UC-Irvine Framework Program for Global Health

加州大学欧文分校全球健康框架项目提议的全球健康框架项目是建立在一个坚定的承诺，即在大学里发展一个全面的全球健康教育和培训项目，并得到全球健康领域一个积极的研究组合的支持。自2003年在加州大学欧文分校建立了全校范围的公共卫生项目以来，该校本科生对在发展中国家进行短期研究的机会的需求，以及研究生和教职员工对将实验室研究扩展到发展中国家的实地研究的需求，都迅速增长。此外，加州大学欧文分校的教师最近还获得了几项关于全球健康的主要研究资助，包括比尔和梅林达·盖茨基金会全球健康倡议的资助，美国国立卫生研究院生物防御和新发传染病中心的资助，以及全球传染病研究培训计划的资助。然而，目前大学开设的全球健康相关课程分散在校园的各个院系，缺乏中心协调，全球健康课程的广度和深度有限。因此，加州大学欧文分校迫切需要全校共同努力，加强全球健康教育和培训活动。该框架计划的总体目标是通过校园内各实体（包括健康科学学院、医学院、生物科学学院、人文学院、社会生态学和社会科学学院）的有组织努力，制定全球卫生领域的多学科课程和培训计划。有三个具体目标。首先，我们将为本科生、研究生和专业学生开发新的全球卫生多学科课程和学位课程；这包括新的核心课程和全球健康系列选修课，将对大学的所有学生开放，开设全球健康本科辅修课程，在公共卫生硕士学位课程中开设全球健康专业，以及将完全融入现有研究生课程的全球健康研究生证书。其次，我们将为本科生、研究生和专业学生建立一个强有力的全球健康研究培训计划，进一步加强加州大学欧文分校的全球健康研究。最后，我们将建立一个行政结构，以协调和促进教师、学生和社区参与全球卫生。该框架项目将显著提高加州大学欧文分校的全球健康研究教育能力，并有助于对全球健康研究和教育感兴趣的学生的职业发展。公共卫生相关性：根据拟议的全球卫生框架方案，将在整个校园通过有组织的努力制定全球卫生的多学科课程和培训方案。将加强对本科生、研究生和专业学生的全球卫生研究培训。将建立一个行政结构，以协调和促进教师、学生和社区参与全球卫生。因此，该框架项目将显著提高加州大学欧文分校的全球健康研究教育能力，并加强对全球健康感兴趣的学生的职业发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): UC-Irvine Framework Program for Global Health The proposed Framework Program for Global Health at the University of California, Irvine is built on a strong commitment to developing a comprehensive education and training program in global health at the university and supported by a vigorous research portfolio in global health. Since the establishment of the campus-wide Program in Public Health at UC-Irvine in 2003, demands from undergraduate students at the university for opportunities to conduct short-term research in developing countries, and from graduate students and faculty members for expanding their laboratory-based research to include field components in developing countries, have grown rapidly. Additionally, UC-Irvine faculty have recently received several major research grants on global health, including a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Initiative, a NIH Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease Center grant, and a Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program grant. However, courses related to global health offered at the University are currently scattered in various departments and Schools on campus, and lack central coordination, and the breadth and depth of curriculum in global health is limited. Therefore, there is a strong need for a concerted effort across the campus to enhance the global health education and training activities at UC-Irvine. The overall objective of this Framework Program is to develop multidisciplinary curricula and training program in global health through an organized effort among various entities across the campus, including the College of Health Sciences, and the Schools of Medicine, Biological Sciences, Humanities, Social Ecology and Social Sciences. There are three specific aims. First, we will develop new multidisciplinary curricula and degree programs in global health for undergraduate, graduate and professional students; this includes new core courses and series of electives in global health that will be accessible by all students in the university, creation of an undergraduate minor in Global Health, a Global Health Concentration in the MPH degree program, and a Graduate Certificate in Global Health that will be fully integrated into the existing graduate programs. Secondly, we will establish a vigorous research training program in global health for undergraduate, graduate and professional students, and further enhance the global health research at UC-Irvine. Finally, we will create an administrative structure to coordinate and promote faculty, student, and community engagement with global health. This framework program will significantly enhance global health research education capacity at UC-Irvine, and help the career growth of students interested in global health research and education. Public Health Relevance: Under the proposed Framework Program for Global Health, a multidisciplinary curricula and training program in global health will be developed through an organized effort across the campus. Research training in global health for undergraduate, graduate and professional students will be strengthened. An administrative structure to coordinate and promote faculty, student, and community engagement with global health will be established. Therefore, this Framework program will significantly enhance global health research education capacity at UC-Irvine, and strengthen the career growth of students interested in global health.