The Global Health AOC was established to provide an opportunity for residents who have special interest in caring for underserved populations, both here in the US and internationally.  It is a multi-faceted approach to prepare residents for their careers in which they might incorporate international medicine trips or care for vulnerable populations in the US. Residents are encouraged to sign up for the AOC starting in the last 3 months of their first year of residency and no later than 6 months into their second year.

Components:

-Global Health Journal Club- a once a month meeting of interested faculty and residents where an article/global health topic is discussed.

-Global Health Lecture Series- Global health topics are included in the yearlong noontime lecture series for all residents. 

-Pre-Travel Global Health Course- A yearly concentrated 10 day pre-travel course will prepare residents embarking on a global health elective and will include topics in tropical medicine, public health and travel medicine.

-Global Health Electives- Residents will travel with St Vincent faculty on an annual 2 week medical trip.  Current plans are to have trips to either Panama or Haiti.  Any resident, whether in the global health AOC or not, is able to travel abroad for a global health elective.

-Underserved Patients in the US- Our residency office serves a large number of uninsured/underinsured patients.  There are opportunities for residents to care for refugee patients as well.

-Travel Medicine- Residents in the AOC will be encouraged to see travel medicine patients alongside faculty members.

-Quality Improvement/Research Projects- Residents in the AOC are encouraged to complete their QI project on global health or underserved care topics under the guidance of a faculty preceptor.

For any questions about the Global Health AOC, please contact Dr. Maurice Henein.  mmhenein@stvincent.org