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The James E. Dalen, MD, MPH Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series Inaugural Lecture
Please join renowned health policy scholar and former Minister of Health of Mexico Wednesday May 7, 2008 4 pm – 5 pm Reception Following
Drachman Hall Room B109 Julio Frenk, MD, MPH, PhD Free and Open to the Public who will speak on “Globalization and Health: Risks and Opportunities On Our Common Border”
For more information Dr. Julio Frenk served as Minister of Health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. His admini- please contact: stration was involved in an ambitious effort to provide universal health insurance. Dr. Donna Knight Frenk currently divides his time between Seattle and Mexico City. In Seattle, he serves (520) 626-6459 [email protected] as Senior Fellow at the Global Health Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is also the Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. In Mexico City, he is the President of the CARSO Health Institute, a new foundation focusing on health-systems innovations in Latin America. Sponsored by: Prior to joining the Mexican government, Dr. Frenk held positions as executive director of evidence and information policy at the World Health Organization (WHO), executive vice president of the Mexican Health Foundation, and founding director-general of Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health.
Dr. Frenk obtained his medical degree from the National University of Mexico in 1979. He also holds a Ph.D. in medical care organization and sociology, a Master of Public Health degree, and a Master of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Michigan.
About this lecture series: To honor Dr. James E. Dalen’s countless lifelong contributions to the advancement of The University of Arizona and his key role in establishing The University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, the College is establishing an endowment in his name entitled “The James E. Dalen Endowment for Public Health Policy.” This endowment supports the new James E. Dalen, MD, MPH Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series in which distinguished scholars such as Dr. Frenk offer lectures and discussions to our campus community and to the public on local, state, national and international health policy issues. These lectures help connect the academic world with the “real world” of public health. http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu