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Bridging the global health training gap: Design and evaluation of a new clinical global health course at Harvard Medical School

Brett D. NelsonMassachusetts General Hospital, USA;Harvard Medical School, USA; BRETT D. NELSON, MD, MPH, DTM&H, is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and Global Health Faculty in the Division of Global Health, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital. His work has involved advocacy and health care provision for children and other vulnerable populations in many conflict-affected regions.Correspondence[email protected]
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Amy SaltzmanHarvard Medical School, USA; AMY SALTZMAN is a fifth-year student in the Harvard MD/PhD program in Clinical Medicine and Medical Anthropology. She conducts ethnographic research around health, care-seeking practices, and migration in South Africa and is involved in several interdisciplinary global health education initiatives at Harvard.
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Patrick T. LeeMassachusetts General Hospital, USA;Harvard Medical School, USA; PATRICK T. LEE, MD, DTM&H, directs the Global Primary Care Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and serves as Medical Director for Tiyatien Health in Liberia. His academic interests focus on global health education and primary health care for vulnerable populations around the world.
Pages 45-51 | Published online: 19 May 2011

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