UNM Framework Program in Global Health

描述(由申请人提供)：改善全球人口的健康已成为一项领先的国际优先事项。随着世界变得越来越相互联系，显然，我们的国际社会面临的重大全球健康负担将需要采取综合办法，解决政治、社会经济、文化、法律、生物和医疗问题。这一方法的关键组成部分包括：(1)培训未来一代的全球卫生研究人员；(2)将美国和发展中国家的中心之间的活动联系起来；(3)让没有正式参与学术事业的社区利益相关者参与进来。全球卫生教育和研究面临的最重要挑战之一是将具有不同技能的个人聚集在一起，创建一个综合网络，以解决全球卫生问题的复杂性。新墨西哥大学(UNM)有一批足够多的调查人员来迎接这一挑战。拟议的UNM全球卫生框架计划将把不同的教员聚集在一起，并利用现有资源创建一种全球卫生研究和培训的综合方法。为了实现这一目标，将在医学和公共卫生学院、文理学院、药学院、法学院和工程/计算机科学学院之间形成一个全球卫生网络。此外，框架计划将在一些由国立卫生研究院(NIH)资助的国际地点提供研究和培训机会，这些地点目前由UNM教员运营。框架计划的总体目标是创建多学科教育计划，这是西南地区的第一个计划，将促进在新墨西哥州大学的多个机构之间以及与我们的区域和国际合作伙伴之间的全球卫生研究和教学。为了实现这一目标，将实现三个具体目标和辅助活动。首先，为本科生、研究生、博士后和专业实习生开设的多学科课程，将由三门新课程创建，其中特别强调全球卫生新模式的决定因素。其次，将制定一项全球健康证书计划，其中包括在我们的国际地点进行强化的实地培训实习，以提供对教学课程的实际补充。第三，将建立一个加强全球卫生研究和教育的行政框架，将医学、公共卫生、艺术和科学、药学、法律和工程等领域的多所学校和项目整合在一起。框架计划还将开发一整套远程学习机会，向新墨西哥州、大西南地区和全球社区传播信息并促进其参与。最后，将在新墨西哥州大学举办为期3天的年度西南地区全球卫生讲习班，以促进当地社区利益攸关方的参与，并促进学术中心与其社区之间的对话。框架计划所有参与者在新墨西哥大学和海外地点的反馈将由一个内部咨询委员会和一个外部专家小组提供指导，以确保新墨西哥大学在不断发展的全球卫生领域发展和保持卓越的教育和研究。公共卫生相关性：改善全球人口的健康已成为一项重要的国际优先事项。尽管经济上可行的国家的预期寿命大幅增加，但主要基于贫富之间健康不平等的较贫穷国家的预期寿命几乎没有变化。将需要培训和教育，重点是全球卫生问题的跨学科性质，以确保在未来几年有足够数量的全球卫生研究人员。这项提议旨在新墨西哥大学制定一个全面的全球卫生框架计划，该计划将把不同的教职员工聚集在一起，并利用现有资源创建一种全球卫生研究和培训的综合方法，对数百万人产生潜在影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Improvement in health for populations around the globe has become a leading international priority. As the world becomes progressively more interconnected, it is apparent that major global health burdens facing our international community will require an integrated approach that addresses political, socio-economic, cultural, legal, biological, and medical issues. Critical components of this approach include: (1) training future generations of global health researchers; (2) linking activities between centers in the US and the developing world; and (3) engagement of community stakeholders who are not formally part of the academic enterprise. One of the most important challenges facing global health education and research is bringing together individuals with diverse skills to create an integrated network that addresses the complexities of global heath issues. There is a critical mass of investigators at the University of New Mexico (UNM) to meet this challenge. The proposed UNM Framework Program for Global Health will bring together diverse faculty and leverage existing resources to create an integrated approach to research and training in global health. To accomplish this, a global health network will be formed between the School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Pharmacy, School of Law, and School of Engineering/Computer Sciences. In addition, the Framework Program will provide research and training opportunities at a number of National Institutes of Health (NIH)- funded international sites currently operated by UNM faculty. The overall goal of the Framework Program is to create multidisciplinary educational programs, the first in the Southwest, that will facilitate global health research and teaching between multiple institutions at UNM and with our regional and international partners. To accomplish this, three specific aims with supporting activities will be pursued. First, multidisciplinary curricula for undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and professional trainees, with particular emphasis on determinants of emerging patterns in global health will be created by three new course offerings. Second, a Global Health Certificate Program will be developed that incorporates intensive field training internships at our international sites to provide a practical complement to the didactic course offerings. Third, an administrative framework for enhancing global health research and education will be created by bringing together multiple schools and programs at UNM in the areas of medicine, public health, arts and sciences, pharmacy, law, and engineering. The Framework Program will also develop a full suite of distance learning opportunities to disseminate information to and foster participation from the New Mexico, Greater Southwest, and global communities. Finally, an annual 3-day Southwest Regional Global Health Workshop will be conducted at UNM to facilitate involvement of local community stakeholders and cultivate dialogue between the academic center and its community. Feedback from all participants in the Framework Program, both at UNM and at overseas sites, will be used by an Internal Advisory Committee, along with guidance from a panel of external experts, to assure that excellence in education and research in evolving areas of global health are developed and maintained at University of New Mexico. Public Health Relevance: Improved health for populations around the globe has become an important international priority. While life expectancy has made large gains in economically viable countries, little change has occurred in poorer nations based primarily on health inequalities between the rich and poor. Training and education with emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of global health problems will be required to assure adequate numbers of global health researchers in the years ahead. This proposal aims to develop a comprehensive Framework Program for Global Health at the University of New Mexico which will bring together diverse faculty and leverage existing resources to create an integrated approach to research and training in global health, with potential impact on millions of people.