A LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
September 16th, 2019
Dear Colleague,

In order to reduce the volume of emails you are receiving from us this bulletin will from on be sent out once a month. If you would like something in the bulletin, please send it to us before the end of the month. We have a heavy operational pace at CUGH and are enthusiastic about sharing the opportunities and activities we and our members are creating in global health, but we also recognize that we do not want to overburden your email inbox.

This bulletin includes information about our upcoming workshop, November 4-5 in Washington DC. Register soon as space is limited. This will be a very practical two-day workshop on developing and setting up overseas programs and will be useful to anyone from academia, NGOs or the private sector.

In addition, you will see information about:
  • How you can register for our upcoming webinars
  • Our gun safety congressional tracker which will enable voters to see who supports implementing stronger gun safety regulations in the US. Please share this widely
  • Registering for our exciting annual conference, April 17 - 20th in Washington DC
  • How you can apply to join our Global Health Day on Capitol Hill Nov. 19th
  • Our capacity building platform which will enable institutions in low-income countries to attract trainers who can help strengthen their educational programs and reduce deficits in critical skill sets

As always, please share this bulletin widely with your networks.

Sincerely,




Keith Martin, MD, PC
Executive Director
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
UPCOMING WORKSHOP & WEBINARS
WORKSHOP I HOW TO LAUNCH YOUR INTERNATIONAL PROJECT

November 4th and 5th, 2019- 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
1640 Rhode Island Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036

Take your program planning experience to the next level with our fall workshop at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), in partnership with O’Neill Paragon Solutions. We are offering a tactical program designed to hone your skills in developing international projects. Develop winning proposals based on analyzing potential environmental risks; conduct due diligence of local partners and stakeholders; determine legal requirements necessary for implementation; design a budget and monitor and evaluation strategies. Learn ethical approaches, and practice other proficiencies needed to secure funding and create a successful and sustainable international project. Come ready to bring the real world into the classroom and learn how to address the tough challenges that project managers deal with in international development - there is always more to learn when building lasting and impactful programs. 

Global Health Practitioners are welcome to join us for a  Happy Hour  after the first day of the workshop on Monday, November 4th: Beacon Hotel at 5:30 pm-7:00 pm.

Register for the workshop  here .
WEBINAR I EDUCATIONAL EQUITY: IMPROVING ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM CLINICAL EDUCATION FOR NON-US PHYSICIANS

Thursday, September 19th, 2019 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
                                                                                                                
Equity is a driving force in global health, but in many educational partnerships, various barriers prevent bilateral exchanges. The webinar will explore the various barriers that prevent international physicians from engaging in short-term clinical experiences in the United States, and lay out steps that CUGH members can take to reduce these obstacles at their state and institution level.

Panelists:
  • Tracy Rabin MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Yale University
  • Virginia Rowthorn JD, Executive Director, University of Maryland
  • James Hudspeth MD, Assistant Professor, Boston University

To register for this webinar, please click  here.

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT

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Thursday, September 26th, 2019 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

This is an important time for US academics and other members of the global health community to engage US government officials and the public to show the value of investing in global health. CUGH received a grant from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to do this. In the upcoming year, we will be hosting two Global Health Capitol Hill Days, which will take place on  November 19th, 2019  and  April 16th, 2020 . At that time, representatives from academia, NGOs, foundations and the private sector will have an opportunity to engage with federal representatives on theses issues. This initiative will also facilitate academics to connect to state representatives to achieve the project's objectives.

We hope this effort will increase support in federal and state legislatures for US global health investments and create policies that are data-driven and sustainable.

CUGH's Executive Director, Dr. Keith Martin, will be hosting two webinars for universities' government relations representatives, members from academia, and the broader global health community (NGOs, foundations, the private sector) to discuss how we can collaborate to strengthen US leadership and support for investing in global health initiatives.

To register for September  24th , 2019 at 12:00 PM EDT, please click  here .

To register for September  26th,  2019 at 3:00 PM EDT, please click  here .
WEBINAR I USING GLOBAL HEALTH COMPETENCIES & TOOLS: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT

CUGH Competency Sub-Committee has defined, researched, and provided tools to support seminal competencies in Global Health for use in developing programs, courses, assignments, and evaluation. This webinar will assist faculty and administrators in seeing how the competencies can be utilized, consider application for new programs/courses, and get insights from colleagues into how to develop and deliver competency-based global health education.

Panelists:
  • Barb Astle RN PhD, Director, Center for Equity and Global Engagement, Trinity Western University
  • Carlos Faerron MPH MD, Executive Director, CISGH
  • Ijeoma Nnodim Opara MD, Co-Director, Wayne State Global Health Alliance
  • Tracy Rabin MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Yale University

To resister for the webinar, please click  here .
CUGH'S GUN CONTROL TRACKER
We are asking you to look at the  Tracker , see your congressperson’s position and vote for those who support gun safety.  We want every US voter to use the Tracker and share it widely. 
REGISTER I CUGH CONFERENCE 2020
Submissions for Abstracts, Sessions, and Satellite Sessions are now being accepted on CUGH2020.org . The new deadline Panel Proposals: September 5, 2019. Abstract Proposals: September 15, 2019

Registration rates and information can be found here .
GLOBAL HEALTH CAPITOL HILL DAY
NOVEMBER 19th, 2019
Join us in Washington DC to meet with key offices responsible for funding of global health activities. Efforts will be made for you to meet with your Senator and Representative’s offices. With 2020 being an election year this is a particularly important time for us to inform US Congresspersons on the importance of US leadership and investments in global health to their constituents, community, country and the world.

Apply for CUGH's Global Health Capitol Hill Day here. The application period now closes on September 22nd, 2019.
CUGH'S CAPACITY BUILDING PLATFORM
The deficit in skilled human resources across a wide range of biomedical and non-biomedical areas is worsening. This is particularly acute in low and low middle-income countries (LLMICs). To tackle this challenge, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) has created an online capacity building platform. It will assist institutions in LLMICs to connect with trainers and the educational products they need. The site has two parts: the first enables LLMIC institutions to list their specific training needs; the second, is a portal for institutions to list the trainers they have who are interested in providing training.

View website here .
NEWS & EXTERNAL EVENTS
WOMEN IN MEDICINE SUMMIT: AN EVOLUTION OF EMPOWERMENT

September 20-21, 2019
Chicago, Illinois




A conference designed to amplify the lives of women physicians and work towards gender parity in healthcare through: Skill development, Action Plans, Advocacy, Professional Growth, Education and Inspiration.

PEGASUS 2020- CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

PEGASUS is a three-day conference that aims to advance awareness and understanding of Peace, Global Health And Sustainability. The 2020 conference will engage the next generation of leaders by bringing together health professionals, including: physicians, nurses and trainees, policymakers, academics, researchers, students, health-related organizations, community members, and an array of speakers to share ideas and strategies about Global Health.

Are you working on a project or conducting research at the intersection of any of our four sub-themes? You’re invited to submit an abstract to present a paper, poster or workshop. Your submissions could address any global health topic but preferably will directly relate to the conference themes - Migration, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, or address at least one of the sub-themes below.

The call for abstracts closes on Friday, October 25, 2019. Submissions will be considered for workshops, oral or poster presentations.

EMORY GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE: INTERNATIONAL EMORY GLOBAL HEALTH CASE COMPETITION

The Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI) invites CUGH member universities to apply to participate in its 2020  International Emory Global Health Case Competition . The goal of the Emory Global Health Case Competition is to bring diverse groups of students together to address a real-world global health challenge in a collaborative and competitive environment. 

The 2020 competition will take place March 13-14, 2020 on the Emory University campus in Atlanta, GA. Thirty student teams will participate, with the five top teams winning a cash prize. The application period for the competition will run from October 7 – October 14, 2019.

For more information, visit the 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition  application site  at  https://bit.ly/2020InternatEGHCC .
2020-2021 SEED EDUCATOR APPLICATIONS OPEN!



Seed Global Health  is excited to announce the opening of applications for the 2020-2021 cohort of Physician, Nurse, and Midwife Educators. Seed is looking for skilled and qualified physicians, nurses, and midwives who are not only passionate about global health, but who are committed to strengthening health systems and building human resource capacity for healthcare education, training, and delivery in sub-Saharan Africa.  

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY GLOBAL HEALTH SUBMIT

Health Sciences Center Campus
Morgantown, West Virginia
October 11th, 2019
8:00 am

The Global Engagement Office sponsors this annual summit as a forum for emerging topics in Global Health and an opportunity to nurture connections in the region and nationally focused on global health from which West Virginia can leverage partnerships and make resource investments go further.

West Virginia University is a center of globally-focused health research, service, and education. Because we share an awareness that many health outcomes in our state mirror those of low resource settings globally and that broad global engagement is necessary to the development of our economy, our emphasis on global health is not just timely, it is imperative to understanding potential solutions to West Virginia problems. 

There are no fees for this event.

Conference Learning Objectives:
  • Consider more effective approaches for the utilization of limited resources - financial, work force, technology, etc. – in low-resource settings
  • Discuss the capacity for delivering social justice through healthcare
  • Build a multidisciplinary network to promote, establish, and implement collaboration in the field of Global Health
  • Participate in a dynamic forum for Global Health in the state of West Virginia

For more information, please click here .
2019 TRIANGLE GLOBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM

October 16th, 2019
Durham, North Carolina



Join Triangle Global Health Annual Conference on Wednesday, October 16 in Durham, North Carolina! 2019 theme is  One Health: Creating our Shared Future -- Humans, Animals, and the Environment.

AAMC 2019 VSLO GLOBAL NETWORK MEETING

October 21- 24, 2019
Lima, Peru

The Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO™) Team is pleased to announce the second annual AAMC VSLO Global Network meeting, to be held October 21-24, 2019 in Lima, Peru! The meeting will be co-hosted by four VSLO participating institutions: Universidad San Martín de Porres, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, and Universidad Científica del Sur. 

This event fosters an opportunity for institutions to connect and engage with one another to shape global medical education. 

APHA 2019 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPO

November 2 - 6, 2019 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


APHA's Annual Meeting and Expo  is where public health professionals convene, learn, network and engage with peers. With the Annual Meeting, we strengthen the profession of public health, share the latest research and information, promote best practices and advocate for public health issues and policies grounded in research. Come experience APHA. This year's theme is "Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health."

THE NAIROBI SUMMIT ON ICPD25

November 12 - 14, 2019 
Nairobi, Kenya

This year is the 25th anniversary of the international conference on population and development.

Join us at this summit as we collaborate to address reproductive and sexual health, gender equality, poverty reduction, women's empowerment and more. Academic institutions are invited to join Transform U as part of this effort.

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