A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
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October 7th, 2022
Dear Colleagues,
The final deadline to submit abstracts and panels for our 2023 conference is October 15. Please share this opportunity widely. Anyone can submit an abstract but only CUGH members can submit a panel proposal. Anyone can submit a proposal for a satellite session. That deadline is Nov. 30.
We are delighted that, for the first time, the M8 Alliance, an organization comprised of national academies and other academic institutions from around the world, and the Association of Academic Health Centers International will be holding their respective annual meetings at our conference on April 13. Also, the first Stellenbosch University – CUGH Global Health conference will take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa October 28-30. Virtual sessions will take place Oct 22-25. All are welcome. There is still time to register so please do so at the link in this newsletter.
Nominations are open to fill six positions on our Board. Anyone who is a part of a CUGH member institution can run. Please see the link in this newsletter to submit a nomination. We encourage individuals from biomedical and non-biomedical institutions from around the world to join our Board and assist us in our mission to improve the health of people and the planet. Ultimately the representatives from our member institutions will vote from a slate of candidates to determine who will fill these positions.
We are also very happy to announce that Prof. Nancy Reynolds, the Associate Dean of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the Secretary General of the Johns Hopkins-WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery is our new vice chair. Dr. Reynolds will hold this position until March 2024 after which she will assume the position of Board Chair. We are honored that Dr. Reynolds has chosen to take on this important position at CUGH.
Best wishes,
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Keith Martin, MD, PC
Executive Director
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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In-person Satellite-Workshop Sessions: April 13, 2023
Virtual Satellite-Workshop Sessions: April 3-7, 2023
Deadline: November 30, 2022
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Nominations are Open for CUGH's 2023 Global Health Leadership Awards
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health wishes to acknowledge the accomplishments and commitment of outstanding individuals who contribute to the advancement of global health worldwide.
CUGH’s three leadership awards for 2023 will be presented at our 14th annual Global Health Conference, April 13-16, 2023 in Washington, DC (www.cugh2023.org). Anyone can be nominated for an award. The deadline to submit a nomination is Oct. 31st.
- CUGH's Distinguished Leadership Award
- CUGH's Dr. Tom Hall-Dr. Nelson Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award
- CUGH's Dr. Judith Wasserheit Young Leader Award.
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Catalysing Global Health Innovations for Sustainable Development: This hybrid conference hosted by Stellenbosch University and CUGH is open for registration! We encourage individuals across sectors and around the world to attend this conference. African institutions working in global health, development, and the environment are particularly encouraged to attend. Register here: https://sucugh2022.co.za/registration/
For Conference queries, please contact the Tygerberg International Secretariat at TIOinfo@sun.ac.za
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CUGH is seeking nominations to fill 6 positions on our Board of Directors. The position has a three-year term that starts in April 2023, after our annual conference. You may nominate yourself or another person who meets the criteria below, as long as the nominee is from a CUGH member institution not already represented by someone on the current Board of Directors (see below). To submit a nomination, please do the following:
- Submit a brief statement summarizing why you think the nominee would be an excellent candidate to join the Board.
- Include the nominee’s bio (please keep bios brief, do not exceed 250 words) and ensure that your nominee would like to serve on the Board.
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Send your nominations to the CUGH Secretariat at nominations@cugh.org by October 30th, 2022.
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CUGH’s new Capacity Strengthening Platform was created to help address the skilled worker shortage globally but particularly in low to low-middle-income nations. The platform was created to make it easy for universities, institutions, governments, other development actors, and individuals (especially in low-resource institutions with significant human resource deficits) to post their training needs and connect to the trainers and curricula they need across biomedical and non-biomedical disciplines. This site will: enable organizations with these training, curricula, and mentoring assets to share them with government departments, institutions, universities, and individuals that may need them; facilitate connections between research partners in many fields and strengthen the translation of research and the field of translation and implementation research.
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Commentaries from Low Resource Environments
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Read this article from Abiodun Jamiu on the red palm oil that is a staple of Nigerian cuisine. This article was inspired by a winning submission from the CUGH Untold Global Health Stories Competition of 2022 and was submitted by Hélène Delisle.
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Cervical cancer will kill 1,500 Ghanaian women this year. Sadly, a simple screening to enable health professionals to detect the disease early and save their lives is not widely available to all Ghanaian women. Statistics from the World Health Organization show that 90 percent of deaths from cervical cancer happen in low or middle-income countries like Ghana. Seth Kwame Boateng in his latest documentary, “CERVIX IN CRISIS”, takes us on a journey into the lives of some women dying of the disease because of late detection.
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Millions of guns are shipped to Central and South America from the United States. Many of these weapons fall into the hands of paramilitary groups, organized criminal networks, and gangs. This is a significant driver of the very high homicide rate in this region and has created a climate of terror in many areas that are driving people northward as they flee to save their lives.
Please read and share this commentary by colleagues in Mexico and Latin America, CUGH members, and CUGH’s Executive Director Dr. Keith Martin on what can be done to reduce gun violence in the Americas.
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If you are a scientist, researcher, or implementer working in a low-resource setting please send us a commentary that describes your observations, innovations, challenges, and opportunities related to health, development, or the environment. Submissions should be between 500 to 800 words. You may also include videos that describe the issue. Some will be published in our newsletter and on www.cugh.org. Help us draw attention to these issues.
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Given the importance of international travel and communication to Academic Global Health Programs, the pandemic has likely had a considerable impact on the education, research, and administrative components of these programs. This study assessed the impacts and resultant adaptations of AGHPs to pandemic realities with the goal of sharing strategies and approaches. Read the article from CUGH Board & Committee members here.
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Please see and share this article from CUGH Board member Dr. Phil Landrigan and others, that was just published in the Lancet. It describes the need to address environmental hazards, particularly for the sake of children, in a world we are rapidly degrading.
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The Cuban Ministry of Public Health calls for participation in the International Convention "Cuba-Health 2022" to be held from October 17 to 21, 2022 at the Convention Center in Havana, Cuba, with the theme: "Universal Health, as part of the 2030 Health Agenda, in a health context characterized by COVID-19”. Please read more and register for the conference here.
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Empathy is extolled in Western healthcare and medical education as an exemplary quality to cultivate in trainees and providers. Yet it remains an elusive and inadequately under-stood attribute. It posits a “one size fts all” unidimensional attribute applicable across contexts with scant attention given to its multifaceted dimensions in intercultural contexts. In this article, we uncloak the shortcomings of this conventional empathy in intercultural settings, and instead propound an expanded “relational empathy”. Read the article from CUGH Board & Committee members here.
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This talk explored methodological innovation, knowledge gained, and lessons learned regarding the social drivers of HIV from community-based research projects with refugee adolescents and youth in Uganda, Northern and Indigenous youth in Canada, and LGBTQ youth in Jamaica. Watch the recording.
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BARDA has partnered with FedTech to launch the Health Security Startup Studio program in order to commercialize innovative technologies that will prepare us for public health emergencies and health security threats. In this program, an extensive portfolio of intellectual property developed with cutting-edge research across the federal and university laboratory networks will be matched with passionate entrepreneurs eager to launch their own venture based on the IP.
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Sexual harassment is pervasive in science. A 2018 report found that the prevalence of sexual harassment in academia in the United States is 58%. An activity held at an international scientific congress was designed to advance sexual harassment prevention and elimination and empower binary and nonbinary persons at risk for harassment, discrimination, and violence. Read more about it here.
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See this webcast from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which examined global concerns regarding governmental repression of public health information related to the pandemic through the use of criminal law and other means. Panelists discussed the challenge of protecting freedom of expression and access to information during the pandemic while addressing concerns regarding mis- and disinformation. Watch here.
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The Emory Global Health Institute’s (EGHI) 2023 Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition will take place March 10-18, 2023. During the competition, multidisciplinary student teams will work together for one week to develop comprehensive case solutions to a hypothetical but real-world global health challenge. The application period is Monday, October 24 – Monday, November 21. For more information please visit bit.ly/2023EmoryMorningsideGHCC.
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The University of Maryland, Baltimore Graduate School is launching a graduate certificate in Global Health Innovation. This program is an immersive 6-week experience that takes place in Costa Rica followed by a 4-week virtual practicum to take place in the states. Learn more here.
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Join UCSF October 18-20 for this event, which will serve to highlight key public health priorities necessary to prepare for a post-pandemic world. The symposium will also seek to strengthen multi-sectoral partnerships and foster interdisciplinary collaboration to prepare and respond to future pandemics in Latin America. The event is free and open to all!
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Jobs & Funding Opportunities
(see our new Jobs Board to see the latest listings)
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The 2023 North America Leadership Journey has launched! The Journey is aimed at US or Canada-based women with 10+ years of experience in global health. We believe the type of women leaders who would benefit most from this program are those who value diversity, equity, and inclusion; see the value of bringing diverse lived experiences to policy and practice, and are eager to not only expand their leadership presence and influence but pay it forward to others in their organization and community.
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Sabin Vaccine Institute is launching its fourth funding cycle of the Social and Behavioral Research Grants program. Successful applicants will be awarded funding for projects to conduct research and implement solutions for up to 18 months beginning in March 2023. Sabin intends to make awards of up to US$70,000 per funded project.
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health is accepting applications for the position of Tenured Professor & Department Chair in the Department currently known as Infectious Diseases & Microbiology (IDM). The Chair is expected to play a prominent role in local and global biomedical and population-based research, education, and community practice.
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The CDC’s Center for Global Health is recruiting for a new Director. Applications are open until October 24 for all US citizens. Apply here.
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The University of Maryland is now recruiting for the 2023 Maeve Kennedy McKean Fellowship in Global Health. The fellowship includes clinical work in Zambia, intensive training and mentorship in global health research and implementation science, and experience in global program development and implementation. More information is available at: http://ciheb.org/MKM/
This award is named in honor of our friend Maeve McKean, an extraordinary, dynamic, and compassionate woman, She was serving as the Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Global Health Initiative when she passed away with her son in a tragic accident. Applications are due by October 14. Please see application details at: http://ciheb.org/MKM/Apply-to-the-Program/
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NurseJournal.org created a guide to nursing school scholarships for international students
- Emergency Nurses Association Foundation Non-RN Scholarship
- Nurses Make a Difference Scholarship
- The National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration Stephanie Carroll Scholarship
Read the full financial assistance guide below:
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The University of Washington Global and Rural Health Fellowship is now accepting applications 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. In addition to a weekly structured curriculum, fellows can also obtain a Master’s Degree at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine or attend tropical medicine courses. For more information, please contact Meryl Yang at meryly@uw.edu or go to https://globalhealth.washington.edu/academic-programs/residents-fellows/global-and-rural-health-fellowship.
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The Fogarty International Center at NIH offers funding to support global health research. Fogarty also offers a variety of resources for those seeking global health research funding across NIH, and from other organizations.
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The following three resources from Johns Hopkins University are continuously updated repositories of federal and private funding opportunities for individuals in various stages of their career.
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Featured Reading & Listening |
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WHO developed a blueprint for dementia research, the first WHO initiative of its kind for noncommunicable diseases. The blueprint is designed to provide guidance to policy makers, funders, and the research community on dementia research, making it more efficient, equitable, and impactful. Read here.
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Global Health Journals & Newsletters |
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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