Important notice
Please note that the administrative teams for the 91µÎµÎ Global Health Programs office will be working remotely on Monday, October 7, 2024.
Please note that the administrative teams for the 91µÎµÎ Global Health Programs office will be working remotely on Monday, October 7, 2024.
The deadline for the 91µÎµÎ Interprofessional Global Health Course's recruitment for volunteer student coordinators for the 2025 course was September 15. Many thanks to everyone who applied! You should hear back by the end of September/early October 2024.
Registration for the 2025 91µÎµÎ Interprofessional Global Health Course will open in November 2024.
The 91µÎµÎ Interprofessional Global Health Course (IPGHC) is a student-led initiative that was started in 2007 in an effort to address the paucity of global health content at the time in health professional students’ curricula at 91µÎµÎ. Entering its 18th year, the course aims to build on current curricula and engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health contexts. It is open to 91µÎµÎ students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, speech-language pathology, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and students from other academic backgrounds with a strong interest in global health. The course is a 10-week lecture series that meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The format for each lecture will include a 1-hour lecture and 1-hour of student-led activities. The course will incorporate online and in-person lecture-based learning, case studies, speakers and panel discussions, small group activities, and audio-visual materials to meet the following course objectives:
Objectives
The course is open to 91µÎµÎ students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and speech-language pathology. Students from other academic backgrounds (U1 and higher) with a strong interest in global health are welcome to apply.
The course will run from January 16, 2024 to April 2, 2024 on Tuesday evenings from 6 PM to 8 PM. You will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.
The format of the course will be in-person sessions on campus (McIntyre Room 208/9). Course materials will be available onlineÌýinÌý.
Subjects covered in the course include, but are not limited to, global mental health, advocacy and allyship, migrant and refugee health, climate crisis, Indigenous health, oral health, disability, politics and policy, and maternal health.
Registration for the 2025 91µÎµÎ Interprofessional Global Health Course will open in November of 2024.
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The course schedule for 2024.
Date |
Lecture Topic |
Speaker(s) |
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Week 1 January 16 |
Global Health Governance | Raphael Lencucha, Assistant Professor, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, 91µÎµÎ. |
Week 2 January 23 |
Migrant Health | Dr. Christina Greenaway, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, 91µÎµÎ |
Week 3 January 30 |
Global Health Structure |
Dr. Tim Evans,ÌýDirector and Associate Dean, School of Population and Global Health, 91µÎµÎ |
Week 4 February 6 |
Global Health Ethics | , Adjoint Professor, Physiotherapist and Faculty, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, University of Sheerbrooke |
Week 5 February 13 |
Indigenous Health | Dr. Alex M McComber, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, 91µÎµÎ |
Week 6 February 20 |
Women's Health | , Founder and President, HPV Global Action |
Week 7 February 27 |
Climate Change | Fiona Hanley, Course Lecturer, Ingram School of Nursing, 91µÎµÎ & Specialist in Climate and Health Education. |
Week 8 March 12 |
Oral Health | , Maternal and Child Oral Health Strategist |
Week 9 March 19 |
Infections and Inequality | Dr. Madhukar Pai, Department of Global & Public Health |
Week 10 March 26 |
How To Get Involved (TBC) | Panel Of Organizations |
All course materials will be available on for registered participants.
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91µÎµÎ is located on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg Nations. 91µÎµÎ honours, recognizes, and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which peoples of the world now gather. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous Peoples from across Turtle Island. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Learn more about Indigenous Initiatives at 91µÎµÎ.