Faculty in the center teach formal graduate-level courses in selected topics in International Health.
INTH 301/INTH401: Global Health
Students participating in individual academic programs will have an opportunity to expand their exposure to these other disciplines through an introductory Global Health course, INTH 301/401. Students may then use the resources of this program to apply their individual course of study to a specific area of Global Health through additional courses and/or with international experiences.
INTH 447: Global Health: Outbreak Investigation in Real-Time
Instructor: TBD
Offered: Due to the complexities of time zones for this international course, the course will begin at 8:00 a.m. until the USA adjusts clocks for Daylight Savings Time (unlike Brazil). Therefore, classes after the second week of March will begin at 9:00 a.m
Prerequisite: EPBI 490
Description: This course provides a trans-cultural, trans-disciplinary, multimedia learning experience by analyzing historical and real-time data from the annual dengue endemics and sporadic epidemics in Puerto Rico and Brazil. Students obtain rigorous problem-centered training in the epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and control of infectious diseases using real-time and historical surveillance data of endemic and epidemic Dengue in Bahia, Brazil. This is an advanced epidemiology course in which core material will be primarily taught through reading assignments, class discussion, group projects, and class presentations. The course will utilize the online web-based communication and learning technology to create a single classroom between the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ and international partners with unique and complementary skills. In addition to joint classroom lectures across sites, student groups will also perform smaller-scale videoconference meetings for assigned group projects, thus creating strong international connections for the students, faculty, and our institutions.
INTH 484: Geographic Medicine and Epidemiology
This course provides rigorous problem-centered training in the epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and control of infectious diseases. This is an advanced epidemiology course in which core material will be primarily taught through reading assignments, class discussion, group projects, and class presentations. By taking this course, students will develop a framework for interpreting, assessing, and performing epidemiologic research on infectious diseases. The course will be divided into three team-taught modules:1) Introduction to infectious disease epidemiology, 2) malaria and 3) helminths. Each module is worth 1 credit hour and may be taken separately. Each module will have a separate project and exam. The final exam time will be used for group presentations and panel discussion. Active class participation is required through discussions, case studies, and group projects. Prereq: EPBI 490, EPBI 491, and a microbiology course or consent of instructor.
INTH 494: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
The epidemiology, prevention, and control of representative infectious disease models. Emphasis on the triad of agent, host, and environment and the molecular and genetic basis of agent and host interaction in the population. Prerequisite: EPBI 490 and a microbiology course or consent of instructor. This course is designed to give students an introduction to the field of infectious disease epidemiology. This is the branch of epidemiology that investigates epidemics, studies transmission dynamics of infectious organisms, and evaluates control measures for infectious diseases. It draws upon many disciplines in addition to epidemiology, such as clinical medicine, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, mathematical modeling, entomology, and anthropology, to name a few. The course will cover four general problems in infectious disease and stress the underlying epidemiological methods needed to understand them. The course will focus on tuberculosis, HIV, vaccine testing, and bioterrorism. These problems are models for the types of problems faced when studying infectious diseases. In the context of these diseases, we will review topics in epidemiology including study design, mathematical modeling, cause-effect assessments, and infectious disease control.
INTH 551. World Health Interest Group Seminar Series
This seminar series examines a broad range of topics related to infectious disease research in international settings. Areas of interest are certain to include epidemiology, bioethics, medical anthropology, pathogenesis, drug resistance, vector biology, cell biology, molecular biology, vaccine development, diagnosis, and socio-cultural factors contributing to or compromising effective health care delivery in endemic countries. Additionally, we will discuss intellectual property policies on global access to medical innovations. Topics will also include neglected diseases and the interactions between these diseases with HIV and malaria infections. Speakers will include a diverse group of regional faculty and post-doctoral trainees, as well as visiting colleagues from around the world. Students will be asked to read a journal article written by the speaker and then discuss this article with the speaker after their seminar. This weekly seminar meets most Fridays throughout the Fall and Spring Semesters between 9 AM - 10 AM.
INTH 4002. Major Tropical Pathogens School of Medicine Elective
The objective is to supplement the medical school curriculum for diseases common to the tropics. The elective is not designed to be exhaustive, but to introduce the major categories of pathogens, their epidemiology, their clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. The selection of pathogens and the time devoted to them is based on our interest and how well they are covered elsewhere rather than their absolute impact. The elective is 6 weeks long. There will be one 2 h session per week starting at 1:00 in BRB 433, the Center for Global Health conference room. The last session with microscopy may require 3 h. The elective will be mainly didactic, but some sessions may require student presentation or discussion. For detailed course information please see our course page.
Days & Times: Sessions 1:00-3:00 on Mondays starting Feb. 5, 2018, and ending Mar. 19, 2018
Room: Biomedical Research Building 433 Conference Room in the Global Health West Administrative Offices
Evaluation: 4/6 classes attended, class participation, pre-class reading, and preparation will be expected. There is a final self-assessment exam. No credit is given for Type A electives, but the elective is required for those considering a Certificate in Global Health. Paperwork is being processed to permit this elective to be included on the Medical School transcript.