A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | |
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October 15th, 2023
Dear Colleague,
We have some exciting opportunities to share with you and your colleagues.
Register now for our second, Virtual Global Health Week, October 30 to November 3, 2023. We are fully booked with 20 excellent, online workshops that will address an array of global health challenges. We created this week so that colleagues around the world can participate in our activities. Sessions are free and are open to all. REGISTER BELOW!
Also, our 2024 in-person conference, Global Health Without Borders: Acting for Impact will be in Los Angeles, March 7-10, 2024. To register and book a discounted hotel room see www.cugh2024.org.
If you are a CUGH or AFREhealth institutional member you can apply for a $10,000 Hologic-CUGH grant on women’s health. Also, please nominate someone for our global health awards at CUGH2024.org.
As always, please share this newsletter widely. Encourage your networks to attend and participate in CUGH2024 and our upcoming Virtual Global Health Week.
Best wishes,
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Keith Martin, MD, PC
Executive Director
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APPLY FOR THE CUGH-HOLOGIC GLOBAL WOMEN'S HEALTH GRANT
CUGH, in collaboration with Hologic Inc., has launched the CUGH-Hologic Global Women’s Health Index Grant Program. Only CUGH institutional or AFREhealth members may apply. This grant will support research activities or programs that improve women’s health. Applicants are encouraged to frame their application and use the Hologic Global Women’s Health Index (HGWHI).
Up to 4 awards of $10,000 USD will be granted. To learn more about the program objectives, funding restrictions, eligibility, and application requirements, please visit the request for proposals.
Applications are due October 30th, 2023 using this form.
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NEW CUGH INITIATIVE: GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATORS COMMUNITY (GHECo)
GHECo (“gecko”), the new CUGH Global Health Educators Community, has officially launched! Professors and other educators who teach global health courses, design curricula, and experiential learning activities for nonclinical undergraduate and graduate programs, and/or oversee baccalaureate majors and minors, academic master’s degrees, and research-based doctoral degrees are welcome to become active members of GHECo. CUGH membership is not required.
GHECo hosts monthly Virtual Teachers’ Lounges (VTLs) – online discussion groups
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STRENGTHENING NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
This brief summarizes strategic recommendations and related resources that nursing workforce development bodies can utilize to advance the profession, organized SDNM report’s strategic directions: Education, Jobs, Leadership, and Service Delivery.
By: Olivia Walsh, MSN candidate at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Policy Honors Scholar
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PLOS' REVIEW OF CUGH2023
PLOS attended the CUGH 2023 Conference in Washington DC. Please read more about their insights following the conference. By Beryne Odeny (Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Surgery) and Julia Robinson (PLOS Global Public Health)
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McGILL UNIVERSITY'S GLOBAL HEALTH NIGHT
McGill University will be celebrating its 15th Global Health Day, on Nov. 9th with a range of events that showcase excellence in global health from across campus and around the world.
For more information see:
https://www.mcgill.ca/globalhealth/
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MEDICINE FOR A CHANGING PLANET
Announcing the launch of Medicine for a Changing Planet: a collection of clinical case studies supporting health professionals in providing effective care for patients on a changing planet. This project, a collaboration between the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health and the University of Washington, helps health professionals recognize and treat a variety of health challenges impacted by environmental stressors – spanning infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, malnutrition, heat stress, physical trauma, mental health concerns, and more. Explore the case studies at medicineforachangingplanet.org.
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3 LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS FOR NURSES
Please see and share these three leadership programs created for nurses.
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Please read this article clarifying NIH’s changes for foreign subawards.Thank you to everyone who contributed to CUGH’s submission that included concrete suggestions to amend NIH’s original proposal.
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DEFINING GLOBAL HEALTH
Please read this concept paper by Dr. Muhiuddin Haider, Sameen Ahmed, and K. Blair Budd from the University of Maryland, College Park, School of Public Health.
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Jobs & Funding Opportunities
(see our new Jobs Board for the latest listings)
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CDC OPPORTUNTIES - MEDICAL OFFICER & HEALTH SCIENTIST
CDC seeks to identify an exceptional candidate to join CDC’s Global Health leadership team as the Director of the Division for Global Health Protection (DGHP) in the Global Health Center in Atlanta, Georgia. We will be recruiting for a US citizen Distinguished Consultant (Medical Officer/Health Scientist).
Apply via USAJOBS:
Medical Officer: https://lnkd.in/g4BXDNMi
Health Scientist: https://lnkd.in/gSqfYB8B
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SEEKING CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR/ASSSITANT PROFESSOR POSITION AT UCLA PEDIATRIC HEALTH SCIENCES
The Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital seeks a faculty member to join the Department of Pediatrics Health Science Series. Duties include patient care in a primary care setting, teaching of fellows and residents, and participation in research or other scholarly endeavors that will lead to academic promotion.
Preference will be given to candidates with high potential and experience in teaching is a strong plus.
For more information, please visit the link or email kmitha@mednet.ucla.edu.
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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.
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SEE THIS REPOSITORY OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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 careers.
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YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES AT THE WHO
WHO’s work is founded on the principle that all people, everywhere, should enjoy the highest standard of health. They seek talented professionals looking to contribute to this important mission as members of our international workforce.
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Global Health Journals & Newsletters | |
Consortium of Universities for Global Health
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