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Interprofessional Global Health Course

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Overview

The 不良研究所 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鈥� curricula at 不良研究所. Entering its 18th year, the course aims to build on current curricula and engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health contexts. It is open to 不良研究所 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?听

The course is open to 不良研究所 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?听

The course will run from January 14 to March 25, 2025 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听in听.

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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.

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  • This is a free, non-credit course.
  • The course will accept a maximum of 100听students.
  • Eligible students must complete the 2025听IPGHC student registration form.
  • The IPGHC student committee will听review听all registration forms.
  • Selection to the course will be based on the student program, year of study, motivation to take听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

Please use our online form to . You will need to login with your 不良研究所 username and password.

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2025 Schedule

The schedule will be regularly updated as speakers are confirmed.

Date

Lecture Topic

Speaker(s)

Week 1

January 14

 Introduction to Global Health Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor and Inaugural Chair, Department of Global and Public Health, 不良研究所

Week 2

January 21

 Global Health Governance Dr. Orvil Adams, Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health,听University of Ottawa

Week 3

January 28

Global Health Ethics

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Week 4

February 4

 Indigenous Health TBC

Week 5

February 11

 Climate Change Dr. Jura Augustinavicius, Assistant Professor, Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy, 不良研究所

Week 6

February 18

 The Future of Resource Management TBC

Week 7

February 25

 Oral Health , Maternal and Child Oral Health Strategist

Week 8

March 11

 Humanitarian Crises/Conflict , Executive Director, MSF Canada

Week 9

March 18

 Technology in the Future of Global Health Dr. David Benmiroh, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, 不良研究所 Univeristy

Week 10

March 25

 Panel Discussion TBC

Course Materials

All course materials will be available on for registered participants.

The 不良研究所 IPGHC Team 2024-2025

Faculty Advisors

  • Dr. Charles Larson, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Global and Public Health, 不良研究所
  • Dr. Svetlana Tikhonova, DMD, PhD, Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, 不良研究所
  • Catherine-Anne Miller, RN, MHSc, Full-time Faculty Lecturer, Ingram School of Nursing, 不良研究所
  • Dr. Raphael Lencucha, BScOT, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 不良研究所
  • Kevin O'Neill, Global Health Programs, 不良研究所
  • Johnathan Lin, Global Health Programs, 不良研究所

Student Coordinators

  • Nari Ait Hamou, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 不良研究所
  • Nasim Khosravi, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, 不良研究所
  • Claire Mabia, Ingram School of Nursing, 不良研究所
  • Sarah Lapin, Ingram School of Nursing, 不良研究所

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Video Suggestions

  • (3 min, 2007)
    Short introductory video which lists the 8 MDG and is accompanied by an excerpt from Kofi Annan鈥檚 address to the millennium summit in 2000.
  • Hans Rosling:
    - Hans Rosling, 2006
    About low and middle income countries that, with economic and health progress, are catching up with high income countries.

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  • (3 min)
    Quick animation about issues affecting maternal health.
  • 听(13min, 2003)
    Short video featuring testimonies of mothers and midwives in villages and slums across Africa and South East Asia.
  • (1 hr, by Alyson and Tim Holland)
  • Interesting Clips: Short clips calling for action to solve global issues. 听

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Contact Us

  • Send us an email at ipghc.fmhs [at] mcgill.ca
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