discussion of ethical standards for conduct of research in international settings;
• Integration of one’s discipline-specific role with other disciplines to promote effective interdisciplinary team practice;
• Use of evidence-based principles in practice settings.
Candidates who successfully complete the Certificate in Global Health will have demonstrated the ability to perform the following:
• Profile the health status of a defined population, to include -
o Demographic and epidemiologic data gathered from at least 2 sources;
o Identification of major health problems and the burden of diseases;
o Description of the health system, available human resources for health, and roles of government and non-governmental organizations;
o Recommendations for improving the health of the population;
o Synthesis of information in written and oral reports.
• Write a letter of inquiry to seek funding for a global health experience, to include -
o Identification of major organizations that fund global health (governmental and non-governmental);
o Preparation of a background statement, rationale and plans for the project.
• Plan, conduct and evaluate a global health field experience, to include -
o Identification of UW and field site advisors;
o Establishment of goals and negotiation of student and advisor responsibilities;
o Planning and completion of practical aspects of the field experience;
o Demonstration of professionalism, cultural sensitivity, humility and adaptability;
o Collection of information on the student’s performance from a field advisor;
o Documentation of the student’s activities, observations, and reflections on interdisciplinary work in a field journal;
o Preparation and submission of a final field report with references.
• Prepare a resume of global health activities in preparation for future work to include -
o Student’s background, experience, abilities, and aspirations regarding global health.
Final 12/16/08
Center for Global Health Curriculum Task Force and Steering Committee
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