Course Dates:
Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2017 (Mon-Fri, 9 am- 5 pm) – Core didactic sessions
Sept. 5-8, 2017 (Mon-Fri, 9 am–noon) – Mentored protocol development (optional – must participate in week one)
By Kim Eckhart; this story originally appeared in UW Today.
As the World Health Organization steps up its efforts to eradicate a once-rampant tropical disease, a University of Washington study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the world may be part of the global strategy.
By Monica Mursch, The Daily
This is an excerpt from the Department of Epidemiology article.
The second annual Husky 100 recognizes outstanding UW undergraduates and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW.
This year's cohort of 100 students includes three global health students and alumni:
University of Washington's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) elected its 2017-2018 members including many who participated in the Department of Global Health programs for medical students. GHHS is one of the two national honor medical societies; it recognizes students, residents, and faculty who are exemplars of compassionate patient care. GHHS members are peer nominated and the chapter can elect up to 15% of the class in total.
By Andrew M. Seaman
(Reuters Health) - - Deaths among children and adolescents became less common between 1990 and 2015, but not all countries benefited equally from the improvements, according to a new analysis.
Countries with low social and economic statuses shoulder a much larger child and adolescent mortality burden compared to countries with better income, education and fertility levels, researchers found.
As part of his ongoing educational series, Global Health with Greg Martin, Dr. Greg Martin teamed up with DCP3, a nine volume series that promotes the use of economic evaluation for priority setting at global and national levels, particularly in resource-limited countries. Dr. Martin's video provides an introduction to the field of health economics.
The Department of Global Health (DGH) is delighted to welcome our new Director of Finance and Administration, Dana Panteleeff. Dana has a long and deep connection to UW and DGH. She joins us most recently from Bloodworks NW (Puget Sound Blood Center's current name) where she was Chief Operating Officer of their Research Institute. In that role, she was responsible for overall management of the organization, including driving the development and execution of the Institute's long- and short-range strategies, establishing and managing the Institute's annual budget, and general "keeping the
Thousands of academic faculty and community physicians are affiliated with the patient care, educational and research endeavors of UW Medicine. They work for their patients and to improve the health of the public locally, regionally and globally.
For National Doctors Day, March 30, 2017, UW Medicine put together a statistical and informational snapshot.