Information for Stanford medical residents and fellows to get involved in Global Health at Stanford.
Michele Barry, MD, Stanford’s senior associate dean for global health, created the residency track to give medical residents an understanding of overarching issues in global health while also showing them the individual contributions they could make to achieve health equity.
Residents gain robust clinical experience while rotating through the Internal Medicine departments of our 3-hospital system, and by participating in a 4-week Social Medicine rotation, where global health residents pack supplies into a backpack and head into the community to provide care for the homeless population of Santa Clara County. Global Health residents also have dedicated time for research with underserved populations around the world. Each resident, depending on individual interests and goals, spends six weeks overseas during their second year and as many as 12 weeks overseas during their third year caring for patients, conducting research, and building international partnerships that will continue to develop throughout their careers.
The Stanford Global Scholars Program supports residents or fellows who are committed to working overseas in low technology settings. The Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health provides funding for trainees who will be an asset to the staff at the receiving location and support or add to the services provided. Global Scholars are not mere observers in the host location.
The Center for Innovation in Global Health brings together residency program leaders focused on global health education through the Program Leadership Council. The Council meets twice each year to provide updates about current global health education offerings, to share resources, and to identify potential collaborations.
The Stanford/Yale Global Health Scholars Program annually selects up to 40 physicians during their residencies and career physicians for six-week rotations at one of our mentored sites. Rotations are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching. The funded Stanford/Yale Global Health Scholars will receive a travel award ranging from $3,000 – $4,000 based on their site assignment.
The Stanford Global Child Health Travel Scholarship is for Stanford School of Medicine pediatric trainees and clinical medical and MSPA (Physician’s Assistant) students who are committed to improving the quality of life for children around the world. Launched in 2009, the program has sent more than 100 physicians and trainees overseas to provide clinical care to children in low- and middle-income settings. Clea Sarnquist, DrPH MPH, directs this program.
The Global Health Equity Scholar Fellowship is a 12-month mentored research training program for post-doctoral fellows, upper-level PhD students and professional school (MD, DVM, DrPH, PharmD) students. Part of the Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC), the GHES program brings together a consortium that includes Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, University of Arizona, and Yale University.
A two-day workshop for physician residents, fellows and medical students interested in developing research skills applicable to global health. Students and trainees increase knowledge on key issues in research proposal development, develop research interests into tractable research questions and acquire the tools to develop global health research proposals.
Stanford Residents and Fellows who want to learn about global health opportunities and events can sign up for the global health trainees listserv.