Global Health Symposium 2015 

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8:00 - 8:30 am   Registration & Light Breakfast

8:30 am              Conference Overview
Omar Khan MD, Associate Director, DHSA; President, DE Public Health Association
David Barlow PhD, Professor & Director, UD Center for Premedical & Health Profession Studies

8:45 am              Welcome:
Dean Kathleen Matt, Ph.D., Executive Director, Delaware Health Sciences Alliance

9:00 - 10:30 am  Panel 1: Innovations in Global Health Curricula
Moderators: David Barlow, PhD. and Andras Megyeri, MD, MBA, MSJ

• Global Health as Part of Masters in Public Health - Rob Simmons, DrPH
• Undergraduate Public Health Education - Mia Papas, PhD
• Online Modules in Global Health - James Plumb, MD, MPH

10:30 - 11:00 am Break / Exhibits

11:00 - 12:30 pm Panel 2: Research & Practice Updates From Around the Globe
Moderator: Omar Khan, MD, MHS

• Disasters and Global Health - UD Students for Haiti
• Refugee Health - Chris Prater, MD
• Research and Collaborations in South Asia - Richard Derman, MD, MPH

12:30 pm              Boxed Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 pm    Lunch Keynote - Keith Martin, MD, Executive Director of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health

1:30 - 1:45 pm      Summary

1:45 - 3:00 pm      Roundtable Discussions

• How Can I Get Involved in Global Health as a Student? David Barlow, PhD and Andras Megyeri, MD, MBA, MSJ
• What do I need to do for a Public Health Degree, after Medical School, College or Residency? Mia Papas, PhD.
• How do I Prepare for Medical School? Kathryn Goldman, MA, Beverly Jackey, RD, Ellen Plumb, MD and Karla Testa, MD
• What Community Health Activities Can I Get Involved in Locally? Community Health Group, CCHS