GHEE's Minor Global Health program is a 12-week course for 3rd year Bachelor students (primarily Medicine, but also Clinical Technology, Nanobiology, Erasmus University College and Erasmus School for Health Policy & Management). The course is organized is such a way that you have lectures, practicals and masterclasses for 5 weeks on all aspects of Global Health. Thereafter you go abroad for about 6 weeks to experience Health & Healthcare in a completely different setting and culture. The Minor is concluded with two Symposia, one where as a group students present their experiences abroad, and one with a specific topic with invited speakers.

The Minor Global Health started in 2010 as a rather small program: 33 students going to 3 countries (Malawi, Zambia and Suriname). Since then the program has grown to include around 120 students each year going to 48 institutes in more than 20 different countries in 2020 (The Netherlands, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Suriname, USA, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Iran, Oman, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam).

Learning Goals

After completing the Minor Global Health the student is able to:

• describe the principles of Global Health
• relate determinants of disease (Global Burden of Disease) to global AND local developments
• describe and explain causes, effects and solutions for Climate Change and its effect on Global Health
• become aware of, experience and reflect on the factors associated with differences in health and healthcare in a different culture and in a different country
• describe and explain what Universal Health Coverage is
• describe and explain the Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals
• describe the various healthcare systems
• describe and recognize the most important prevalent diseases, globally and locally, and name their prevention, diagnosis and treatment
• relate clinical care and public health in the broader sense, in urban and rural settings in developed and developing countries

Organization

The program consists of four parts:

1. Kick-off Meetings Monday 11 May 2020 plus Preparation & Language sessions 25-27 May and 15-17 June 2020
2. 5 weeks of introduction and preparation (including our famous 'Global Health Masterclasses’) in Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), concluded with a written exam starting 17 August 2020.
3. 6 weeks modular education abroad, split into an urban / university medical center setting and a rural primary/public health setting; an assignment is part of the program.
4. 1 week to conclude the assignment and to present at the Global Health symposium in Rotterdam (Erasmus MC), 4-6 November 2020

Every week has its own theme, the most important diseases and aspects of the organization of healthcare in ‘low-, middle income and emerging economies’, urban as well as rural, will be discussed.

The following themes will be presented:

• Principles of Global Health
• Global Burden of Disease
• Climate Change & Global Health
• Determinants of Health & Disease
• Public Health & Prevention
• Univeral Health Coverage
• MDG’s & SDG’s
• Ethics, Corruption & Culture
• Mother & Child Health
• Communicable Diseases
• Non-communicable diseases

For the compulsory assignment students can choose to:

• Write a Case Review
• Develop or Test a Serious Game
• Produce a Video Documentary

Education:

Education will consist of:

• Lectures
• Masterclasses
• Workshops
• Bedside teaching
• Student presentations

Students will participate in the regular activities of the participating host institutes abroad including:

• morning reports
• grand rounds
• outpatient activities: OPD, ART clinic, U5, antenatal, community health projects
• journal clubs and research meetings

ALL education during the Minor Global Health is compulsory.

Hours & Numbers

The Minor Global Health will have at least 20 contact hours per week; and a minimum of 200 contact hours for the minor as a whole.

Maximum number of students that can participate per minor (per site-country): 8

Minimum number of students that can participate per minor (per site-country): 4

Maximum total number of students that can participate: 120

• Maximum 90 Erasmus MC Medical students
• Maximum 30 students of other faculties, universities

Minimum total number of students that can participate: 60

Feedback

Students will get direct feedback on their assignments. The assignment will be discussed individually with their supervisors. Feedback on the exam will be through an inspection session.