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February 28, 2014 CFHI Model, Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health, Volunteering Internationally

Truth in the Spoof: Medical Voluntourism in The Onion

Truth in the Spoof: An expose of voluntourism in The Onion. By: Aditi Joshi, MD Newsflash! This week’s headlines report a […]

November 21, 2013 CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health Education, Study Abroad

CFHI Commended in Chronicle for Higher Education Article

Over the past decade, the number of American students in health fields going abroad has nearly tripled, with many opting for programs that take them out of the classroom and into clinics and hospitals. But as participation has increased, so, too, have educators’ concerns.

February 21, 2013 CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Local Experts, Volunteering Internationally

CFHI: Asset-Based Community Engagement

CFHI helps to identify community strengths, ingenuity, and passion. In close collaboration with local teams, CFHI creates programs and funds community health projects identified and carried out by local teams. This practice is based on the asset-based community development approach, formalized at Northwestern University.

February 6, 2013 Academic Partnerships, CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Global Health Elective, Medical Electives

Turning Dark Profits into Enlightened Transformation

I’ve been a doctor now for 13 (lucky) years but I recently had the opportunity to reflect on my path towards becoming a physician and my involvement in global health.

October 9, 2012 CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Global Health Elective, Local Experts, Medical Electives, Public Health

How Can We Think Globally & Act Locally?

Grand Rounds at UCSF- Dr. Evert discussed the variety of ways individuals can ‘practice’ global health, many of which lay down the stethoscope and clinical service in preference of advocacy and community-based capacity building.

September 17, 2012 Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health Education, Global Health Elective, Local Experts, Medical Electives, Rotations, Uncategorized

CFHI Featured at AAFP Global Health Workshop

Child Family Health International’s Quito, Ecuador Medical Director Dra. Susana Alvear and Global Medical Director Dr. Jessica Evert were featured […]

August 9, 2012 Cultural Humility, Ethics, Global Health Education

New MCAT Means Greater Need for Global Health Exposure

The New MCAT reflects that medical professionals must develop empathetic communication skills and cultural competencies. Its a recognition that the parameters of health go beyond the clinical setting.

June 25, 2012 CFHI Model, Ethics, Global Health, Global Health Education, Local Experts, Medical Electives, Public Health

Trends in Global Health Education: UT Health Science Center, San Antonio

Berggren explained she conceptualizes fundamental global health knowledge as ethics, critical thinking and an astute grasp of collaboration- with knowledge of infectious disease, chronic disease management, epidemiology and other medical topics as really being secondary building blocks of a core competency in ethics.