Global Health Courses developed by the GHG

Funding for these courses has been provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Washington Global Health Alliance Education, Mentoring and Training program.

G H 505/MED 560 (2 credits, spring qtr)
Advanced Global Health
Prepares health profession students for work in developing countries. Includes health care delivery systems, political, social, and economic determinants of health, major global health issues, and personal well-being while abroad. Lecture and seminar format with guest speakers, student presentations, and discussion.

G H/MED 561 (1 credit, spring qtr) Fred Buckner, Paul Pottinger
Tropical Medicine
Intended for professional health science students interested in learning the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and clinical presentation of disease conditions that re more commonly seen in less-developed countries, resource-limited settings, or tropical climates, and how to diagnose, treat, and follow the resolution of these diseases with commonly limited resources.

There are several other global health courses offered through the Department of Global Health, for a current list, please go to: http://depts.washington.edu/deptgh/programs/mph/courses.html