From Passion to Skill: A Platform for Development of an Interdisciplinary Global Health Curriculum at UBC

TitleFrom Passion to Skill: A Platform for Development of an Interdisciplinary Global Health Curriculum at UBC
Faculty/College/UnitMedicine
StatusCompleted
Duration1 Year
Initiation04/01/2008
Completion03/31/2009
Project Summary

The global health initiative is an innovative student-driven project that will translate the abstract concept of global health and citizenship into consensus learning objectives enabling the principles, opportunities, and obligations of global citizenship to be introduced to the students in any faculty. With Year 1 TLEF funds (preceded by a needs assessment and pilot year) we demonstrated success (most defined objectives met or exceeded) and validated the effectiveness of our methodology for student involvement, mentorship, knowledge transfer and continuity. Year 2 will use three validated components to increase our capacity and scope: 1) the global health skill-building workshop series (open to all students/faculty) 2) student participation in global health projects that provide ‘real world’ experience and 3) evaluation, gap analysis and engagement of students involved in 1 and 2 to promote student awareness, achieve knowledge transfer and drive curriculum development. With Year 2 funding we will meet out principal goal of delivering the consensus learning objectives and curriculum outline necessary to enable the ‘passion’ of references to global citizenship in UBC’s Trek 2010 mission statement to be translated into actual ‘skill’ acquisition by students.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2008/2009
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorAndrew Macnab
Year 1: Funded Amount72,400
Year 1: Team Members

Andrew Macnab, Professor, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine
Peter Kirk, Co-Director, International Health, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
David Fairholm, Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Educational Support, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
Katherine Marquardt, Student, Medicine
Georgia Walton, Student, Medicine
Jennifer Smitten, Student, Medicine
Namrata Jhamb, Student, Science
Julia Moxley, Student, Arts
Nolan Blackie, Student, Sauder
Jennifer Druker, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine
Nicolle Kent, Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine
Robert Zavuga, Student, Makerere University
Arabat Kasangaki, Professor, Dentistry, Makerere University
Laura Ambrose, Student, Medicine
Andrea Ryan, Student, Medicine
Alisha Mills, Student, Medicine
Videsh Kapoor, Assitant Clinical Professor, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
Marion Tipple, Director, Trans-Himalayan Aid Society
Lama Tashi Namgyal, Principal, Spiti Munsel-Ling School and Rinchen Zangpo Society for Spiti Development
Tsering Dorje, Principal, Spiti Munsel-Ling School and Rinchen Zangpo Society for Spiti Development
Jessica Chiles, Student, Medicine
Adam Watchom, Student, Medicine
Tammy Attia, Faculty Development Coordinator, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
Sadith Caceres, Founder / Director, Program for Development of Infant and Mother
Siu-Kae Yeong, Student, Medicine
Dorothy Shaw, Faculty of Medicine
David Fairholm, Faculty of Medicine
Marc Broudo, Faculty of Medicine
Robert Woollard, Head, Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine
Ellen Wu, Faculty of Dentistry
Jerry Spiegel, Director, International Health, Faculty of Medicine
Kendall Ho, Associate Dean / Director, Continuing Professional Development and Knowledge Translation