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Seminar The “Careers in Global Health” Speaker Series and Networking Session Wednesday, May 30th from 6:00-8:30pm — Medical Sciences Building (Cafeteria - Rm 2322), 1 King's College Circle, University of Toronto Are you exploring what career opportunities are available after you finish graduate school? Do you want your research to impact the larger global community? Have you wondered how the skills, knowledge and experience gained in your graduate training can be used to improve the health and quality of life of people around the world? Have you ever wondered what skills are required to transition into a career in global health? |
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Opportunity Fellowships with the Comparative Program on Health and Society Application Deadline: May 28 2012 We are thrilled to invite applications for fellowships with the Comparative Program on Health and Society (CPHS) at the Munk School of Global Affairs. This year we are inviting applications for Doctoral, Post-Doctoral, Research Associate, and Senior Academic Fellowships. |
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Opportunity Fellowships with the Comparative Program on Health and Society Application Deadline: May 28 2012 We are thrilled to invite applications for fellowships with the Comparative Program on Health and Society (CPHS) at the Munk School of Global Affairs. This year we are inviting applications for Doctoral, Post-Doctoral, Research Associate, and Senior Academic Fellowships. |
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Opportunity Palliative Care in Southern India Program July and November 2012 — Southern India CFHI announces NEW Palliative Care in Southern India Program: Students participate in homecare visits and learn about end-of-life/hospice care alongside the leading expert of Palliative care in India, featured in the NY Times. (4 spots available for June 30 & November 3, 2012 dates only.) |
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Seminar CFHI Program Info Webinar May 9th at 12pm PST/3pm EST CFHI is running a live CFHI Program Info Webinar on May 9th at 12pm PST/3pm EST. All interested in learning more are invited to call in/ join online as staff and CFHI alumni talk and take questions. For more info and to register visit CFHI’s webinar info page. |
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Course Global Health Education Programs
CFHI offers socially responsible Global Health Education Programs for students of all levels interested in healthcare and medicine. CFHI participants go on 1 to 4 month internship-style programs alongside local physicians in underserved communities. Participants rotate through clinics and hospitals, take language classes, attend weekly lectures, and become immersed in the local healthcare system. |
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Course Tropical and Parasitic Disease Course May 27th - 30th , 2012 — Montreal, Quebec Program: Laboratory course: Malaria and Parasitic Zoonoses -May 27, 2012 Laboratory workshop overview of blood borne and intestinal parasites and hands on teaching for medical laboratory technologists, microbiologists, clinicians, nurses, and other industry personnel. Tropical medicine Clinical Review – May 28-30th 2012 Ideal for medical health care professionals interested in Tropical Diseases and Travel Health – Doctors, residents, nurses, pharmacists and medical laboratory technologists. These presentations cover the latest health issues and treatments for travelers and indigenous populations. Presentations include the latest research and diagnostics in tropical and parasitic diseases and preventative medicine for travelers. You may register for one or both of these courses, however the laboratory course is limited to 30 participants. |
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Opportunity CHEO Global Health Experience Rounds Monday April 23, 2012 12-1pm — W1306/8 Speaker: Dr. Andrew Skinn, PGY-4 Pediatrics and Amanda Skinn, Teacher Title: A Day in Botswana: Experiences of a Resident and a Teacher Objectives: 1. To review “a day in the life” of a pediatric resident in Botswana. 2. To detail gastrointestinal illness in the developing world. 3. To discuss non-medical opportunities in Botswana. |
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Event Summer Institute Refugee Health June 6th 5:30- 7:30pm — 75 Bruyere street Bruyere Auditorium More information to come |
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Opportunity Medical Elective, Clerkship, & Practical Year Programs 2012-2015 — East Africa The programs offer unique study-abroad opportunities for students of medicine, nursing and international health to undertake their clerkship, medical elective terms and practical year. |
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Conference CNIS Bethune Round Table Annual Canadian conference on Surgery and Global Health May 25-27, 2012 — Bahen Centre, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Filling the Gap: Increasing Numbers of Surgeons. There are not enough surgeons in low income countries to provide emergency and essential surgical care to the population. Addressing the global burden of disease due to surgery means filling this gap. Presentations include any aspect of international surgery related to clinical care, education, research, or infrastructure. Projects with international collaboration or cooperation are preferred. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery. Participants from low income countries whose abstracts are accepted will be offered a scholarship to cover travel accommodation and registration. |
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Conference Call for abstracts now open for the 2012 Canadian Conference on Global Health The deadline is May 30th, 2012. Global Health in the Shifting World Economy October 21-23, 2012 . Ottawa, Canada . Delta City Centre Hotel Online abstract submission now open The Canadian Conference on Global Health remains the only annual conference in Canada that focuses primarily on global health and health in development, and the only Canadian peer review forum for knowledge building and program development related to global health and development. It is the primary space for Canadians working in global health to connect annually with each other and our partners in developing countries. The theme “Global Health in a Shifting World Economy” will specifically be examining the: The growing economic crisis in Europe and the impact on social welfare programs; Private/public partnerships; Economic growth with growing inequities in health; The role of state capitalism and the infusion of development aid; Existing and evolving global inequities in health and their expected and unexpected impacts on the world’s marginalized and vulnerable populations, including indigenous groups. Plenary sessions and topic-focused symposia will be followed by workshops, special sessions, and oral and poster sessions to help facilitate knowledge dissemination in areas of global shifts in the economy and global health equity in local, national, and global contexts |
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Course 4th Asian Clinical Tropical Medicine Course 21 July – 3 August 2012 — Bangkok Thailand Join the Faculty of Tropical Medicine at Mahidol University, Georgia Health Sciences University, the University of Ottawa, and the University of Minnesota as they co-host the fourth Asian Clinical Tropical Medical Course in beautiful Bangkok, Thailand. Healthcare providers with experience and/or a special interest in clinical tropical medicine or infectious disease are invited to attend. This unique course consists of lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and small-group clinical rounds in various Thai hospitals. |
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Course International Health and Development Course May 15, 2012 – July 31, 2012 — Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine The purpose of this course is to introduce potential health professionals, health policy makers, program developers and foreign affairs/development workers to the context and reality of health in development, and to the impact of development and foreign policies on health. The course is intended ultimately to form part of a multidisciplinary program in international health; it is also expected to be of interest to those who wish to prepare for an overseas international health and development elective/assignments, or for employment overseas. The course may be taken by graduate students at the Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine as one of the electives. |
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MPH Global Health Student Roundtable Series, SESSION 5 Tuesday March 20th, 12:00-1:00pm — Room 100, 155 College Street Toronto All welcome! Global Health Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health invite you to participate in the 2011-2012 MPH Global Health Student Roundtable Series, Session 5. Discussion on themes related to Global Health Equity and Innovation. THE GRANDEST CHALLENGE Taking Life-saving Science From Lab To Village with Dr. Abdallah Daar Professor of Public Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Senior Scientist and Director of Ethics and Commercialization, Sandra Rotman Centre / University Health Network Chief Science and Ethics Officer and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, Grand Challenges Canada |
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Event The CAN-GO AFAR FOUNDATION 5th Annual Fundraiser Sunday, March 25th at 5pm — Centurion Conference and Event Center 170 Colonnade rd, Ottawa, Ontario Join us for an unforgettable evening of African music, traditional Afar food and tribal sword dancing! -guest speakers -live auction -silent auction Ticket: $100 (with $75 charitable tax receipt) |
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Seminar CFHI Live Webinars Thursday March 29th at 5pm Pacific/ 8pm Eastern CFHI Staff will be conducting live CFHI Program Information Webinars on Wednesday March 14th at 2pm Pacific/ 5pm Eastern, and Thursday March 29th at 5pm Pacific/ 8pm Eastern. All interested in learning more about participating in a CFHI Global Health Program are invited to call in and follow along online as staff and alumni talk and take questions about: CFHI’s 20+ programs in 5 countries 2012 Dates and Deadlines How CFHI Supports Local Communities Abroad Our newest Intensive Beginner Spanish Program Effective CFHI Fundraising Tools Upcoming |
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Opportunity Youth Internship - Kenya Leadership & Self Esteem Summer Camp Project Application Deadline: April 2nd, 2012 — Canada, Kisumu, Kenya Interns must be available to work on project planning tasks 2 -3 days a week for a total of 5 hours/week in a remote setting in Canada. Interns will be in Kisumu Kenya for a period of 3-5 weeks to prepare for and run the camp TCP is looking to fill 2-3 internship positions to assist with all facets of the Camp Project design and planning phases, logistics and operations as well as implementing the project in Kenya. |
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Conference 2012 Global Health & Innovation Conference April 21-22, 2012 — Yale University, New Haven, CT The Global Health & Innovation Conference annually convenes 2,200 leaders, changemakers, students, and professionals from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. |
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Event The GLOBE AND MAIL Open House Festival Saturday April 28th, 2012 10am- 4:30pm — Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge street, Join us for an extraordinary day that explores the important issues facing global health in the coming years. Special student tickets at $15 from http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4248505 Use word CHALLENGE in promo code box. Limit 2 tickets per person. |
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Global Health and cirumpolar perspectives April 22, 2012 at 1pm — Palais des congrès, Montréal, Québec In partnership with the Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health Annual General Meeting and the International Network for Circumpolar Health Research Annual General Meeting. |
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Course 2012 Global Health course May 14 to May 27, 2012 — University of Minnesota 2012 COURSE AGENDA: The 2012 In-Person Global Health Course will consist of two continuous weeks, running from May 14, 2012 through May 27, 2012. The goal of this year’s Course will be to provide participants with hands-on experiences and preparatory guidance for the ASTMH examination. Registration is now open and accessible via the University of Minnesota Continuing Medical Education Office |
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Conference Exploring Medical Missions Conference From Inspiration To Mobilization June 1 to 2, 2012 — Kansas city, MO This event is for healthcare professionals and students, globally-minded people (including non-healthcare professionals), undergraduates, high school students, and others who want to progress from good intentions toward genuine service on behalf of those people most isolated. |
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Conference Registration is now open for the North American Refugee Healthcare Conference! June 28th - 30th, 2012 — Rochester, New York Join us this summer at the beautiful Radisson Hotel for a unique learning opportunity! This 3-day conference will include a variety of healthcare and culture topics. Keynote Speakers Eskinder Negash Director, U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement Martin Cetron, M.D. Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Conference Geneva Health Forum: A Critical Shift to Chronic Conditions: Learning from the Frontliners April 18-20, 2012 — International Conference Centre Geneva, Switzerland The Geneva Health Forum is a joint initiative launched in partnership with the major international organizations active in health in Geneva and around the world. It intends to reframe the global debate on access to health by bringing together multi-sectoral representation of frontliners, catalysts and policymakers, in a non-threatening setting, to engage in creative interactions. GHF aims at highlighting gaps between policy and practice by tapping on testimonies from frontliners and infusing policy formulation with ground reality. |
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Conference CNIS Bethune Round Table 2012 May 25-27, 2012. — Toronto, ON The Bethune Round Table is a unique international conference devoted entirely to surgical issues in the developing world, held annually in Canada. CNIS and the University of Toronto Office of International Surgery are proud to host the 12th annual Bethune Round Table on International Surgery in Toronto, Ontario on May 25-27, 2012. Theme: Filling the Gap: Increasing Numbers of Surgeons. There are not enough surgeons in low income countries to provide emergency and essential surgical care to the population. Addressing the global burden of disease due to surgery means filling this gap. The surgical abstracts submitted are presently being reviewed. Presentations on any aspect of international surgery are considered – those related to clinical care, education, research, or infrastructure. Projects with international collaboration or cooperation are preferred but not essential. Podium presentations will be 15 minutes long. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. Participants from low income countries whose abstracts are accepted will be offered a scholarship to cover travel accommodation and registration. |
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Conference University of Western Ontario Global Health Conference: Transcending Borders Towards Global Health: April 27-29, 2012 — London Convention Centre, 300 York Street, London, Ontario This conference, Transcending Borders Towards Global Health: Discovering Sustainable Pathways Local to Global intends to build on previous Global Health concepts, but also, more specifically aims to: 1. Integrate the need for those interested in global health to also be engaged in matters concerning the links between health and education, equity, poverty, the environment and development. 2. Identify significant links between these concepts through discussions, concept building, and the addressing of questions within our central theme areas. 3. Actively engage participants in discussion to create linkages and partnerships which will lead to co-operative action to solve global health problems both locally and internationally through collaboration. |
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Opportunity Rally for Burundi
Burundi is a small and landlocked country in east Africa. Over 10 million people live on a surface of 27834 km2, 46% of this population is under 15 years old. Most of those youngsters walk and work barefoot distances on a daily bass, like Coach Gasore, who recalls running distances in those conditions, not having access to or an opportunity to touch a real ball of any kinf until grade 10, due to lack of means an resources. HELP Burundian youth by donating any used/new sport articles: Clothes, Balls, Shoes, etc. Anything will help fulfill their RIGHT TO PLAY. Contact Gasore Dieudonne at 613-263-0369 or gasore@messengerdrums.org, www.messengerdrums.org |
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Opportunity Call for Interns – Tumaini Children’s Project
Call for Interns – Tumaini Children’s Project The Tumaini Children’s Project (TCP) provides hope and opportunity to orphaned and vulnerable Kenyan children, many whom have been affected by HIV/AIDS, by meeting their basic needs, keeping them in school, and engaging them in projects which combine sustainable development and positive social change. Each year, TCP organizes a trip for youth volunteers to travel to Kenya to help implement our projects. This year, TCP is running the first Leadership Camp for orphan and at-risk youth in Eastern Kenya. Our organization is a non-profit, registered Canadian charity based in Ottawa, Ontario. TCP is currently looking for 3 volunteers or interns to assist in fundraising activities and research. Interns will be responsible for: • Research of available grants, businesses and corporations, and creation of one central database of donor corporations . • Communication with potential donors. • Proposal and Grant writing. • Researching aspects of future projects. • Communication with potential NGO partners in Kenya and Canada. • Creation of evaluation measures for upcoming projects Interns must be self-driven, reliable, and able to manage their own time. Minimum of 1-2 hour commitment per week. • This is an unpaid internship—volunteering with TCP in Ottawa is a pre-requisite to participating in and/or implementing TCP projects in Kenya. • Strong English written and verbal skills are required. TCP is youth run and youth driven organization; our mandate is to provide Canadian youth the experience and guidance needed to participate in grassroots community projects and to develop into successful members of the international development community. All interested applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to Michelle at michelle_tcp@yahoo.ca. More information about the organization is available at www.tumainichildrensproject.ca. |
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Event ICRE 2001 Blog: Interview with Dr. Anne McCarthy
ICRE recently connected with Dr. Anne McCarthy, FRCPC, director of Tropical Medicine and the International Health Clinic at the Ottawa Hospital and Director of the Office of Global Health at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. Dr. McCarthy will lead a new workshop at ICRE 2011 titled, “Global Health and residency training: Addressing physician as communicator, health advocate and manager, but first do not harm!” |
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Opportunity On sale now - Global Health & Global Health Ethics
What can be done about the poor state of global health? How are global health challenges intimately linked to the global political economy and to issues of social justice? What are our responsibilities and how can we improve global health? Global Health and Global Health Ethics addresses these questions from the perspective of a range of disciplines, including medicine, philosophy and the social sciences. Topics covered range from infectious diseases, climate change and the environment to trade, foreign aid, food security and biotechnology. Each chapter identifies the ways in which we exacerbate poor global health and discusses what we should do to remedy the factors identified. Together, they contribute to a deeper understanding of the challenges we face, and propose new national and global policies. Offering a wealth of empirical data and both practical and theoretical guidance, this is a key resource for bioethicists, public health practitioners and philosophers. |
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Course CDC Grand Rounds is now available for Continuing Education (CE) credits
*Grand Rounds is now available for Continuing Education (CE) credits ALL Continuing Education credits/contact hours for PHGR are issued online through the CDC/ATSDR Training & Continuing Education Online system, http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline. If you have questions, call Learner Support at 1-800-418-7246 (1-800-41TRAIN), or ce@cdc.gov. |
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Opportunity MacMaster University offers Masters in Global Health program — Hamilton, ON “Partnership and Innovation: Preparing the global workforce.” - Dr. Andrea Baumann, Associate Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences, Global Health, McMaster University This new and innovative Graduate Program in Global Health is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and interprofessional M.Sc. degree program. The program strives for synergy in global health, integrating education and research from the Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and DeGroote School of Business. It is designed to prepare students for the global workforce providing a solid foundation in global health issues, web-based learning and experience in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). McMaster University has established an internationally collaborative learning experience with Maastricht University, The Netherlands. This truly global program provides students with the opportunity for international collaborative learning through core courses taught online by faculty at both universities and departments, international student exchange (considered on a case-by-case basis, based on the individual merits of the request) and participation in a learning symposium/field orientation with LMICs. Combined with the learning symposium/field orientation, seminars, and supervised research, students will be well equipped for potential advanced academic study or for careers with high level positions in international health and development agencies (e.g. WHO, IMF, UN), with private sector firms such as pharmaceutical companies, with government agencies (e.g. Ministry of Health), non-government agencies (e.g. Oxfam) and other potential employers. |
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University of Toronto’s MPH program offers a Global Health Focus — Toronto, ON The approach to Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Sciences is interdisciplinary and integrative. Global health focuses on the inter-relationships among local, regional, national and international factors influencing health, as well as the effective program and policy interventions that will address these factors. A strong equity orientation means that emphasis is given to low-income countries, their relationships to high-income countries and marginalized populations in all countries. More information on our global health initiatives are available by contacting elayna.fremes@utoronto.ca, the Centre for International Health (CIH) website or J. Kopelow, Director, Strategic Initiatives, CIH at j.kopelow@utoronto.ca PLEASE NOTE: The Global Health Focus is not a stand-alone program. Students need to be accepted to, or already studying in, one of the approved DLSPH Masters degree specializations (see table below) before they are able to be considered to for the Global Health Focus. Core Competencies A public health practitioner, policy maker or researcher in global health will: •Understand the political economy of global health issues. •Bring a determinants-of-health and population health perspective to problem analysis, policy development and project design. •Be cognizant of the linkages between local and global health problems. •Work within the mandates, roles and approaches of international organizations. •Build coalitions and work in partnership with the NGO sector and local community organizations. •Be sensitive to cultural differences and adapt methods to local contexts. •Apply appropriate ethical approaches to international, country level and local projects. •Understand broad ethical issues as they relate to equity globally. |
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Opportunity University of Alberta MPH program offers a Global Health Focus — Edmonton, AB Global health is the application of the principles of public health to the health issues that concern many countries or is affected by transnational determinants with a focus on the problems and challenges that affect the poor, vulnerable and underserved populations worldwide. Adopting the Alma Ata Declaration and the principles of Primary Health Care, it aims to promote health equity amongst all nations and all people. The “global” in global health refers to the scope of the problem, not necessarily the location for the principles of global health are applicable to both low and middle-income countries and for the reduction of health disparities in Canada and other developed countries. Global health practitioners plan, design and implement programs to control infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and chronic diseases; improve mental health; reduce disparities in maternal and child health; improve food security and reduce environmental degradation. Global health practitioners find employment in various international organizations such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations bodies, the Canadian Agency for International Development (CIDA), Save the Children and the Aga Khan Foundation, as well as national or local organizations such Departments of Health and Wellness and local charities. Because global health practitioners are equipped to address the needs of vulnerable populations through public health approaches, there is work wherever inequities are found. |
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Opportunity Simon Fraser MPH program offers a Global Health Focus — Vancouver, BC This concentration is intended to prepare professionals and graduates to become agents of change prepared to mitigate health disparities in a global context. The Global Health concentration adapts and applies the skills and knowledge of population and public health to work in resource-challenged contexts. This knowledge includes strategies for promoting health and preventing disease in socially and culturally diverse settings characterized by serious health inequities; identifying and challenging the power structures that produce poverty, inequality, and disease; analyzing issues of ethics and human rights as these apply to health disparities worldwide; and developing programs and formulating policy to change and enhance the performance of health systems. Putting such knowledge into action is a critical dimension of the program. The program has been designed to provide students with skills, experiences, sensitivity, ethical principles, and insights to respond creatively to health challenges in an interconnected and globalized world. |
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Opportunity Pearls of Wisdom from Dr. Elizabeth Hillman
Pearls of wisdom from a mentor and leader in Global Health. Elizabeth Hillman is renowned, with her late husband Don, as a real leader in global health and medical education. She recently provided an editorial for Canadian pediatricians, and we are circulating it to her friends and colleagues in global health. Dr. Elizabeth Hillman: Reflection of a career in paediatrics: A calling becomes a fulfilling profession. |