If you have been in medicine for any length of time, you can probably look back to a handful of moments that impacted you: the anguish of a patient death, having someone look to YOU as their doctor (instead of your attending or your upper level resident), the thrill of encountering a diagnosis you’ve only read about, the joy of curing an illness, the frustration with the healthcare system, the unnerving chaos of an overworked clinic, or a time you felt completely ineffective when treating a patient. Remember all of that? Take that, and cram it…all of it…into a 24 hour period.
Global Health News and Events
Pediatric resident reflection from Arusha, Tanzania: Michelle Greene
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Student reflection from Léogâne Haiti: Taylor Ross
 An hour after we left our gate at the Fort Lauderdale airport we were still sitting on the tarmac which meant it was about that time when conversations with your plane neighbor commenced. The Haitian-American man next to me jumped right into conversation with the classic question asked to any American on a flight full of Haitians, “Why are you on your way to Haiti?” For the next hour while we waited to take off, he talked, and I did most of the listening as he recapped all the challenges Haiti has had and continues to have. |
RFA for MUSC Student Team at Emory Global Health Case Competition
The MUSC Center for Global Health (CGH) is pleased to announce that MUSC was selected to be one of the 30 university teams competing in the annual International Emory Global Case Competition in March 2019. This case competition is a unique opportunity for students from multiple universities and disciplines to come together to creatively address critical global health challenges in a competitive and collaborative team-based environment. |
Strengthening food security by changing village farming practices in rural Ghana: The Nkabom Organic Farming Project
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, lack of food security is a pervasive and persistent problem, especially in Africa, where roughly 65 percent of nations are the most at risk of food insecurity. A return to traditional farming is gaining more attention, as organic products have been on the rise in Ghana because food safety is a growing priority with more and more consumers in the African nation. |
Feasibility of focused cardiac ultrasound performed at mid-levels of the health care system in Tanzania
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the No. 1 cause of death globally, and three-quarters of all cardiovascular-related deaths occur within low-and-middle-income countries. The burden of CVDs, a rapidly growing epidemic, has become an increasing public health problem in countries such as Tanzania. |
Improving quality of life for children with cerebral palsy in Vietnam: implementation of intensive models of rehabilitation
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a major cause of childhood disability globally. While there is no cure for CP, treatment can greatly improve the lives of those who are impacted. In Vietnam, it is estimated that 500,000 people live with CP. The proportion of children with CP who receive rehabilitation services in Vietnam is estimated at 30 to 74 percent, and the identification of new rehabilitation models for CP is a major public health priority for the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. |
Development of a Kenyan stakeholder-informed palliative care research agenda
Over 20 million people worldwide require palliative care each year, yet it is estimated that only 10 percent receive these services. This is a growing concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) which accounts for 80 percent of the patients requiring palliative care services to reduce unnecessary pain and suffering. |
Resident Reflection from Masindi, Uganda: Nima Golchin
When the opportunity came up to travel to Uganda for this rotation, I knew that I had to do what was necessary to go. I found the idea of traveling to Africa intriguing – I have traveled extensively, but I had yet to travel to anywhere in Africa. One hears about the challenges of healthcare in developing countries and I knew that I had to see and feel those differences first hand to be able to say that I had a true, organic understanding of them. There are not many opportunities for global experiences in radiology and it was exciting to be able to have this global experience while |
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Center for Global Health 2018 Travel Grant Finalists Announced
Marissa Di Napoli, College of Medicine |
Tanzania elective travel grant RFA for fourth year medical students
 This course is a four-week clinical elective during Block 8 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and designed for fourth-year medical students with a genuine interest in global health and in caring for underserved populations. This rotation will expose the student to 1) medical care at a national hospital (Muhimbili National Hospital) in a developing country which has recently invested in an advanced cardiac center and 2) participation in a rural outreach clinic |