- Overview
- Course Details
- Registration
- Schedule
- Course Material
- The McGill IPGHC Team
- Video Suggestions
Overview
The McGill 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 McGill University. Now, in its 15th year, the course aims to build on current curricula and engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health contexts. It is open to McGill students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, speech-language pathology, dietetics and human nutrition, 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 lecture-based learning, case studies, speakers and panel discussions, small group activities, and audio-visual materials to meet the following course objectives:
Objectives
- To increase student awareness of the global burden of diseases and the geopolitics of global health.
- To expose students to the realities and challenges facing health professionals in a global and local context.
- To provide a framework for students to approach global health challenges.
- To encourage inter-professionalism by facilitating collaboration and communication amongst students.
- To inspire students to consider applying global health principles to their professional practice.
Course Details
Who can apply?
The course is open to McGill students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietetics and human nutrition, and speech-language pathology. Students from other academic backgrounds (U2 and higher) with a strong interest in global health are welcome to apply.
When is the class?
The course will run from January 11, 2022, to March 29, 2022, on Tuesday evenings from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Where?
The course will be available online in MyCourses.
What?
Subjects covered in the course include, but are not limited to, the global burden of disease, ethics and cultural safety, politics and policy, refugee health, food insecurity, environment, and indigenous health.
Specifics:
- This is a free, non-credit course.
- The course will accept a maximum of 120 students.
- Eligible students must complete the 2022 IPGHC student registration form.
- The IPGHC student committee will review all registration forms.
- Selection to the course will be based on the student program, year of study, motivation to take the course, and overall interest in global health.
- Students will need to attend 8 out of the 10 online classes
- Students must complete a pre-and post-survey for the course.
- Students who meet the requirements for the course will receive a certificate of completion.
- Students who complete the course will have it stated on their Co-Curricular Record (CCR).
Registration
Registration for the 2022 McGill Interprofessional Global Health Course is closed.
Schedule
2022 Course Schedule - This is a sample schedule
Date |
Lecture Topic |
Speaker(s) |
---|---|---|
Week 1 January 11 |
Introduction to Global Health |
Dr. Tim Evans, Director and Associate Dean, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University |
Week 2 January 18 |
Indigenous Health | Dr. Alex McComber, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University |
Week 3 January 25 |
Barriers to Transgender Individuals in Healthcare | Ryan Sallas, MA, Transgender speaker and author who specializes in inclusion, diversity, and healthcare. |
Week 4 February 1 |
Politics and Policy | Dr. Raphael Lencucha, Associate Professor, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy, McGill University |
Week 5 February 8 |
Maternal and Fetal Health | Dr. Yves Bergevin, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University |
Week 6 February 15 |
Challenges to Addressing Infectious Diseases | Dr. Fredros Okumu, Director of Science at the Ifakara Health Institute, Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa |
Week 7 February 22 |
Black Lives Matter | Dr. Ingrid Waldron, HOPE Chair in Peace and Health in the Global Peace and Social Justice Program, Faculty of Humanities, McMaster University |
Week 8 March 15 |
Oral Health |
Dr. Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL and Director of Research for Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust |
Week 9 March 22 |
Intersectional Mental Health
|
Dr. Nate Fuks, Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Psychology, Director, The Virginia I. Douglas Centre for Clinical Psychology, McGill University |
Week 10 March 29 |
Advocacy and Global Health | Yolanda Richardson, MPH, JD, Executive Vice President of Global Programs Tobacco-Free Kids |
Course Materials
All course materials will be available on MyCourses for registered participants.
The McGill IPGHC Team 2021-2022
Student Coordinators
- Connor Prosty, M.D., C.M. Candidate (2024)
- Olawale Olayemi Dudubo, BDS MSc (DPH), Ph.D. Oral Health Sciences Candidate (2024)
- Salma Rafaf, Bachelor of Nursing Candidate (2023)
- Catherine Stoyles, BSocSc, MSc. (Applied) Physical Therapy Candidate (2023)
Faculty advisors
- Dr. Yves Bergevin, MD, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
- Dr. Svetlana Tikhonova, DMD, PhD, Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, McGill Dentistry
- Catherine-Anne Miller, RN, MHSc, Full-time Faculty Lecturer, Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University
- Dr. Raphael Lencucha, BScOT, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University
- Christine DeSantis, BA, BSW, MSW, Student Affairs Administrator, Global Health Programs, McGill University
Video Suggestions
- The UN Millennium Declaration (3 min, 2007)
Short introductory video which lists the 8 MDG and is accompanied by an excerpt from Kofi Annan’s address to the millennium summit in 2000. - Hans Rosling: Yes they can! Gapminder
TED Talk: The best stats you've ever seen - Hans Rosling, 2006
About low and middle income countries that, with economic and health progress, are catching up with high income countries. - Gapminder on maternal health
- The girl effect (3 min)
Quick animation about issues affecting maternal health. - My Sister Myself (13min, 2003)
Short video featuring testimonies of mothers and midwives in villages and slums across Africa and South East Asia. - First, Do No Harm: A Qualitative Research Documentary (1 hr, by Alyson and Tim Holland)
- WHO: Mental Health
- Video: 3rd World Canada, Family on the Edge
The synopsis: Set in the backdrop of the aftermath of the suicide of three parents, the documentary explores the impact of 3rd world conditions on the children left behind and a community's courage in looking after them. - Interesting Clips: Short clips calling for action to solve global issues.
- UNICEF movies