UC-Irvine Framework Program for Global Health

描述(由申请人提供)：加州大学欧文分校全球健康框架计划建议加州大学欧文分校的全球健康框架计划是建立在坚定的承诺基础上的，该计划致力于在该大学发展全面的全球健康教育和培训计划，并得到全球健康领域强有力的研究组合的支持。自2003年加州大学欧文分校设立校园公共卫生计划以来，该大学的本科生要求有机会在发展中国家进行短期研究，研究生和教职员工要求扩大他们的实验室研究，将发展中国家的现场组件包括在内，这一需求迅速增长。此外，加州大学欧文分校的教职员工最近获得了几项关于全球卫生的重大研究拨款，包括比尔和梅林达·盖茨基金会全球卫生倡议的拨款，NIH生物防御和新发传染病中心的拨款，以及全球传染病研究培训计划的拨款。然而，该大学目前开设的与全球卫生有关的课程分散在校园内的各个院系，缺乏中央协调，全球卫生课程的广度和深度有限。因此，迫切需要在整个校园内共同努力，加强加州大学欧文分校的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不同实体之间的有组织的努力，包括健康科学学院以及医学院、生物科学、人文、社会生态和社会科学学院，制定全球卫生方面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健康多学科课程和学位课程；这包括新的全球健康核心课程和一系列选修课，将向大学所有学生开放，设立全球健康本科辅修课程，公共卫生硕士学位课程中的全球健康集中，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强有力的全球健康研究培训计划，并进一步加强加州大学欧文分校的全球健康研究。最后，我们将创建一个管理结构，以协调和促进教师、学生和社区参与全球卫生。这一框架计划将显著提高加州大学欧文分校的全球健康研究教育能力，并帮助对全球健康研究和教育感兴趣的学生的职业成长。公共卫生相关性：根据拟议的全球卫生框架计划，将在校园内通过有组织的努力制定全球卫生的多学科课程和培训计划。加强对本科生、研究生和专业生的全球卫生研究培训。将建立一个协调和促进教师、学生和社区参与全球卫生的行政结构。因此，这一框架计划将显著增强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成长。

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.