Global Health Partner Sites | Academic Year 2019-2020

Below is a list of the Selected GHP Sites for the 2019-2020 Academic Year.  Additional information will be provided at the GHP Introduction Sessions which will provide an opportunity for interested students to learn more about these sites from UMass Chan faculty and students.

1.  Kenya
   • Advisor: Dr. Ann Moorman (Infectious Disease & Immunology)
     • Sites: 1. Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Kisumu or 2. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH)- Public referral hospital, Kisumu
     • Projects: KEMRI - research -- anti-malarial immunity to naturally acquired infections in children; endemic Burkitt lymphoma; JOOTRH - other field and hospital-based projects, clinical shadowing
     • https://www.kemri.org/ and http://www.jaramogireferral.go.ke/
     • Language: English
2. China
   • Advisor: Dr. Guangping Gao (Microbiology) and Dr. Hui Zou
     • Sites: West China School of Clinical Medicine/Sichuan University (government teaching hospital), Sichuan
     • Includes 2 weeks in International Medical Student Camp: learning about healthcare in China
     • Projects: research, cultural immersion activities, Mandarin language-training
     • https://www.umassmed.edu/oume/international-medical-education/gh-opportunities2/umms-china-partnership/
     • Language: Chinese/Mandarin preferred (not required)
3. India
   • Advisor: Dr. Jeroan Allison (Quantitative Health Sciences)
     • Site: Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM), Karamsad, Gujarat
     • Projects: prevalence of atrial fibrillation in villages of CAM, storytelling
   • Advisor: Dr. Anindita Deb (Neurology)/Dr. Soaham Desai (Neurology, CAM)
     • Site: Charutar Arogya Mandal (CAM), Karamsad, Gujarat
     • Projects: shadowing in neurology clinic at CAM, clinic-based research project, screening for parkinsonism
   • https://www.umassmed.edu/oume/international-medical-education/gh-opportunities2/SATHI/
   • Language: Gujarati/Hindi preferred (not required, medical staff speaks English)
4. Dominican Republic
   • Advisor: Dr. Douglas Golenbock (Infectious Disease)
     • Sites: Instituto Dominicano de Estudios Virológics (IDEV- Domincan Institute of Virological Studies) – NGO in- and out-patient clinics, Santo Domingo
     • Projects: viral diseases, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases
     • Language: Spanish preferred
5. Bolivia
   • Advisor: Dr. Douglas Golenbock (Infectious Disease);
     • El Instituto para el Desarrollo Humano (IDH) – nonprofit clinic
     • https://www.idhbolivia.org/index.php/nosotros/sobre-el-idh
     • and https://www.umassmed.edu/oume/international-medical-education/gh-opportunities2/umms-idh-partnership/
     • Projects: public health research, shadowing opportunities
     • Language: Spanish (required)
   • Advisor: Dr. Richard Moser (Neurosurgery):
     • Solidarity Bridge – NGO
     • Projects: public health research, shadowing opportunities
     • Surgical subspecialties, cardiology, pediatrics
     • Language: Spanish (required)
6. Ecuador
   • Advisor: Dr. David Chiriboga (Medicine)
     • Site: Universidad Tecnologica Equinoccial (UTE); Quito- National research training institute and Hospital Claudio Benati
     • Multi-country, longitudinal study, medical Spanish
     • Link: https://www.ute.edu.ec/mision-y-vision/
7. Liberia
   • Advisor: Dr. Patricia McQuilkin (Pediatrics)
     • Site: Monrovia, JFK and ELWAY hospitals, University of Liberia
     • Projects: Develop a malnutrition program and assist with an acute febrile illness study as part of an ongoing medical education project
     • Language: English

*Of note, Nicaragua is not being offered as a site this year due to increased political tension and unrest.

Sites within the USA where GHP students have done Global Health Immersion Experiences:

• Worcester Refugee Assistance Program (WRAP). Worcester, MA
  • Hannah Duehren. Global Health is Local Health: Expanding Student Opportunities in Worcester and Abroad. Poster Presentation, 2017.
• African Community Education (ACE).  Worcester, MA
  • Gisele Njinda. Poster Presentation, 2014.
• Phallacies Inc. and the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK).  Boston, MA
  • Yevin Roh. Poster Presentation, 2015.

Contact Us:

• If you have questions, please contact IMEP-GHP at this email address:  IMEP-GHP@umassmed.edu
• The IMEP-GHP Team is the UMass Chan faculty & staff that implement the International Medication Education Program (IMEP) and the Global Health Pathway (GHP)