All PGME Residents, Fellows and Faculty are invited to the 11th Annual Postgraduate Medical Education Global Health Day on Progress and Hope in Global Health
Thursday, May 30, 2024 from 1:30pm-6:30pm via Zoom. (Zoom links will be provided)
Registration is complimentary but required from this link.
Plan to attend full or part of day as your schedule allows.
Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Opening Comment by Dr. Barry Pakes
Global Health Academic Lead
Program Director, Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program
Postgraduate Medical Education
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Keynote by Dr. Meb Rashid
Medical Director, Crossroads Clinic
Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto “Beyond Borders: Refugee Health in a Changing World”
Program includes recognition of2024 PGME Global Health Education Initiative Graduates
Roundtable Themes
Child Health
Ethics
Indigenous Health
Medical Education
Law
Infectious Diseases
Politics
Primary Health
We look forward to learning with you……..
2024 PGME Global Health Day Planning Committee
Dr. Khalid Abed Althalji, Internal Medicine PGY1
Dr. Meshach Asare-Werehene, Clinical Chemistry Fellow
Dr. Navindra Bista, Neuro Anesthesia and Critical Care Fellow
Dr. Angela Dong, Internal Medicine, PGY2
Dr. Frank Sanya-Isijola, Medical Microbiology PGY1
Dr. Selamenesh Tsige Legas, Developmental Pediatrics Fellow
Dr. Angela Tsai, Internal Medicine, PGY1 and from PGME Global Health Dr. Barry Pakes and Judy Kopelow
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Welcome, Opening Comment and Keynote from 1:30pm-2:45pm
Roundtables 1, 2, 3 and 4 from 3pm-4pm
Roundtable 1. On Child Health – Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta
Roundtable 2. On Ethics – Dr. Barry Pakes
Roundtable 3. On Indigenous Health – Roberta Pike
Roundtable 4. On Medical Education – Dr. Chika Oriuwa
Roundtables 5, 6, 7 and 8 from 4:15pm-5:15pm
Roundtable 5. On Law and Women’s Health – Dr. Rebecca Cook
Roundtable 6. On Infectious Diseases – Dr. Isaac Bogoch
Roundtable 7. On Politics – Dr. Nathan Stall
Roundtable 8. On Primary Health – Dr. Leila Makhani, Dr. Praseedha Janakiram
Networking from 5:30pm-6:30pm Led by 2024 PGME Global Health Day Planning Committee
Program Learning Objectives
develop a deeper understanding of motivations and processes for effective global health activism
develop deeper understanding of impact of global health on global economics, communities and societies
encourage participation and engagement in advancing global health
create a forum for peer to peer discussion, to share global health concerns, education under the lens of Progress and Hope in Global Health
identify inequities and find strategies to enhance the the future of global health
encourage further practice, research and scholarly work on global health
The University of Toronto and the Toronto community represents extraordinary leadership in global health education, research service and advocacy across disciplines, locally, nationally and internationally. This Global Health Day program showcases many of these leaders and celebrates the accomplishments of our PGME Global Health Education Initiative 2024 graduates.
PGME Global Health Education Initiative - A curriculum for all Residents and Fellows.
Program starts September 2024.
Please see full program and application.