Pediatric Residency Global Health Pathway | Center for Global Health

Children’s Hospital Colorado Pediatric Residency Global Health Pathway at the Center for Global Health

The Global Health Pathway (GHP) is designed for those residents who plan to have a career focus in Global Health (GH) or plan to incorporate care of international populations into their practice (e.g. regular international experiences, work in resource limited settings, work with displaced populations). The pathway is currently open to categorical pediatric residents, pediatric neurology, pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation and med/peds residents.

The overarching goals are to:

Provide educational opportunities and professional development for pediatric residents, so they can successfully recognize and address health disparities in international and domestic populations
Train pediatric physician leaders in clinical care, education, and research related to global health.

Leadership Staff

Leana May Moser, DO, MPH

Program Director

Jessica Landry, MD

Associate Program Director

Lisa Umphrey, MD

Associate Program Director

Track Requirements

Two weeks Global Health and Disasters Course (maybe link to it from the CGH site) in either your 1st or 2nd year.
Completion of a global health scholarly project.
Complete the local global health elective, to be achieved over the course of your residency vs a continuous month elective. Ex: during month for GH and Disasters course and during 2nd and 3rd year CFEB time.
Two, one month long rotations during residency, focusing on underserved care domestically or abroad at an approved site.
Attend 75% of monthly education/journal club sessions (when not on vacation or working).

Scholarly Project

All residents are required to complete a scholarly project (individual or group). Residents in the GHT will select a topic relevant to global health. The format for the activity is flexible. Examples include clinical research, significant participation in an ongoing research or community service project at an international site, policy research or development, or development of a screening tool or manual to aid physicians in the care of international or displaced populations. Consider your 30-minute presentation to co-residents as a 3rd year on your global health scholarly topic.

Mentoring

All GHT residents are assigned a GHT faculty mentor during their intern year to help guide their GH scholarly work as well as integration of GH into their career trajectory. This GH mentor is in addition to your residency assigned formal mentor.

Pediatric Global Health Competencies

Competencies	Learning Objectives	Curriculum Activity
Medical Knowledge	Outline the epidemiology and major causes of neonatal and under 5 (years of age) mortality in developing countries.	Global Health and Disaster course Disease Control Priorities Under 5 Mortality Chapter
	Summarize the presentation and diagnostic work up of major diseases/health conditions in developing countries (malnutrition, respiratory distress, diarrheal disease, TB, measles, malaria, typhoid fever)	Global Health and Disaster course TB case review or clinic WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children Global Health Learning Center Modules: Malaria TB- Advanced concepts Diarrheal Disease Pneumonia
	List the key health issues of displaced populations such as children of immigrants, refugees, and international adoptees.	Adoption clinic Refugee clinic Amnesty International Recommended Short films AAP Trauma Toolbox
Patient Care	Provide culturally sensitive care to patients and families from other cultures	Refugee Clinic AAP Culturally Effective Care Toolkit Social Justice Ted Talks Implicit Bias Assessment Tool
	Participate in health promotion and disease prevention in a low resource setting	Global Health Rotation Refugee clinic WHO Mental Health Care Video Global Health Learning Center Early Childhood Development in Vulnerable Children Module Global Health Learning Center Immunization Essentials Module
Interpersonal and Communication Skills	Demonstrate effectiveness in communicating with patients/families from other cultures	Refugee clinic AAP Culturally Effective Care Toolkit
	Demonstrate effective communication with patients and families by using an interpreter	Refugee clinic Guide to Understanding Interpreting and Translation in Health Care
Practice Based Learning	Identify the appropriate resources needed in a resource-limited setting to respond to a disaster or humanitarian emergency.	Global Health and Disaster Course AAP Education in Disasters Manual
	Identify and show ability to locate standard guidelines (WHO, CDC) for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of common conditions in resource-limited countries	Travel clinic WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children
	Know and/or access appropriate medical resources and apply them to the care of patients in the developing country setting	CUGH Reasoning without Resources Cases
Systems Based Practice	Develop an understanding of different health settings around the world	Global Health Learning Center Modules Private Health Sector Governance and Health
	Outline the role of governmental organizations and NGO’s in health care in developing countries	CUGH Building your Career in Global Health Webinar
	Describe organizations and services that support displace populations (international refugees, adoptees, and immigrants)	Refugee clinic Adoption Clinic AAP Fighting racism course
Professionalism	Identify and discuss common ethical situations surrounding working in resource poor areas	Ethical Challenges in Short-term Global Health Training Course
	Understand and adapt to cultural differences while caring for patients or observing in a foreign country	EdX The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health

Questions & How to Apply

Have questions, reach out to globalhealth@ucdenver.edu.

Interested in applying? Contact Lisa Umphrey.

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