Course Title: Global Health in Family Medicine – Chapel Hill and Honduras

Faculty: Martha Carlough, MD, MPH and Lisa Slatt, M.Ed.

Prerequisites:

1. Completion of at least six months of third year clerkships (Both 3rd and 4th year students are eligible). Students interested in Family Medicine will get first priority, and if slots are available it will also be open as an elective to anyone interested.

2. Spanish skills: Students with any level of Spanish language skills will be accepted. The
Spanish language component of the course will be customized based on entry-level assessment completed prior to start of course.

Duration: 4 weeks

Meeting Times: 8:00 AM – 5 PM first two weeks; second two weeks in Honduras

Credit Hours: 6

Meeting Place: Chapel Hill, Dept. of Family Medicine and Santa Lucia, Honduras

Learning Objectives: At end of course students will be able to:
1. Describe the impact of major causes of morbidity and mortality in the two thirds world and the social, economic and political determinants.
2. Using examples of evidence-based large scale interventions, describe key components that have made certain strategies more effective in reducing global disease burden.
3. Describe how traditional health care practices and cultural and language diversity can affect health care.
4. Demonstrate increased proficiency in speaking Spanish.
5. Participate in the implementation of a small scale community based interventions to address an identified public health issue with the staff of “Shoulder to Shoulder” in Honduras (www.shouldertoshoulder.org)

Learning Activities: First two weeks of rotation in Chapel Hill, students will participate in seminars covering specific issues associated with global health participate in medical Spanish classes appropriate to their fluency level. During the second two weeks of the rotation, students will travel to St. Lucia Honduras to work in clinics and on community health projects with Shoulder to Shoulder staff.

To enroll: Permission of one of the course directors (Martha_carlough@med.unc.edu or lisa_slatt@med.unc.edu) is required. In addition, a DEPOSIT of $500.00 by November 1, 2007 is REQUIRED. The balance of the course fees are due by January 1, 2008.

Fees: 1200 USD (plus airfare to Honduras, approx. 700 USD). Fees cover: food, lodging, and in-country transportation in Honduras; Spanish language education offered through CHICLE in Chapel Hill; other course materials. Other expenses NOT covered by the fees include travel immunizations and international health insurance as required for all students from UNC/CH.