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Research group in Global health: Ethics, economics and culture

Learning by doing: Course in Global Health for Norwegian medical students with field visit abroad

Ingrid Miljeteig, MD PhDResearch Group in Global Health: Ethics, Economics and Culture

Dept. of Public Health and Centre for International HealthUniversity of Bergen


Background • Free semester after the preclinic («valgtermin») for the medical

students

• Global health matters!

• India has major health challenges

• Former research and teaching collaboration between CMC Vellore, Tamil Nadu and UiB/Haukeland Univ. hospital

– Build and fund employers and research projects at the Centre for infectious diseases, Vellore

– Course in tropical medicine for Norwegian, other nationalities and Indian doctors

• Experiences from being a medical student and researcher in India


Description of course

• 6 weeks introduction course in Bergen: – broad focus on global health – 32 teachers involved!– mix with master students in international health– lectures, group work, film, clinical examination

technique

• 8 weeks in India/Tanzania/Uganda/Botswana/South-Africa

• 2 weeks self-study and presentation of essay in Bergen


Planning and start-up

• 2007-2008: – Signing agreement with CMC, with Medical

faculty, UiB, involved departments– Planning and establishment of 6 weeks

introduction course, planning of 8 weeks in India

– Logistics: explore possibilites of funding, travel, housing, responsibility, visas, school fees etc.

• 2008: first 10 students went, teacher came with them for 10 days. Necessary!!


Logistics

• Payment: $15800 for tuition of any number

• Traveling (Lånekassen)

• Visa

• Housing and food (Lånekassen)

• Health and safety issues


Descripton of the 8 weeks program

• Several persons involved and one person full-time responsible for the students

• Time-table• Lectures, also with Indian medical students• Field-visits• Essay• Social life• Traveling


Evaluation so far

• Ugleprize• Students blogg• Recruitment of «forskerlinjestudenter»• Popular among students and teachers• Indian collaborators satisfied• Experiences from the other study-sites• Plan: Include students from other faculties?


Recommendations

• «Mustache, money and a big name»

• Enthusiastic, informed local partner with authority

• Hard-working, flexible, informed Norwegian part with interesting offer

• Enthusiastic, informed, respectful and communicating students

• Dual commitment, dual benefits

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