REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR CUGH 2024

Attend our 15th annual conference, March 7th-10th, 2024 in Los Angeles! The portal to register, submit panels, abstracts, and in-person satellite sessions (Mar. 7) is now open. We are also holding a free, open to all, Virtual Global Health Week, October 30th-November 3rd. Submit your proposals to hold a virtual session, too. Space is limited. Our virtual week was created to enable colleagues around the world who may not be able to attend our in-person meeting to participate in our global health activities. Please encourage those in your network to register for our in-person and virtual sessions. 

APPLY TO JOIN CUGH'S COMMITTEES

CUGH has a number of committees and subcommittees that were designed to convene our members across a range of global health challenges. They produce important work that we share globally for anyone to use. Annually, we have a call for new members. If you are a CUGH member and are interested, please consider applying to join one of our committees or subcommittees.

Application Criteria & Instructions: Applicants must be a CUGH institutional member or an individual member. See a list of CUGH member organizations here. Terms are 2 years.

Applications are due August 15th.

Read about our committees.

Apply to join.

SIGN UP FOR THE SPAC TO REVIEW PANELS AND/OR ABSTRACTS FOR CUGH 2024

SPAC members' timeline for judging Abstract Submissions would be October 10-November 3, 2023 and/or Panel Proposals: September 29-October 10, 2023. Reviewers should expect to assess approximately 30 submissions, each up to 350 words in length. If you can do this, complete this SPAC survey by EOD August 1, 2023. Please encourage colleagues to join this committee too. All SPAC members will be acknowledged in the conference program.

APPLY FOR A DR. TOM HALL EDUCATIONAL GRANT

The late Dr. Tom Hall generously provided CUGH with a gift to support small grants for our members that would impact the health and sustainability of the planet.

CUGH members are invited to apply now for one of ten $5,000 grants in round 4 of CUGH's Dr. Tom Hall Educational Grants. Each grant must be completed within 2 years from the time of the award. Projects should improve human and environmental outcomes through education or implementation.

Please find more information, including instructions, criteria, and the application form here.

TWO NEW WEBINAR RECORDINGS: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND CAPACITY STRENGTHENING IN LLMICS

Building Effective Partnerships for Development Between Low-Income Countries: a powerful opportunity for impact

Our panel of experts shares with the audience why these partnerships can be highly effective. They shared the gaps in creating them, their benefits, how they can be created, and innovations in strengthening and retaining training capacity in LLMICS. 

Capacity Strengthening for the Health Workforce in LMICs: an AFREhealth - CUGH partnership

This webinar shared how to develop meaningful capacity-strengthening avenues, introduced the CUGH Capacity Strengthening platform, and fielded questions from the audience on how universities, governments, and other development organizations can use this platform to strengthen their training programs and expand their skilled workforce.

INTRODUCING THE CUGH YOUNG GLOBAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL NETWORK (CYGHPN)

The purpose of this network is to provide a global space where students and young global health professionals can connect, and share interests, advice, and opportunities. Membership is free and open to anyone under the age of 40 by December 31st of the current year. Open to all.

Read more and join the network here.

REPORT FROM AFREHEALTH'S PRESIDENT ON CUGH 2023

See this excellent article by Dr. Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde on the AFREhealth-CUGH Working Group Satellite held at CUGH 2023, and thoughts on how to further leverage the AFREhealth-CUGH partnership.

NIH'S FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER REPORTS ON CUGH 2023

Please see articles from the Fogarty International Center about the panels, satellites, and themes at CUGH 2023.

• Reimagining global health: CUGH 2023 plenary panel
• At the intersection of climate change, nutrition & health
• Reducing waste and environmental impact of high-volume eye surgeries
• CUGH satellites: Mental health, climate change, equitable collaboration

ARTICLE ON THE CUGH CAPACITY STRENGTHENING PLATFORM

See and share this article by Dr. Andrew Dykens, AFREhealth’s President Dr. Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, CUGH’s Executive Director Dr. Keith Martin, and others on the CUGH Capacity Strengthening Platform (https://cughcapacitybuilding.org/). This platform is a mechanism for universities, governments, and other organizations in LLMICs to strengthen their training programs to address deficits in their workforce.

CROWDSOURCING RESEARCH QUESTIONS

We have a great opportunity to do a better job of connecting real-world problems with research capabilities. CUGH created this online tool to bridge that gap. Organizations, governments, NGOs, and companies can post funded research questions (high- or middle-income nations) or unfunded questions (low-income nations) on this site. Researchers interested in doing this work, especially those working on their Masters or PhD degrees are encouraged to contact the person listed in requests posted here.

REGISTER: AFREhealth's 6TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM IN MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE

Representatives from over 70 African academic institutions will meet in Maputo, Mozambique (1-3 August 2023). Register, attend, and follow this important conference via their event’s webpage here.

NIH: EQUITY IN GLOBAL HEALTH

The NIH accumulated information on promoting equity in global health to understand current barriers and challenges. Their findings are in this report.

LEARN ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO'S ZIMBABWE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The University at Buffalo has been selected to be the United States host this summer for the Zimbabwe Emerging Faculty Development Program (ZEFDP). The program will bring nine faculty members from Zimbabwe universities to UB for 6 weeks. Read more about the program here.

GLOBAL CONSENSUS FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS

To address the current challenges for medical schools, 130 organizations and individuals from around the world developed a consensus of 10 strategic directions for medical schools to become socially accountable. Read the consensus report here.

STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN HEALTHCARE AND LEADERSHIP: OCTOBER 12, 2023

The International Leadership Association‘s Global Conference is the premier event for leaders and leadership researchers, educators, and development professionals from around the globe. Register and learn more here.

LEADERSHIP FOR COST-SAVING, CLIMATE-SMART, AND QUALITY HEALTHCARE WORKSHOP: AUGUST 7-8

The GCCHE is partnering with the American College on Healthcare Executives on a 2-day in-person workshop this August in NYC entitled: Leadership for Cost-Saving, Climate-Smart and Quality Healthcare. 

ARTICLE: ONE HEALTH: IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES AND NEED

In this paper, the background and usage of the One Health framework is analyzed, and case studies, such as food security and maternal and child health, and associated problems and solutions are outlined through a One Health framework. This framework can also be applied to address non-communicable issues.

APPLY TO THE INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH SHORT COURSE AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

Call for Applications for the short course - 'Introduction to Global Health' offered by the Department of Global Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa – for 2023 (August - October). The Department of Global Health collaborates across disciplines and sectors to address complex health problems. 

For more information, please visit our website here.  

Listen to the experiences of our past participants: https://youtu.be/CV3b10iG9Vk  

SCOPE OF PAIN WEBINARS FOCUSING ON URBAN NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH

These three webinars will discuss the unique challenges faced by Native Americans as they straddle two worlds/cultures, particularly in the delivery of health services and payment issues. The three webinars will take place:

• July 27th, 7 pm ET
• August 7th, 6 pm ET
• September 21, 8 pm ET

Register here.

UW GLOBAL AND RURAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

The University of Washington Global and Rural Health Fellowship is now accepting applications through October 31 for Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics physicians who are interested in becoming leaders and experts in the fields of global and rural health. This Global and Rural Health Fellowship is a two-year training program where fellows spend one year living and working with Native populations in Alaska and South Dakota and one year working abroad on medical education and/or research projects with University of Washington faculty and mentors. For more information, please contact Meryl Yang at meryly@uw.edu or go to https://aid.uw.edu/education-and-fellowships/global-and-rural-health-fellowship.  

DR. YAZJI, SYRIAN-AMERICAN WHO SERVED IN THE SYRIAN CONFLICT NOW HELPS SURGEONS IN UKRAINE

Be inspired and see this remarkable story of Dr. Monzer Yazji, a Syrian-American surgeon who fled Syria, yet is risking his life to travel to Ukraine to help local doctors treat war victims.

EQUITY AND ANTI-RACISM IN GLOBAL HEALTHCARE: VR TRAINING FROM AAP

The American Academy of Pediatrics introduces a new virtual reality training module, designed to provide a psychologically safe space where healthcare professionals can explore their own implicit biases and motivations before embarking on global health experiences. Read more and sign up for the training here.