Interprofessional Global Health Course

Registrations for the 2024 McGill Interprofessional Global Health Course are now closed.

Overview

The McGill Interprofessional Global Health Course (IPGHC) is a student-led initiative that was started in 2007 in an effort to address the paucity of global health content at the time in health professional students’ curricula at McGill University. Now, in its 17th year, the course aims to build on current curricula and engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health contexts. It is open to McGill students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, speech-language pathology, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and students from other academic backgrounds with a strong interest in global health. The course is a 10-week lecture series that meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The format for each lecture will include a 1-hour lecture and 1-hour of student-led activities. The course will incorporate online and in-person lecture-based learning, case studies, speakers and panel discussions, small group activities, and audio-visual materials to meet the following course objectives:

Objectives

  1. To increase student awareness of the global burden of diseases and the geopolitics of global health.
  2. To expose students to the realities and challenges facing health professionals in a global and local context.
  3. To provide a framework for students to approach global health challenges.
  4. To encourage inter-professionalism by facilitating collaboration and communication amongst students.
  5. To inspire students to consider applying global health principles to their professional practice.

Course Details

Who can apply? 

The course is open to McGill students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and speech-language pathology. Students from other academic backgrounds (U1 and higher) with a strong interest in global health are welcome to apply.

When is the class? 

The course will run from January 16, 2024 to April 2, 2024 on Tuesday evenings from 6 PM to 8 PM. You will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.

Where?

The format of the course will be in-person sessions on campus (McIntyre Room 208/9). Course materials will be available online in MyCourses.

What? 

Subjects covered in the course include, but are not limited to, global mental health, advocacy and allyship, migrant and refugee health, climate crisis, Indigenous health, oral health, disability, politics and policy, and maternal health.

Specifics: 

  • This is a free, non-credit course.
  • The course will accept a maximum of 100 students.
  • Eligible students must complete the 2024 IPGHC student registration form.
  • The IPGHC student committee will review all registration forms.
  • Selection to the course will be based on the student program, year of study, motivation to take the course, and overall interest in global health.
  • Students must complete a pre-and post-survey for the course.
  • Students will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.
  • Students who meet all attendance and other course requirements will have it stated on their Co-Curricular Record (CCR).

Registration

Registration for the 2024 McGill Interprofessional Global Health Course is now closed.

 

 

Schedule

The course schedule for 2024.

Date

Lecture Topic

Speaker(s)

Week 1

January 16

Global Health Governance Raphael Lencucha, Assistant Professor, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University.

Week 2

January 23

Migrant Health Dr. Christina Greenaway, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University

Week 3

January 30

Global Health Structure

Dr. Tim Evans, Director and Associate Dean, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University

Week 4

February 6

Global Health Ethics Dr. Shaun Cleaver, Adjoint Professor, Physiotherapist and Faculty, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, University of Sheerbrooke

Week 5

February 13

Indigenous Health Dr. Alex M McComber, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University

Week 6

February 20

Women's Health Teresa Norris, Founder and President, HPV Global Action

Week 7

February 27

Climate Change Fiona Hanley, Course Lecturer, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University & Specialist in Climate and Health Education.

Week 8

March 12

Oral Health Dr. Hyewon Lee, Maternal and Child Oral Health Strategist

Week 9

March 19

Infections and Inequality Dr. Madhukar Pai, Department of Global & Public Health

Week 10

March 26

How To Get Involved (TBC) Panel Of Organizations

Course Materials

All course materials will be available on MyCourses for registered participants.

The McGill IPGHC Team 2023-2024

Faculty advisors

  • Dr. Yves Bergevin, MD, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
  • Dr. Svetlana Tikhonova, DMD, PhD, Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University
  • Catherine-Anne Miller, RN, MHSc, Full-time Faculty Lecturer, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University
  • Dr. Raphael Lencucha, BScOT, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University
  • Kevin O'Neill, Global Health Programs, McGill University
  • Kelechi Anyawu, Global Health Programs, McGill University

Student Coordinators

  • Meygan Brody, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
  • Mai Atique, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University
  • Lidia Hachemi, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University
  • Naomi Laflamme, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University

 

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Contact Us

  • Send Us an Email at ipghc.fmhs [at] mcgill.ca

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